246* PARROT. 



A. — Size of the other, and much the same in plumage, but besides 

 the yellow parts, it lias an irregular mixture of yellow feathers among 

 the green on the wing coverts, breast, and belly ; no yellow on the 

 ridge of the wing, nor are the lesser wing coverts, next the body, 

 red. 



B. — In another, the plumage in general is green ; forehead pale 

 blue ; middle of the crown green ; just round the eye red; hindhead, 

 round the back part of the eye, the chin, and a crescent on each side 

 of the lower part of the throat yellow; ridge of the wing, and base 

 of the quills red ; ends of all the quills blue. 



186— YELLOW-CHEEKED PARROT. 



Le Perroquet Criq de Cayenne, Buf. vi. 228. PI. enl. &39. 



LENGTH eleven inches. Bill pale lead-colour ; round the eye 

 bare and whitish ; irides red ; plumage fine green ; paler beneath ; 

 above the eyes tinged with blue ; below them, on the jaw, a large 

 yellow patch, beginning at the base of the bill ; on the outer edge 

 of the wing a trace of red, from the base of two or three of the quills 

 being of that colour ; the remainder blue to the ends, but they are 

 for the most part black with blue ends ; tail even, three inches long, 

 the two middle feathers green, plain ; the rest marked on the inner 

 webs with an oblong spot of red, taking up most space, as the feathers 

 are more outward. 



Inhabits Cayenne, and is one of those known by the name of 

 Criq. The Agile species passes also under this name. 



