PSITTACUS pulchellus, 

 Turcosine Tarrakeet. 



Generic Character. — See PI. 1. 



Specific Character. 

 P. macrourus, suprd viridis, subtus fulvus ; sincipite, genis, tegminibus' 



que cyaneis, remigibus cccruleis; rectricibus lattralibus fulvis. 

 Long- tailed Parrakeet, green above ; yellow beneath ; forepart of the 



head, cheeks, and wing covers light blue; quills deep blue ; 



lateral tail feathers yellow. 

 Shaw, Naturalist's Misc. 3. pi. 96. Latham, Suppl. 2. p. 88. 7io. 14. 

 La Perruche Edwards, Le Vaillaut, pi, 68. (female). Gen. ZooL 8, 470. 



It is impossible to represent this superbly coloured little crea- 

 ture in its full beauty, though the figure will not be found 

 very defective. The only representation of the male is in the 

 Naturalist's Miscellany, where it cannot be recognized, and 

 Le Vaillant's is of the female, which differs considerably 

 from the other sex. It is a rare species, and peculiar to New 

 Holland. 



Length nine inches, with the tail, which is near four inches 

 and a half; the upper part of the plumage olive green, not so 

 bright as is usual in this tribe ; the front of the head is a 

 most brilliant turcosine blue, which spreads on the cheeks, 

 nearly to the ears, and then mixes with the green ; the 

 shoulders and lesser wing covers of the same colour, gradu- 

 ating to a deep mazarine blue on the greater covers, spurious 

 wings, and quill feathers, which latter are all deep black be- 

 neath, as well as on their interior shafts ; at the base of the 

 shoulders is a large irregular patch of dull red, partially hid 

 by the scapulars ; the under plumage is yellow, tinged with 

 olive on the throat and breast, and verging towards orange on 

 tlie belly ; tail feathers narrow and pointed, mostly green, with 

 the inner shafts blueish, and margined with black ; the tiiree 

 outer on each side nearly yellow, the next tipt only with that 

 colour; under the wings brilliant blue, the greater covers and 

 quills deep black ; bill very small ; upper mandible without a 

 notch, and blackish ; lower very convex, and, with the legs, 

 flesh colour. 



The female figured by Le Vaillant is much less brilliant in 

 all its colours, and without the red mark on the shoulders. 

 PI. 73. 



