The genus
Lorius was introduced in 1825 by the Irish zoologist
Nicholas Aylward Vigors with the
purple-naped lory as the
type species. The word "lory" comes from the
Malay lūri, a name used for a number of species of colourful parrots. The word was used by the Dutch writer
Johan Nieuhof in 1682 in a book describing his travels in the
East Indies. The spelling "laurey" was used by English naturalist
Eleazar Albin in 1731 for a species of parrot from Brazil, and then in 1751 the English naturalist
George Edwards used the spelling "lory" when introducing names for five species of parrot from the East Indies in the fourth volume of his
A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. Edwards credited Nieuhof for the name.
Species The genus contains six species. }} }} }} Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.AVES.209 - Lorius lory viridicrissalis De Beaufort, 1909 - Psittacidae - bird skin specimen.webm|Turn around video of the male Lorius lory viridicrissalis De Beaufort, 1909. Museum specimen,
syntype,
Naturalis Biodiversity Center Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.AVES.210 - Lorius lory viridicrissalis De Beaufort, 1909 - Psittacidae - bird skin specimen.webm|Turn around video of the female Lorius lory viridicrissalis De Beaufort, 1909. Museum specimen, syntype, Naturalis Biodiversity Center ==References==