BIRDS. PIES. Parrot. 609 



Sparrow. Albin, av. iii. t. 15. Edw. glean, t. 237. — Red-headed Guinea Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. i. 

 309. n. 117. — Indianifche Spatz. Wirfing. vog. t. 12. — Kleinfter gruner Papagay. Frifch, av. t. 54. 



Inhabits Guinea, Ethiopia, India, and Java. — Is about the fize of a Lark, and meafures five inches- 

 and a half long ; this hnall fpecies is very imitative of the manners of other birds, but by no means 

 equally dextrous in learning to fpeak ; it is exceedingly fond of its own fpecies : The bill is red, with 

 an afh coloured cere ; the irides are bluifh ; the two middle tail quills are entirely green, and the 

 reft have green tips ; the legs, feet, and claws are grey. In the. female the front is of a lefs vivid red 

 colour, and the wings are edged with yellow. 



5 2 8 149. Malacca Parrot. — Pfittacus malaccenfis. 



Is green; with blue front and rump, the under wing coverts being red. Lath. ind. orn. L 

 130. n. 144. 



Petite Perruche de Malacca. Sonner. voy. ii. 212. — Blue-rumped Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. fup. 66. 



Inhabits Malacca. — Is about the fize of the former : The bill is of a greyifh violet colour ; the hi- 

 des are red j. the legs and feet are brown. 



529 150. Red-naped Parrot. — Pfittacus cervica/is. 



Is green ; the front, a femilunar fpot on the nape, the under part of the throat, and the 

 bread, being Icarlet. Lath. ind. orn. i. 130. n. 145. 

 Red-naped Parrakeet. Muf. D. Davies. Lath. fyn. fup. 66. 



Its place uncertain. — Is about the fize of the two former : The tail is entirely green. 



530 151. Indian Parrot. — 127. Pfittacus indicus. 128. 



Is green; with pale carnation orbits, and red or orange crown; the hinder part of the 

 rump is red ; the inner webs of the wing quills, and the under furface of the tail 

 quills, are bluifh green. 



Pf. afiaticus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 130. n. 146. — Pf. minimus. Ger. orn. ii. 21. t. 134. — Pfittacula 

 indica. BrifT. av. iv. 390. n. 86. — Smalleft red-and-green Indian Parrot. Edw. av. i. t. 6. — Red- 

 and-green Indian Parrot. Lath. fyn. i. 311. n. 118. 



Inhabits India. — Is about the fize of the former, meafuring five inches long : The bill is orange or 

 yellowifh red; the upper tail coverts are red; the legs, feet, and claws, are carnation red. 



<jTl 152. Vernal Parrot. — Pfittacus vernalis. 



Is bright green, the wings being paler; the throat, rump, and tail, are blood-red. 

 Muf. carlf. ii. 29. Lath. ind. orn. i. 130. n. 147. 



Its place is not mentioned. — Is about the fize of the former, meafuring five inches and a half in 

 length : The bill is pale reddifh ; the wing coverts are very full green, and the wing quills of a light 

 or bluifh green colour ; the under furface of the tail is blue ; the legs and feet are pale ; the under 

 parts of the body are pale green. 



