Psittacus garrulus, LINNÆUS; Le Lori Noir variété dite de
Ceram, BUFFON; Der geschwätzige Lory, BECHSTEIN.
It is of the size of a pigeon, its length being from ten to eleven
inches. The colours vary very much; but the following are the most
common. Beak orange-coloured, naked membrane at its base, and the circle
of the eyes grey; the iris deep yellow, and feet brown. The
predominating colour of the body is bright red; but the small
wing-coverts are a mixture of green and yellow.
It comes from the Moluccas, and is treated like the preceding, which it
equals in docility.