LECTURE V. 177 



beautiful Elegy on the death of Corinna's Parrot 

 must be referred. 



One of the most elegant of the Parrakeets is 

 a species lately brought in a dried state from 

 New-Holland, and which I have myself lately 

 described under the name of Psittacus Melanotos 

 or black-backed Parrakeet. It is a middle-sized 

 species, and remarkable for the vivid contrast 

 of its colours. 



Among the short or even-tailed Parrots the 

 common Gi'ey Parrot may serve as an example : 

 it is the Psittacus Erithacus of Linuceus, and 

 is a very well-known species, generally of the 

 size of a small Pigeon, and of a deep-grey co- 

 lour with a red tail : it is a native of the inland 

 jDarts of Africa. The Parrot called the Ama- 

 zon's Parrot (P. JEstvous) is also of this di- 

 vision, and is subject to much variety in point 

 of colour. 



The Parrots called Lories belong also in ge- 

 neral to the short-tailed division in this genus. 

 As an example we may take the Psittacus Gar- 

 rulus or Scarlet Lory, remarkable for the beauty 

 of its plumage. 



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