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1 Parrots thcfrath. n t fa tail < oC jual 



! :li, and the end or tip is nearly c\< n or 



itly n.imded. Tin- larger kind of long-tailed 



in .ill. .1 Maccaws; the smaller /'</;- 



rakeett. The l'ngli>h term Parrot, in emninmi 



!..ii/ii:!'_' usually confined to ilic- H. I or 



lxind>. Oi' tl,<- la: -taili 1 Par- 



r .)/</((<: [lieuons is the 



Ptittacus Macao of Liniums, or (treat Scarlet 



. \\hieh indeed may be well considered 



as one i-f tin- most magnificent of the whole 



feathered trilie. As a >pei ies, it is distingui- 



by hiivinir the Ix.dy >earlet, the wings blue, with 



a bar of yellou, and the cheeks ba;-c, \\hite, and 



sli^iitly wrinkled. In colours it sometimes varies a 



in different individuals. Like the rest of the 



t Macraus, it is a native of South- America. 



The best figure extant is that of Edwards, 



which, in the true expression of character, as 



well as of colours, far surpasses that given in 



the Planches Enlnmiii- Danbenton. In its 



native regions this bird is often seen in large 



flocks, \\hich, from the brilliancy of their colours, 



when seen at a distance, exhibit the appearance 



.1 kind of Hying rainbow. An appearance 



