74 THE iVHITE-FBONTED PAUROT 



amiable ; in short, the most docile and talkative of all the parrots. It cries 

 lory, and chatters incessantly, but in a hollow voice, something like that 

 of a man who speaks from his chest; it repeats everything whistled to it in 

 a clear tone ; it likes to be always caressed and paid attention to ; its 

 memory is very good. 



This delicate species, being preserved with difficulty during the voyage, 

 is •ilso very rare and dear ; it is a native of the Moluccas and of New 

 Guinea; it requires to be taken gieat care of, to be kept warm, and to have 

 its food changed when necessary. 



THE BLACKCAPPED LORY. 



Ps'ttacus Lory, Linn^us ; Lory des Philippines, Buffon ; Der schwarzkappige 

 Lory, Bechstein. 



This is about the size of the preceding. Its beak is orange ; 

 the membrane and circle of the eyes of a dark flesh colour ; the 

 iris orange. The feet are black ; the top of the head the same, 

 with a blue tint ; the whole body is scarlet, except a blue spot 

 between the back and neck, and another below the breast ; 

 both of these spots have a few red feathers ; the wings are 

 green above. 



Observations. — The black-capped lory is still more scarce in Europe 

 than the preceding, therefore it is dearer, but appears to possess all its good 

 qualities. 



THE WHITE-FRONTED PARROT. 



Psittdcusleucocephalus, LiNN^us; Perroquet Amazone a tete blanche; Der 

 weisskOptige Amazonenpapagey, BECHsrtiN. 



This is one of the most talkative parrots usually kept. Its 

 beak is whitish, the circle of the eyes white ; the iris nut 

 brown ; the feet are dark brown. The top, or rather the back 

 of the head, is light blue in the male, and green in the female. 

 The general colour is green, but the edge of the feathers is 

 brown, particularly in the front part of the bgdy. The red 

 edge of the wing is the distinguishing characteristic of the male 

 in BufFon's family of amazons. 



This parrot is found in St. Domingo, Cuba, and even in 

 Mexico. It is very mild and talkative, and imitates the cries 

 of cats, dogs, and other animals to perfection. 



It mast be kept very clean, and not let suffer from cold. 



