ORNITHOLOGY. 



" Psittacus Brownii. Perruche de Brown, &c. Parrot of Brown o 

 A cap of deep black covers the head, surrounding the eyes and ex- 

 tending from thence to the nape of the neck, where the black feathers 

 are terminated by points of red ; the cheeks are of a pure white ; the 

 white commences under the eyes by demi-tints of azure blue; the 

 feathers of the back and scapulars are black in the middle, and all 

 of them are surrounded by a zone of a fine yellow colour. The rump 

 down to the tail, together with the breast and belly, are of a yellowish 

 white, and the whole of the feathers are terminated by a very narrow 

 blaek embroidery or line. The coverts of the wings, as well the 

 superior as inferior ones, are of an azure blue colour and very 

 brilliant. The quills and great coverts edged externally with a 

 lively blue ; the tail is large and sloping laterally, with all the 

 feathers of a deep blue ; the four side feathers on each side are ter- 

 minated as in the Perruche omnicolore of Vaillant, by a colour of 

 whitish azure. The coverts under the tail, or vent feathers, are red ; 

 the legs black and the bill of a leaden grey. Total length eleven 

 inches. This new species is dedicated to Mr. Robert Brown.*" 

 Linn, Trans, vol, 13. 119. 



