BIRDS. PIES. Parrot. 6x 



Pf. Tui. Lath. ind. orn. i. 134. n. 160. — Pfittacula brafilienfis ifterocephalos. BrifT. av. iv. 398. 

 n. 90. — Tui. Raj. av. 34. n. 4. Will. orn. angl. 116. n. 4. — Tovi a tete d'or. Buff. oif. vi. 284. — 

 Petite Perruche de §. Thomas. PL enl. n. 456. f. 1. — Gold-headed Parrot. Lath. fyn. i. 321. 

 n. 131. 



Inhabits Brafil. — Is about the iize of a Starling : The eyes are large and blackifh. Sometimes this 

 fpecies is found with the front pale yellow inftead of orange coloured, and having a red bill. 



545 165. Red-tailed Parrot. — 140. Pfittacus erythrochlorus. 140. 

 Is green, the head being crefted ; and having red wings and tail. 



Pf. erythrochlorus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 134. n. 161. — Pfittacula criftata. Brill", av. iv. 404^ 

 n. 94. — Pfittacus erythrochlorus. Raj. av. 34. n. 4. — Crefted red-and-green Parrot. Will, orn. 

 angl. 116. n. 3. — Crefted red-and-green Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. i. 321. n. 132. 



Its place uncertain. — Is about the fize of a blackbird : The creft, which is moveable at pleafure,. 

 confifts of fix feathers, three of which are confiderably longer than the reft ; the irides and hind 

 head are red. 



546 166. Mexican Parrot. — 141. Pfittacus mexicamu. 141. 



Is green, with a creft on the front ; the tail and the wing coverts are purple, the orbits 

 blue, the chin yellow, and fcrag red. 



Pf. mexicanus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 135. n. 162. Ger. orn. ii. 21. t. 131. — Pfittacula mexicana 

 criftata. Briff. av. iv. 405. n. 95. — Avis de cocho. Seba, muf. i. 94. t. 39. f. 2. — Crefted Mexican 

 Parrakeet. Lath. fyn. i. 322. n. 133. 



Inhabits Mexico and New-fpain. — Is feven inches long : The bill is yellow ; the wing quills have 

 white edges ; the thighs are bluifh ; the legs, feet, and claws are afh coloured. 



VI. TOUC AN.— 6. RAMPHJSTOS. 46. 



The bill is enormoufly large, thin, light, and empty, convex, 

 and fomewhat ridged at the top, and ferrated at the edges; 

 both mandibles being fomewhat hooked at the tip: The 

 noftrils are long, narrow, and placed behind the bafe of the 

 bill: The tongue is long, narrow, and feathered at the 

 edges : The feet are moftly climbers, having two toes pla- 

 ced forwards and two backwards. 



This genus is entirely confined to the tropical regions of South America •, it is very impatient of 

 cold, and in its wild ftate flies about in little troops of eight or ten together, living moftly on fruits, 

 particularly thofe of various palms; it breeds in hollows of trees, which have been deferted by Wood- 



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