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Psittacus guineensis, Mill. Illustr. t. xxix. (17— ?) ; Gm. S. X. i. p. 336, 



n. 103 (1788); Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 116, n. 104 (1790); Shaw, Gen. 



Zool. viii. 2, p. 541 (1811) ; Bechst. Kurze Ueb. p. 94 (1811-12) ; J'ieill. 



X. I), xxv. p. 312 (1817) ; Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. 97 (1820) ; Wagl. 



Mon. Psitt. p. Gil (1832) ; Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 921 (1868). 

 Psittacus guianeusis (err.), Vieill. Enc. Meih. iii. p. 1366 (1823). 



" Bill black ; cere white ; throat and round the eye the same ; above the 

 eye a patch of yellow ; rest of the head and neck crimson ; the breast is yellow ; 

 wing-coverts green (edged with yellow) ; quills blue, edged with yellow ; under 

 the wings, belly, thighs, vent, and underpart of the tail white; the tips of the 

 last red ; legs dusky ; claws black." (Latham. ) 



" Inhabits Guinea." (Miller.) 



Most likely an artificial bird. 



30. Psittacus mexicanus. 



Avis de coco, Psittaci species Mexicana vario colore, Seba, Thes. i. p. 94, 



t. lix. f. 2 (1734). 

 Psittacula Mexicana cristata, Briss. Orn. iv. p. 405 (1760) ; Gerini, Orn. 



ii. t. cxxxi. (1769). 

 Crested Mexican Parrot, Lath. Syn. i. p. 322, n. 133 (1781) ; id. Gen. 



Hist. ii. p. 278 (1822). 

 Psittacus mexicanus, Gm. S. X. i. p. 352, n. 141 (1788) ; Lath. Ind. Orn. 



i. p. 135, n. 162 (1790); Bechst. Kurze Ueb. p. 86; Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. 



p. 97 (av. club.) (1820) ; Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 922 (1868). 



Although Dr. Finsch declares that it is very doubtful if this is a Parrot at 

 all, 1 should say, after having inspected Gerini's plate, that it is certainly a 

 made-up bird, most likely a Cockatoo, artificially coloured. 



31. Psittacus EityTiiRociiLOitus. 



Psittacus erythrochlorus cristatus, Aldrov. Orn. i. p. 682 (with fig.). 



Psittacula cristata, Briss. Orn. iv. p. 404 (1760). 



Crested red and green Parrakeet, Lath. Syn. i. p. 321, n. 132 (1781); id. 



Gen. Hist. ii. p. 277 (1822). 

 Psittacus erythrochlorus, Gm. S. X. i. p. 352, n. 140 (1788); Lath. Ind. 



Orn. i. p. 134, n. 161 (1790) ; Shaw, Gen. Zool. viii. 2, p. 551 (1811); 



Bechst. Kurze Ueb. p. 86 (1811-12) ; Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 922 (1808). 



Green ; wings, tail, and crest red ; tail short. Size of a Blackbird. 

 A fabulous bird. 



32. Psittacus ceruleocephalus. 



Psittacus versicolor seu erythroeyanus, Aldrov. Orn. i. p. 675. 



? Psittacus violaceus, Barr. Orn. Class, iii. Gen. ii. sp. 111. 



Psittacus Guianensis cseruleus, Briss. Orn. iv. p. 304 il760). 



Psittacus cseruleocephalua, Linn. s. _Y. i. p. 143, n. 28 (1766); Gm.S. X 



i. p. 336, n 28 (1788) ; Lath. hid. Orn. i. p. 117, n. 106 (1790) ; Bechst. 



Kurze ( eb. p. 94 (1811-12); FteUl. N. 1>. xxv. p. 328 (1817); id. Enc. 



Mith. iii. p. 1373, pi. 226 f. 1 (1823) ; Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 924 (1868). 

 Le Crick rouge et bleue, /!"{!'. Hist. Ois. vi. p. 226 (1779). 

 Eed and blue Parrot, Lath. Syn. i. p. 277, n. 84 (1781) ; id. Gen. Hist. ii. 



p. 232, with var. A (?) (1822). 



Head, neck, and breast blue; in the middle of the crown a yellow spot; 

 back blue ; lower back and sides yellow ; abdomen, upper and under tail- 

 ooverts green ; wing-coverts green, mixed with yellow and rose-colour ; quills 

 and tail ruse-colour. Total length 9 inches. 



A bird mentioned by Aldrovandus, but quite unknown to more modern 

 naturalists. 



