PSTTTACIN.E 
siiiuated near the ti]"» ; the gonys broad, rounded, keeled in the middle, and. the sides sometimes angular; 
the nostrils basal, lateral, and rounded. Wings reaching to the middle of the tail, with the third quill 
generally the longest. Tail more or less long, broad, and rounded. Tarsi very short, and covered with 
small scales. Toes long, with the outer ones equal, and all covered with small scales ; the claws long, 
strong, and curved. 
These birds are found in the tropical parts of South America. Their habits and manners are similar to those 
described in the preceding genus. 
1. C.festivus (Linn.) PI. enl. 840., Le Vaill. Perr. t. 88, 89. 9. C. autumnalis (Linn.) Edwards's Birds, pi. l6'4., Le Vaill. 
129. Perr. t. 11 J P. diadema Spix, Av. Bras. t. 32. 
2. C. pcucihrhynchus (Shaw). — Psittacus ochrocephaius var. y 10. C. brasi/iensis {hum.) Edwards's Birds, pi. I6I., Le Vaill. 
Ginel. ; P. amazonicus var. 7 Z,a/A. ; P. flavifrons /fer?«. Perr. t. IO6. — Psittacus autumnalis var. S Lath.; P. cyanotis 
.S. C.farinosus (Bodd.) Le Vaill. Perr. t. 85.92., PI. enl. 86I.— Kultl. 
Psittacus pulverulentus Gwe/. ' 11. C. Bougueti (Bechst.) Edwards's Birds, pi. 230., Le Vaill. 
4. C. ochropteriis (Gmel.) Le Vaill. Perr. t. 86.98.98 bis. — P. j Perr. t. 135.— Psittacus autumnalis var. ^ Gmel. ; P. cferulifrons 
xanthops Wayl. Shaw ; P. cyaneocapillus Vieill. ; P. pileatus Cuv. 
5. C. ochrocephaius (Gmel.) Le Vaill. Perr. t. 84. 87. 89.— , 12. C. erythrurus (Kuhl), Consp. Psitt. p. 77. 
Psittacus barbadensis Gmel.; P. decorus Herm. ; P. amazonicus I 13. C. Z)M/mneanM* (Kuhl), Consp. Psitt. p. 77., Le Vaill. Perr. 
Kuhl; P. ochrocephaius var. jS Gmel. PI. enl. 312. ; P. amazonicus ] t. 9I. 
Lath. PI. enl 120.; P. aurorus Gmel. PI. enl. 13.; P. guttatus 14. C. vinaceus (Pr. IVIax.) Reise, ii, p. I98., Azara ^o. 286. — 
Bodd. I Psittacus columbinus SpLv, Av. Bras. t. 27. 
6. C. amazonicus (Gmel.) PI. enl. 547-, Le Vaill. Perr. t. 110. j 15. C. havanensis {Lnh.) PI. enl. 360., Le Vaill. Perr. t. 122. — 
110 bis. — Pi-ittacus Acurou Shaw; P. aestivus Kuhl; P. luteus ' Psittacus cyanopis Vieill. 
Gmel.; P. luteolus Za<//. ; P, xanthops .S'jsj.r, Av. Bras. t.26. I6. C. augustus {\igot%), Proc. Z. S. 1836". p. 80. 
7. C.flavinuchus (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1843. p. 103., Voy. of I7. C. cyanogaster (Vieill.) N. Diet. Hist. Nat. xxv. 328. — 
Sulphur, Birds, pi. : Psittacus melachitaceus Spi.v, Av. Bras. t. 28. ; Type of Triclaria 
8. C. hyporhondriacus (Licht.) ! Wugl. {\830). 
PsiTTACLLA i^m.S'.* 
Bill large, ratlier compressed on the sides, with the culmeii much arched to tlie tip, which is prolonged 
and acute ; the lateral margins festooned ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and rounded. Wings reaching to 
the end of tlie tail and pointed, with the first and second quills nearly equal and longest. Tail short 
and even, with the ends of the feathers truncated or pointed. Tarsi very short, and covered with small 
scales. Toes long, with the lateral outer toes equal, and all covered with small scales. 
Various parts of America, Africa, Asia, and its archipelago, are the localities of these small birds. They are 
usually found in pairs or in small flocks, climbing among the upper branches of trees or shrubs, the fruits of which form 
their principal food ; and they are occasionally seen flying rapidly from one bough to another, and often hanging by 
means of their feet with the head downwards in search of fruits. While feeding, they keep up a continual kind of 
shrill whistling chirp, something like a large grasshopper or cricket. Some species are often seen walking about on 
the ground in quest of seeds of grass. When sleeping, they generally suspend themselves by one or both feet with 
their head downwards. The eggs are usually deposited in holes of trees, or in the deserted nests of other birds. They 
are generally four in number. 
1. P. pileata (Scop.) Temin. PI. col. 207. — Psittacus erythro- I 2. P. passerina (Linn.) Kuhl, Edwards's Birds, pi. 235., Spix 
cephalus Vieill.; P. mitratus Pr. Max. ; P. maitaca Spix, Av. j A v. Bras. t. 33. f. 1. 2. — Agapornis cyanopterus 5«,-a!«*. ; Psittacus 
Bras. t. 29. f. 1. t. 30. gregarius Spix, Av. Bras. t. 34. f. 2, 3, 4. ; P. cyanopterus Bodd. 
* This division was established by Brisson in I76O (Omitholoyie). It embraces Ayapornis of Mr. Selby (1836). 
