PARROT, 227 



Pfittacus Carolinenfis, Lin. Syfi. i. p. 14.1. N°i3. — Scop. Ann.i. p. 29. N° 2$. 29. 



La Perruche de la Caroline, Brlf. srn. iv. p. 350.— PL enl. 499. SaVo'oivT?^ 



La Pernche a tete jaune, Buf. nf. vi. p. 274.. 



Perroquet, N°7. Ferritin Defcrip. de Surinam,\\. p. 176*? 



Parrot of Carolina, Catejb. Car. i. t. 11. 



Caroline Parrot, Amir. Zool. N° 



CIZE of the green Parrakeet : length thirteen inches. Bill yel- Description. 



lowifh white : both that and the eyes furrounded with a naked, 

 pale, afh-coloured Ikin : irides yellow : fore part of the head 

 orange : back part of the head, nape, and throat, yellow : lower 

 part of the neck behind, the back, rump, breafr, belly, fides, 

 upper and lower tail coverts, green : thighs the fame, but thofe 

 next the joint orange : edge of the wing orange : wing coverts 

 above green; the lefier ones beneath green, the greater brown: 

 quills brown on the infide, yellow on the outfide at the bafe, then 

 green, with the tips inclining to blue : the fecondaries green 

 above : all the quills brown beneath : tail much cuneated, and 

 green : legs and claws hoary. 



This bird inhabits Guiana, migrating into Carolina and Virginia Place and 

 in autumn. Catejby oblerves, that it feeds on corn and kernels of 

 fruits, particularly thofe of cyprefs and apples : comes in autumn 

 into Carolina in vafl flights, doing great damage in orchards, by 

 tearing to pieces the fruits to get at the kernels, the only part 

 which is agreeable to them. They have been known to build 

 their nefts in Carolina, but the major part retire fouth in breeding- 

 time, returning again when thofe fruits are ripe which attract them. 



* If this be the fame bird, he merely fays that the head, fhould«rs, and 

 thighs, are yellow; the reft of the body of a very fine green. 



G g 2 Pfittacus 



