THE MOLUCCA PARRAKEET. 



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PLATE 33. 



The head is of a deep Antwerp blue ; the nape 

 and throat, deep leek green, as well as the feathers 

 of the upper parts, and those of the abdomen, 

 extending to the under tail coverts, which are 

 yellowish towards their tips ; the breast is of a deep 

 scarlet, all the feathers being tipped with dark 

 blue ; the feathers of the tail are brown in the 

 centre beneath, and edged with Indian yellow, 

 changing by different reflections of light; the bill is 

 rusty brown ; the legs and feet are bluish-gray, 

 and the claws black. 



This species inhabits the Molucca Islands, and 

 has frequently been confounded with the Blue 

 Mountain Parrakeet. 



