PARROT. 277 



Inhabits Guiana, where it is common, especially towards Oyapoc, 

 and the Amazon's River ; often kept tame, and speaks pretty well ; 

 the natural voice is like the squeaking of Punch at a puppet-show ; 

 but when taught to articulate, it is always chattering. — The vernacu- 

 lar name is Sosove. 



235.— GOLD-HEADED PARRAKEET. 



Psitt. Tui, Ind. Orn. i. 134. Gib. Lin. i. 352. Levail. pi. 70. 



Psitt. Brazil, icterocephalus, Bris. iv. 398. Id. Svo. ii. 152. 



Tui Spec. 4ta. Raii, p. 34. Will. 78. Id. Engl. 116. Levail. Perr. i. 133. pi. 70. 



Toui a tete d'or, Buf. vi. 284. 



Petite Perruche de St. Thomas, PI. enl. 456. 1. 



Tui Parrakeet, Shaw's Zool. viii. 547. 



Gold-headed Parrakeet, Gen. Syn.'u 321. 



SIZE of a Starling. Bill black ; eyes large and blackish ; orbits 

 yellow ; forehead orange; the rest of the bird green, paler beneath. 



Inhabits Brazil. — That figured in the PI. enlum. came from the 

 Island of St. Thomas, but the bill there is red, and the orange-colour 

 on the head paler yellow ; said to be common at Cayenne. 



236— CRESTED RED AND GREEN PARRAKEET. 



Psitt. erythrochloros, Ind. Orn. i. 134. Gm. Lin. i. 352. 



Psittaca cristata, Bris. iv. 404. Id. 8vo. ii. 154. Raii. 34. 4. Will. 78. Id. Engl. 



116. § III. 

 Crested red and green Parrakeet, Gen. Si/n. i. 325. Shaw's Zool. viii. 551. 



SIZE of a Blackbird. Irides red ; on the top of the head a red 

 crest of six feathers, three greater and three smaller ; the body green ; 

 wings and tail red; the last rather short. This bird has the faculty 

 of raising or depressing the crest at will. 



Native place uncertain. 



