THE 



NONPAREIL PARROT. 



Generic Character. 



Bill hooked. Upper mandible moveable. 

 Nojlrils round ifli, placed in the bafe of the bill. 

 Tongue flefhy, broad, blunt at the end. 

 Legs fhort. Toes formed for climbing, viz. two 

 forward and two backward. 



Specific Character. 



LONG-TAILED VARIEGATED PARROT, 

 with head throat breaft and vent crimfon, 

 back black undulated with yellow- green, 

 blue wings and tail. 



The two middle tail-feathers are green 



This bird is a fpecies hitherto undefcribed ; having 

 been very lately brought from New Holland. To par- 

 ticularize the richnefs of its robe would be unnecefiary; 

 the figure accurately lhewing all its variegations of 

 colour. In fize and general form it is ftrongly allied to 

 the Pennantian Parrot. 



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