PLATE LXXII. 



An elegant and very curious species of Parrakeet, an inhabitant of 

 Brasil, but of rare occurrence. The length of this bird from the 

 top of the bill to the end of the tail is eleven inches, the prevailing 

 colour of the plumage above fine green, beneath red, intermixed with 

 green. The bill is blackish and the legs dusky. The most striking 

 peculiarity of the species is the fine golden yellow of the crown, 

 'whence it has obtained the name of Aureus or golden-crowned 

 Parrakeet. 



