THE PURPLE-HEADED PARllAKEET. 



VSJTTACUS rORniYROCEFJIALA. — LATHAM. 



PLATE 32. 



This elegant little bird is provided with a purple 

 crest ; its throat, cheeks, and chin, are of a fine 

 crimson, as well as the feathers of the tibia ; the 

 whole other parts of the plumage are of a rich 

 green; the bill is citron yellow, tipped with pale 

 rose colour; the legs and feet are of a citron 

 yellow. It has a patch of green on the front of its 

 forehead close above the bill. 



We are indebted to the voyagers to the southern 

 hemisphere for the knowledge of this species. It 

 inhabits some of the islands. 



The Purple-headed Parrakeet is subject to a little 

 variety as to colour ; the tibial feathers in some 

 being green, and in others purple ; the breast also 

 is sometimes of a dusky tinge. These are probably 

 either sexual differences, or else may be owing to 

 more or less advanced stages in their progress 

 towards maturity. 



