584 BIRDS. PIES. Parrot, 



Peregrine Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. fup. 62. 

 Inhabits the iflands of the Pacific Ocean. — Is eight inches long ; the bill, legs, and feet are red, 



4 2 4 ■ 7' 1 ' Otaheite Parrot. — 61. Pf taitianus. 91. 



Is blue; having longifh feathers on the head ; the chin and throat are white; the bill, 

 legs, and feet, are red. 



Pf. taitianus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 105. n. 70. — Arimanon. BufF. oif. vi. 175. — Petite Perruche de 

 Ta'iti. PI. enl. n. 455. f. 2. — Otaheitean blue Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. i. 255. n. 59. — Pf. porphyrio, 

 or Violet-blue Parrakeet. Nat. mifc. N°. iii. t. 7. 



Inhabits Otaheite. — This fmall fpecies is very noify and unfettled, living chiefly on the fruits of 

 the Banana or Mufa trees ; it meafures very little more than five inches long, and the tail is rather 

 fhorter than the body : The tongue is fringed at the end, and in fome individuals the whole under 

 parts of the body are white. 



425 72. Blue Parrot. — Pfittacus cyaneus. 



Is entirely of a fplendid full blue colour. Lath. ind. orn. L 105. n. 70. fi. Muf. carlf. ii. t. 27. 

 Inhabits Otaheite. — Mr Latham is of opinion that this is only a variety of the preceding fpecies.- 



4 2 6 73. Timid Parrot. — Pfittacus pufllus. 



Is olive-brown, with a fcarlet frontlet; the tail quills being fcarlet on their inner webs 

 near the bafe. Lath. ind. orn. i. 106. n. 71. 



Inhabits New-fouth-wales. — Is about the fize of a Lark, and meafures feven inches long : The bill 

 is blackifh, being circled at its bafe with fcarlet feathers ; the under parts of the body are paler than 

 the upper ; the tail is of the fame olive brown colour with the body, all the quills, except the two 

 middle ones, having the half next the rump of their inner webs fcarlet ; the legs and feet are blue.. 



427 74. Pygmy Parrot. — 62. Pfittacus pygmaeus. 92. 



Is green, all the feathers being tipt with yellowifh green ; the inner webs of the wing 

 quills are dufky. 



Pf. pygmaeus. Lath. ind. orn. L 106. n. 72. — Pigmy Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. i. 256". n. 60. 



Inhabits the iflands of the Pacific ocean — Is fix inches long, the tail being rather fhorter than the 

 body : The bill is whitifh, with a dufky cere ; the legs and feet are leaden coloured. 



428 75« Agile Parrot. — 63. Pfittacus agilis, 20. 



Is green, having the coverts of the primary wing quills of a bluifh tawny colour ; the 

 tail, which is fcarcely elongated, is red underneath ; the orbits are am coloured. 



Pf* agilis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 106. n. 73. Borowfk. nat. ii. 02. n. 10.— Pf. cayenenfis. BrifT. av. 



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