PARROT. 271 



The female differs in having- the hindhead sky-blue, instead 

 yellow, but transversely marked with black, as in the male. 



Inhabits the Philippine Islands, particularly Luzonia. 



M. Sonnerat* remarks, that it is only kept for its plumage, as it 

 never learns to talk. 



225— LUZONIAN PARRAKEET. 



Psitt. minor, Ind.Orn.'i. 133. Gm. Lin.'i. 351. 



Petite Perruche de Luzon a Ailes noires, Buf. vi. 174. Son. Voy. 77. t. 40. 



Luzonian Parrakeet, Gen. Syn. i. 318. Shaiv's ZooL viii. 553. 



SMALLER than the last. Bill and irides yellow ; general 

 colour of the plumage green ; belly light yellowish green ; top of 

 the head bright red ; breast blue ; greater quills black ; upper tail 

 coverts red ; legs yellow. 



In the female the feathers surrounding the upper part of the bill 

 are red, and a spot of yellow on the upper part of the neck ; breast 

 red, otherwise like the male. 



Inhabits the Isle of Luzonia — like the Sapphire-crowned, said 

 to be fond of the juice which oozes from the branches of the cocoa- 

 tree, when fresh cut ; it likewise sleeps on the perch, suspended by 

 one foot, with the head downwards ; but whether there may be any 

 relation between the two species is not certain. 



226— BLUE-FACED PARRAKEET. 



LENGTH five inches. Bill and legs pale red ; plumage green ; 

 face, including the eyes and chin, pale blue; beneath this the throat 

 is crimson red ; greater quills pale blue ; secondaries the same, but 



* Voy. a la Nouvelle Guinee, p. 77. 



