PARROT. 163 



A.— Psitt. barbatus, Gm. Lin. \. 325. 73. /3. 

 Bearded Parrakeet, Gen. St/n. i. 238. 38. A. 



Length from bill to rump seven inches. Bill red ; crown of the 

 head green ; between the base of the bill and eyes chestnut ; from 

 the nostrils to the eye a line of brown ; from under the chin springs 

 a black streak on each side, appearing like a beard or whisker, half 

 an inch broad ; nape of the neck blossom-colour ; the rest of the 

 plumage green, paler beneath ; quills dusky, edged with blue ; legs 

 dusky. The tail was wanting. 



In the Museum of the late Dr. Hunter, from whence unknown. 



B. — Size of the others. Bill black ; head, neck, breast, and 

 upper part of the belly fine red lilac, deeper on the crown and breast; 

 on each jaw a large patch of pale green, hinged on the upper part 

 next the eye with black ; and beneath, on the throat, bounded deeply 

 with black; the back, wings, tail, thighs, and vent green ; legs ash- 

 colour. — In the collection of General Davies. 



73— WHISKERED PARRAKEET. 



Psitt. bimaeulatus, Ind. Om. i. p. 99. Mus. Carls, ii. t. 30. 

 Bimaculated Parrakeet, Shaw's Zool. viii. 457. 



LENGTH eleven inches. Bill red ; forehead, chin, throat, sides 

 of the head and neck pale orange; from each side of the lower 

 mandible a long oval streak, composed of black mottled feathers, in 

 the manner of a whisker; general colour of the plumage green, paler 

 beneath ; across the wing coverts a streak of yellow orange ; tail 

 cuneiform^ green ; legs dusky. — Native place not mentioned. 



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