244 PARROT. 



184— YELLOW-SHOULDERED PARROT. 



Psittacus luteolus, Ltd. Orn. i. 123. 



— luteus, Gm. Lin. i. 341. 



Yellow-shouldered Parrot, Gen. Syn. i. 288. Shaiv's Zool. vifi. 499. 



LENGTH eleven inches. Bill dusky, tip black ; crown of the 

 head, including the eye, light blue ; from the bill to the eye, and 

 the chin yellow ; body in general, and wings green ; the feathers on 

 the upper parts edged with brown ; shoulders tinged with yellow ; on 

 the greater wing coverts a patch of orange ; greater quills dusky ; 

 belly and vent very pale green ; tail green, but some of the feathers 

 are red within at the base ; legs dusky. 



From South America. 



185 —YELLOW-WINGED PARROT. 



Psittacus ochropterus, hid. Orn.'i. 123. Gm. Lin.'u 341. 



■ — Amazon, gutture luteo, Bris. iv. 287. Id. Suo. ii. 119. 



' viridis alius, capite luteo, Frisch. t. 48. Klein, p. 25. 



Le Crik a tete et gorge jaune, Buf. vi. 222. 



Yellow-headed Creature,* Bancr. Guian. 159. 



Yellow-winged Parrot, Gen. Syn. i. 289. 



LENGTH thirteen inches. Bill and orbits whitish ; cere hoary ; 

 irides yellow ; plumage in general green, margined with black 

 on the neck behind, and back ; crown, cheeks, throat, and neck 

 before yellow; hindhead yellow green; thighs and ridge of the wing 



* It may be wondered why the name Creature should be applied to a Parrot, but Dr. 

 Bancroft explains this. He says, that they are distinguished by two names, viz. — Parrots, 

 properly so called, and Creatures ; the first are docile, and will learn to talk, the others less 

 docile, and have an habit of nodding, when any attempt is made to handle them : a custom of 

 which they can never be divested, though they are often taught to speak distinctly. 



