190 PARROT. 



Ill— BLUE-CRESTED PARRAKEET. 



Psittacus pipilans, Ind. Orn. i. 105. Gm. Lin. i. 329. 



—— — — porphyroeephalus, Nat. Misc. i. pi. 1. 



Perruche fringillaire, Lev ail. Perr. i. 134. pi. 71. 



Blue-crested Parrakeet, Gen. Syn.i. 254. Shaw's Zool. viii. 472. pi. 09. 



SIZE of the Guinea Parrakeet ; length six inches and a half. Bill 

 orange ; forehead pale green ; crown pale, but bright and glossy 

 blue; the feathers narrow, pointed, and sufficiently long to forma 

 crest when erected ; sides of the head, above the eye, green ; beneath 

 the eye, the chin, and throat crimson ; upper parts of the body, 

 wings, and tail bright green; quills dusky, with green edges; middle 

 of the belly crimson ; sides of it, and thighs deep purple ; the tail 

 cuneiform, the two middle feathers two inches and a half long, the 

 outer three quarters of an inch shorter; the two middle green, with 

 yellow ends, the others yellowish, with the margins and ends green, 

 and pointed ; legs dusky. 



In some specimens the red on the throat grows narrower, and 

 forms a stripe on the breast, which hi such birds is brown ; and the 

 thighs, in a few, green instead of purple. It is probable that the 

 above distinctions are those of sex. 



Inhabits the Sandwich Isles, in the South Seas, and is a most 

 beautiful species. 



112. SOLITARY PARROT. 



Psittacus solitavius, Ind. Orn. Sup. p. xxiii. 

 La Perruche Phigi, Levail. Perr. pi. 64. 

 Phigy Parrakeet, Shaw's Zool. viii. 472 ? 

 Solitary Parrot, Gen. Syn. Svp. p. 65. 



SIZE of a Starling; length seven inches. Bill yellow, changing 

 to reddish at the point, where it is bent and sharp; hides fulvous; 



