PARROT. 219 



Besides the above was one at Mr. Thompson's, St. Martin's-lane, 

 in which only part of the head had the red crest, seemingly in an 

 intermediate state between the two former, and may fairly be supposed 

 a young- bird, not yet in adult plumage. 



Inhabits New South Wales. In Mr. Bullock's elegant Museum 

 were the two sexes above described, in fine condition, they are also in 

 that of the Linnaean Society. 



153 —ROBUST PARROT. 



Psittacus robustus, Ind. Orn. i. 112. Gm. Lin. i. 344. 

 Robust Parrot, Gen. Syn. i. 296. 



THIS is of a stout, robust make, as large as a middle-sized 

 Pigeon. Length twelve inches ; bill strong and white ; round the 

 upper mandible the feathers are blackish ; the whole head greenish 

 grey ; the crown streaked with dusky down the middle of each feather ; 

 neck and body green, paler beneath ; rump and upper tail coverts 

 very pale green ; wing coverts dusky black, the feathers tinged with 

 green on the margins ; quills brown; on the bend of the wing a spot 

 of crimson, and on the outer edge, about the middle, it is crimson 

 also ; tail even at the end, and brown like the quills ; legs dusky. 



154— VARIED PARROT. 



Psittacus yarius, Ind. Orn. i. 112. Gm. Lin. i. 337. Maert. Phys. Arb. i. 2. p. 48. 

 Varied Parrot, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. p. 93. 



THIS is a little more than five inches long. Bill and legs yel- 

 lowish ; general colour of the plumage varied brown and blue ; 

 cheeks, chin, and throat whitish ; quills and tail dull brown, with 

 the outer margins blue. 



Inhabits South America. 



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