44 PSITTACUS, PULEX. 



23. PSITTACUS. Spec. 170. 



macoa, (red parrot,) red ; quill-feathers blue above> 

 rufous beneath ; feathers of the shoulders va- 

 riegated blue and green ; cheeks naked, wrink- 

 led. Between 2 and 3 feet long. 



severus, (common parrot,) green ; cheeks naked : 

 quill and tail feathers blue, purplish beneath. 

 Sometimes dusky-green ; front brown ; crown 

 greenish-blue. About 17 inches long. 

 See MS. P. 



9 1. PTEROTRACHIA. Spec. 4. 

 coronata, abdomen and tail furnished with fins : 

 head with a round perpendicular proboscis, and 

 a coronet of ten spines on the front. 



See MS: P. 



85. PTINUS. Spec. 39. 



puhdtot) (death-watch,) feelers clavate ; lip en- 

 tire ; subvillous, dusky, with irregular grey- 

 brown spots. Makes a ticking noise in 7, 9 or 

 11 strokes at a time. Resides in old wooden 

 ceilings, furniture, &c. 



fur, (plant-thief,) testaceous; thorax four-toothed: 

 shells with two white bands, Very destructive 

 to collections in Natural History. 



See MS. P. 



84. PULEX. Spec. 2. 



'tritans, (flea,) proboscis shorter than the body. 

 Makes its way under the hair of dogs, cats, &c. 

 and under the cloathes of men. 

 penetrans, (toe flea,) proboscis as long as the bo- 

 dy ; reddish brown. Creeps into the toes, &c>. 

 See MS, P. 



