THE TURKOSINE PARRAKEET. 



PSITTACUS FULCnELLUS. — LEVAILLANT. 



PLATE 17. • I 



The Turkosine Parrakeet may be numbered 

 among the smallest of its tribe, measm'ing only six 

 inches and a half from the crown of the head to 

 the extremity of the tail, which is about a third 

 of the whole. 



The front of the head is of a rich cobalt blue ; 

 from hence to the crown of the head, also the neck, 

 back, upper wing coverts, and the two intermediate 

 tail feathers, are of a rich green ; the throat, breast, 

 abdomen, and crissum, are of a deep goldei 

 yellow ; the lesser wing coverts are a pale verditei 

 blue ; the middle, and greater coverts, and pri- 

 maries, cobalt blue, tipped with black ; and eacl 

 wing has a bright scarlet spot, on the middle wing, 

 coverts, next the interscapulum. The lateral tail 

 feathers are of a bright gamboge yellow, the three 

 next the central feat'hers on each side having a 

 longitudinal black streak, occupying about two- 

 thirds of the central region of the feathers. The 

 bill, legs, and feet, are black. This species inhabitt' 

 New Holland. 



