PARROT. 



yellowifh green, edged with orange yellow ; thofe fartheft from 

 the body blue : greater quills blue on the outfide, and of a yel- 

 Jowifh green within j the leffer ones of the laft colour : the fix 

 middle tail feathers yellowifh green ; the three outfide ones the 

 fame, but blue on the outer edge : tail wedge-fhaped : legs and 

 claws reddifh. 



Inhabits Angola; but Albin, though he has given it this title, 

 fays it came from the Eaft Indies, and adds, that it learns to 

 talk. 



In Frifcb, the bill is red-brown, and round the eye the fkin is 

 red. 



225 



Place. 



La Perruche jaune du Brefil, Sri/, orn. iv. p. 369. 

 Le Guarouba ou Perriche jaune, Buf. oif. vi. p. 272. 

 Perruche jaune de Cayenne, PL enl. 525. 

 Quijubatui, Rati Syn. p. 35. 

 ■ Will. orn. p. 117. fed. 4. at the end. 



28. 

 •BRASILIAN 

 YELLOW 

 PARROT. 



'THIS beautiful fpecies is lefs than the common Parrakeet : the Description. 



length about eleven inches. Bill grey : eyes black : the 

 whole bird of a fine yellow, except the greater quills, which are 

 green : the tail is yellow, cuneated, and pretty long. 



Inhabits Bmjil, fometimes in the Amazons Country *, but not Place, 



found at Cayenne. It is called by the natives Guiaruba, which 

 fignifies yellow bird. It does not learn to talk. It is a folitary 

 bird, and not difficult to tame. The natives, in the fale of it, fet 

 a great price, on account of its fcarcity -, however, the bird 



• Hiji. des ozf. vi. p. 273. 



Gg 



which 



