Thus they would have ample time to locate suitable flowering trees. The difference between the two is approximately the same as the difference between a parrot and a parakeet. Lory generally refers to a bird with a short tail, while lorikeets have a long tail. The words are synonymous. As I recall when visiting Australia several years ago, all were called lorikeets regardless of size or shape of the tail.
Lories have extremely strong feet as well as super sharp nails.
They spend more time hanging sideways and upside down from branches, than sitting up-right when feeding. They will even hang from the side of the cage to eat rather than sit on a perch. One partner of a pair may hold a grape with it's foot while both feed from it. For exact descriptions I suggest Joseph Forshaw's Parrots of the World. Since lories can no longer be imported into the US many once common species are going to disappear without some help from the breeders.