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PARROT. 



FEMALE, 



Pl-ace. 



The female differs, in having no red on the throat and fore 

 part of the neck, nor the orange mark beneath the hind head; 

 but, inftead of thefe, has a blue green fpot on each fide, between 

 the eye and bill. 



Inhabits the Philippine IJlands, particularly in Lufonia, in the 

 neighbourhood of Manilla, where it is called Coulaciffi. 



119. 

 Var. A. 

 SAPPHIRE- 

 CROWNED 

 PARRAKEET, 



Description. 



LACE. 



Pfittacus galgulus, Lin. Syft. i. p. 150. N° 46. 

 La petite Pcrruche de Malacca, Brif. orn, iv, p. 386. N° 84? 

 Petite Perruche de L'Ifle de Lucon, Son. Voy. p. 76. t. 33. hnveft figwi. 

 La Perruche a tete bleue, Buf. cif. vi. p. 163. 

 Petite Perruche de Perou, PL enl, 190. f. 3. 

 Sapphire-crovvned Parrakeet, Ed-w, glean, t. 293. f, 2. 

 Br. Muf. Lev. M"f. 



'HIS is one third lefs than the Guinea Sparrow. Bill grey : 

 general colour of the plumage green j beneath paler 3 back, 

 wings, and tail, deepeft : top of the head blue : on the lower 

 part of the neck, or rather on the breaft, is a red oval fpot : on 

 the hind part of the neck, near the back, is a tranfverfe yellow 

 ftripe : upper tail coverts red: legs grey. 



Edwards* fays, this bird came from Sumatra; and, according 

 to Sonnerat, it is likewife in Luconia. As to its being a native of 

 Peru, as mentioned in the PL enl. Bvffon gives no credit, as 

 he does not believe it to be in America. Brijfen's bird is wholly 

 green, except the top of the head, which is blue, and the tail co- 

 verts red : bill and legs whitifh. 



• In Edwards's description, there is mefttioned a yellow fpot in the middle 

 of the back, under the green; which I do cot find mentioned in any of the 

 others. 



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