PLATE XVIL 



PsiTTACUS Galgulus : viridis, uropygio pectoreque coccineisj 



vertlce (maris) caeruleo. — Linn. Amoeii. ac. 4. 

 2g5. — Mus.Ad. Fr.ii.p. 16. — Osheck. it. 101. 



PsiTTACUS Galgulus: viridis, uropygio pectoreque coccineis, 



vertice caeruleo, lunula cervicis lutea, tectricibus 

 caudae rubris. — Lath. Ind, Orn. T, 1. 148. p. 131. 



Perruche a tete bleue. Buff, hist, nat. des. ois. 6. p. 163. 

 Petite perruche de Peron. BuJ^. pi. enlum, n. 190.yi %. 

 Petite perruche de I'isle de Le9on. Sonner, it. p. 76. t. 33. 

 Sapphire-Crowned Parrakeet. Edw. glean, t. 293. f, 2. 



This gay little creature is one of the smaller kind of the Psittacus 

 or Parrot tribe, and of that family which is distinguished by having 

 the tail short and equal at the end. Its size is rather less than that 

 of our common house sparrow. The prevailing colour of the plumage 

 a rich vernal green, deepest in its hues on the back and wings, and 

 rather paler or more delicate in its tint beneath ; the breast and rump 

 scarlet ; the feathers of the latter elongated and extending far over 

 the tail, which is green ; the crown of the head a beautiful Sapphirine 

 blue. This appears to be the male bird. That which is considered 

 as the female has a yellow spot upon the throat : it is destitute of 

 any scarlet spot upon the breast, and the Sapphirine colour on the 

 crown of the head is also wanting. 



