BIRDS. PIES. Parrot. 575 



it feeds on the buds of trees, and plants, making great havock in the country, and is reckoned tender 

 high flavoured food. 



3^6 42. Guiana Parrot. — 39. Pfittacus gnlancnfis. 70. 



Is green, with red fpots on the cheeks, and red bracelets ; the leffer wing coverts being 

 fcarlet, and the larger coverts yellow. 



Pf. guianenfis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 96. n. 41. — Pfittaca gujanenfis. Brill", av. iv. 331. n. 59. t. 28. 



f. 1. — Perruche pavouane. Buff*, oif. vi. 255 Perruche de la Guianne. PI. enl. n. 167. 407. — 



Pavouane Parrot. Lath. fyn. i. 232. n. 34. 



Inhabits Guiana and the Weft India Iflands. — This fpecies meafures twelve inches long, and is of 

 a ferocious difpofition : The bill and cere are whitifb, the former having an afh coloured tip ; the 

 wing quills are yellow on their under furfaces, and are edged with blackifh near the tips : In the 

 younger animal, which is reprefented in the 1 67th plate of the Planches enluminees, while the other 

 gives the full grown bird, the red fpots on the cheeks are either altogether wanting or fcarcely per-« 

 ceptible : The legs and feet are grey, with blackifh claws. 



3°7 43. Ltizonian Parrot. — 40. Pfittacus marginatus. 71. 



Is green ; the wing coverts are black, the feathers of the leffer coverts having yeliowifh 

 brown edges, and the greater coverts being edged with blue. 



Pf. marginatus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 96. n. 42 — Perruche de Lucon. Sonner. voy. 80. t. 44 



Varied-winged Parrot. Lath. fyn. i. 234. n. 36. 



Inhabits the ifland of Luzonia — The frontlet is fplendid green ; the bill is large and of a carna- 

 tion red colour ; the irides are white ; the crown of the head is blue ; the body is grafs green above, 

 and yeliowifh green beneath ; the legs and feet are blackifh. 



3°° 44. Sonnerats Parrot. — 41. Pfittacus Sonneratii. 72. 



Is green, with a blue collar ; and having a red fpot at the origin of each wing. 



Pf. Sonneratii. Lath. ind. orn. i. 98. n. 47 — Perruche a collier de Lucon. Sonner. voy. 80. t.- 

 43 — Blue-collared Parrot. Lath. fyn. i. 234. n. 36. 



Inhabits Luzonia. — The bill and irides are red ; the head, neck, and belly are greyifh green ; the 

 wings and back are grafs green ; the two middle tail quills are grafs green, and the reft of a greyifh 

 green ; the legs and feet are blackifh grey. 



j89 45. Pondicherry Parrot. — 42. Pfittacus pondicerianus. 73. 



Is green ; the face and fore part of the head being variegated with blue and white, and 

 having black ftreaks, like whifkers, on each fide, extending from the bill to th 

 chin. 



Pf. pondicerianus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 99. n. 48 — Perruche a mouftaches. Buff. oif. v. 149. 

 Perruche de Pondichery. PI. enl. n. 517.— Muftacho Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. i. 238. n. 38. 



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