BIRDS. PIES. Parrot. 569 



Inhabits New-holland. — The body is about the fize of a Pigeon, or rather larger, and with the tail 

 meafures fixteen inches long : The under parts of the body are paler than the upper, and want the 

 femilunar black fpots, formed by the black edges of the feathers on the back ; the fhoulders of the 

 wings are black ; the wing coverts are blue, the fecondary coverts being tinged with green ; the pri- 

 mary wing quills are black, and the fecondaries Hue; the rump is red, without fpots; the two middle 

 tail quills are green, and the reft are blue ; the bill is pale ; the legs, feet, and claws are afh colour- 

 ed : The colours of the female are much lefs brilliant, and her back is olive green. 



364 27. New-guinea Parrot. — 24. Pfittacus novae- guineae. 63. 



Is black, with a fplendid blue tinge ; the orbits are brown and naked 5 the under flip* 

 face of the tail is red. 



Pf. novae-guineae. Lath. ind. i. 91. n. 27. — Lori noir de la nouvelle-guinee. Sonner. voy. 175. 

 t. in.— Black Lory. Forreft. voy. 133. Lath. fyn. i. 221. n. 23. 



Inhabits New-guinea. — The bill, legs, and feet are blackifh ; the irides are divided into two circles, 

 of which the outer is blue, and the inner brownifh red. 



365 28. Javan Parrot. — 25. Pfittacus javanicus. 64. 



Is fcarlet, with filvery naked orbits, and a creft on the head; the two middle tail quills 

 are fcarlet, the fide ones are rofe colour mixed with green and tipt with blue. 



Pf. Bontii. Lath. ind. orn. i. 92. n. 29. — Pf. parvus Bontii. Raj. av. 34. n. 5. — Pfittaca javen- 

 fis criftata coccinea. Briff. av. iv. 381. n. 80.— Perruche huppee. Buff. oif. vi. 160. — Bontius fmall 

 Parrakeet. Will. orn. angl. 120. n. 7. — Crefted red Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. i. 223. n. 25. 



Inhabits Java. — This fpecies is about the fize of a Lark ; The bill is grey, with a whitifh cere; the 

 eyes are black ; the chin is grey ; the fhoulders and wings are mixed red and green. 



<2(j6 29. Jandaya. — 26. Pfittacus Jandaya. 65. 



The head, neck, and under parts of the body, are yellow, the reft being green. 



Pf. Jandaya. Lath. ind. orn. i. 92. n. 30. — Pfittacula brafilienfis lutea. Briff. av. iv. 399. n. 

 91. — Jandaya. Will. orn. 116. s. 4. n. 5. Raj. av. 34. n. 5. Buff. oif. vi. 262. — Yellow-headed 

 Parrot. Lath. fyn. i. 224. n. 26. 



Inhabits Brafil. — Is about the fize of a Blackbird : The bill, legs, feet, and claws are black ; the 

 orbits are white and naked ; the irides are orange yellow ; the hinder part of the belly is green. 



067 30. Angola Parrot. — 27. Pfittacus foljlitialls. 12. 



Is yellow, with red orbits ; the wing coverts are green ; the exterior webs of the outer 

 tail quills are blue. 



Pf. folftitialis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 92. n. 31. — Pf. aurantius. Miller, illuftr. t. 5. a. — Pf. croceus. 

 Klein, av. 25. n. 15. — Pf. luteus macrourus. Frifch, av. t. 53. — Pfittaca angloenfis lutea. Briff. av. 

 iv. 371. n. 76. — Perruche jaune. Buff. oif. vi. 147. — Angola Perroquet. Albin. ar. iii. t. 13. — 

 Angola yellow Parrot. Lath. fyn. i. 224. n. 27. 



Inhabits 



