THE TABUAN PARRAKEET. 



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edges with pale ultramarine blue and emerald green ; 

 the under side of all the feathers is black ; the feet 

 and legs of this species are formed for both climbing 

 and walking, and are of a dark gray colour ; the 

 biU is thick, and the under mandible in particular 

 very strong ; the total length of the bird is from 

 fourteen to sixteen inches. 



The Tabuan Parrakeet inhabits New Holland; 

 these, with others of the same genus, commit great 

 havoc among the newly sown crops, and also upon 

 those which are ripe. Modern naturalists have 

 made a new genus of this species and its congeners ; 

 all of which appear to be confined to New Holland ; 

 they are analogous to the Long-tailed Parrots and 

 Parrakeets of Asia and America. They are iden- 

 tified by the round form of the tail and wings ; the 

 former, although they are strictly cuneiform, have 

 the webs of their feathers very broad ; their tarsi 

 and feet are ambulatory. The Tuban Parrakeet is 

 much upon the ground. 



