140 rSITTACIDiE. 



Psittacus buccalis. Becks. Nova Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. {Kuhl.) 

 p. x.Jl 26. — Perruche a joues grises, Le f^aill. Par. 67. 



Inhabits Cayenne. Size moderate : tail scarcely 

 shorter than the body, veiy acute: the chin and 

 space between the eyes and beak grey : the coverts 

 at the base of the primary quills long and blue : the 

 rest green, beneath yellowish. 



STIRPS v.— PSITTACULINA, Vigors. 



GENUS CCXXI.— PSITTACULA, Kuhl. PARRAKEET. 



Rostrum mediocre. 

 Fades plumata. 

 Corpore minus. 

 Cauda corpore multo brevior, 

 rotundata, acuta. 



PSITTACULUS, Spix. 



Beali moderate. 

 Face clothed with feathers. 

 Body small. 



Tail much shorter than the 

 body, rounded, acute. 



The species of this genus are found throughout 

 the torrid zone. 



Sp. 1. Ps. passerinus. Spw', Avium Nova Spec. p. 38. pi. xxxiii. 



y. 1 . male ; J". 2. young ; pi. xxxiv.y. 2. female. 

 Psittacus passerinus. Shatv, v. viii. ;;. 556. — Psittacus Capensis. 

 Skaxv, V. viii.^;. 55G. — Brazil. 



Sp. 2. Ps. St. Thomse. 



Pr. l(Zte viridis imicolor, regione rostrum maris cingente, Jlava, 



feminaj viridi Jiavescente ; femina fronte Jlavicante viridi. 

 Fine uniform green, with the region of the beak bounded by 



yellow in the male, by greenish-yellow in \\\c female; the 



last with the forehead yeilowish-grccn. 

 Psittacus St. Thoniee. Nova Act. Acad. Nat. Car. (Kuhl.) v. x. 



p. 58. 



