of a Zoological Collection made m Sumatra. Part II. 281 



1. PSITTACUS ornatus, Linn. 

 Is found on the Malay peninsula. 



2. PSITTACUS erubescens, Shazc. 



BlTRONG BAYAU. y\i c. jy i 



This species is not unfrequent in Sumatra. The specimens in 

 the collection are from the vicinity of Bencoolen. It is this 

 species that figures in the fables and poetry of the Malays, in 

 which it is represented to be endowed with a supernatural de- 

 gree of intelligence. 



3. PSITTACUS Galgulus, Linn. 



SeRINDIT. i^jJcj^ 



Found in the interior of Bencoolen. 



4. PSITTACUS Malaccensis, Lath, 



TaNOW, Or PlALLING. J-JUs jjfc 



5. PSITTACUS Sumatranus. 

 Keke. ^JJ 



This species is about twelve or fourteen inches in length, entirely 

 green, and with a moderately long even tail. The bill is light 

 flesh-coloured ; the feet blueish or lead-coloured. A naked 

 blackish space surrounds the eye, which has the irids white. 

 The feathers on the neck have a yellowish tinge, and those of 

 the rump are blueish. On the rest of the body the green is 

 pretty uniform, but is brightest on the head. The inside of 

 the wings is blackish. 



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