146 PARROT. 



54.— BRAZILIAN YELLOW PARROT. 



Psittacus luteus, hid. Orn. i. 92. Bris. iv. 369. Id. 8vo. ii. 143. 



Guarouba, Gnu Lin. i. 320. Buf. vi. 272. 



flavus, Alis et cauda viridescentibus, Gerin. ii. pi. 122; 

 Perruche Ara, Guaroba, Levail. Perr.i. p. 42. pi. 18. 19. 20. 

 Quijubatui, Raii,35. Will. 78. Id. Engl. 117. §.4. 

 Brazilian Yellow Parrot, Gen. Syn. i. 225. Shaw's Zool. viii. 449. 



THIS is about eleven inches in length. Bill grey ; eyes black ; 

 plumage in general fine yellow, except the greater quills, which are 

 green ; tail cuneiform, pretty long, and yellow. 



A. — Perruche jaune de Cayenne, PI. enl. 525. 



This varies, in having a mixture of green on the back, wing 

 coverts, and rump ; tail feathers green, with yellow margins, the 

 ends blue ; the rest of the plumage fine yellow, or orange-colour. 



B. — Psittaca mexicana lutea, Bris. iv. 370. Id. 8vo. ii. 143. 



Atjs Cocho, Psitt. Mexic. Species, Seba. i. t. 64. f. 2. 



Psittacus flavus maculatus fronte albida, Gerin. i. 95: t. Ill ? 



Mexican Yellow Parrot, Gen. SynA. 226. 28. A. Shaw's Zool. viii. 450. 



Length eleven inches. Bill reddish ; head pale red ; neck orange 

 red ; back, rump, breast, belly, sides, thighs, upper and under tail 

 coverts, light yellow; upper wing coverts varied with green, red, 

 and orange ; quills green ; tail cuneiform, pale yellow. 



Inhabits Mexico ; probably a variety of the Brazilian Species, 

 which is found in Brazil, and the Amazon's Country, but not at 

 Cayenne. It is called Guiaruba, or Yellow Bird ; is a solitary 

 species ; does not learn to talk, but is not difficult to tame, and not 

 common. Those with green feathers mixed with the yellow, are 



