BIRDS. PIES. Parror. 5 6s 



346 J\ Davies Red-breafted Parrot. — Pf haematotus daviefanus. 



The breafl is red, varied with yellow ; the head, chin, and belly, are blue ; the (capil- 

 lars are fpotted with red and yellow. Lath. ind. orn. i. 87. n. 17. "&. Muf. Daviefianum. 

 Blue-bellied Parrot. Lath. fyn. fup. 59. n. 14. c. 



Inhabits New-holland. — This variety refembles the one immediately preceding, except that the 

 feathers of the nape of the neck have reddifh edges, and that the fcapulars are fpotted with red and 

 yellow. 



347 16. Black-crowned Parrot. — 15. PJittacus atricapillus. 55. 



Is blue above, with a black crown; the chin, throat, and breafl, are red ; the belly and 

 ventlet are green ; the neck is furrounded by a red and green collar. 



Pf. attricapillus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 88. n. 18. — Pf. orientalis exquifitus, Loeri. Seba, muf. i. 63. 

 t. 38. f. 4. — Pf. capite nigro. Klein, av. 25. n. 16. — Ara moluccenfis varia. BrifT. av. iv. 197. 

 n. 5. — Grand Perruche a. bandeau noir. Buff, oif. vi. 158. 



Inhabits the Molucca iflands — Is fourteen inches long ; the wings and the upper coverts of the 

 tail are blue ; the lower tail coverts are green, varied with red ; the tail quills are green above, and 

 red beneath, with black edges ; the collar is fituated at the upper part of the neck. 



348 17. Tabuan Parrot. — 16. PJittacus tabuenjis. 56. 



Is green above ; the head, neck, bread, and belly, being reddifh purple ; the crown is 

 feparated from the hind head by a femilunar blue bar ; the primary wing quills, and 

 mod of the tail quills, are blue. 



Pf. tabuenfis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 38. n. 19. — Tabuan Parrot. Cook's laft voy. i. 335. Lath. fyn. i. 

 214. n. 16. t. 7. 



Inhabits Tongataboo, in the friendly iflands. — Is nineteen inches long ; the bill is black, its lower 

 mandible being furrounded with green feathers ; the back and the wing coverts are green ; the fpu- 

 rious wings are blue ; the fecondary wing quills are green, with blue edges ; the two middle tail 

 quills, which meafure eight inches long, are blue, edged and tipt with green ; the reft are blue, with 

 black fhafts ; the legs and feet are dufky. 



349 jS. Scarlet Tabuan Parrot. — Pf. tabuenfis coccineus. 



Is green ; the head, neck, breafl, and belly, being fcarlet ; the neck is feparated from 

 the back by a femilunar blue bar ; the wings are green ; the rump is blue, and the 

 tail is deep blue. Lath. ind. orn. i. 88. n. 19. p. 

 Tabuan Parrot. Phillips, Bot. bay, f. p. 153. 



Inhabits New-fouth-wales. — Is of the fame fize with the preceding ; the bill is brown, its upper 

 mandible being tinged with red ; the colour of the head, neck, and under parts of the body is very 

 bright fcarlet ; the wing coverts are crofled by a light yellowifh green bar ; the legs and feet are aih 

 coloured. 



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