Birds XL Fill. Voh iy Nöt ß 



PARROTS OF DIFFERENT RINDS. 



e have already feen In the i0b> and 17t 1 -»- Num- 

 bers of the fit ft Volume of our Picture - Gallery 

 a variety of fpecies of the beautiful Parrot -race. 

 We are here made acquainted with Xome other 

 forts. 



Fig. pl. The blue and yellow Maccaw. 

 (Pfittacus Ararauna.) 



This large and beautiful Parrot inhabits molt 

 parts of South- America ; it attains the height of 

 two feet feven inches and an half. Its head, back, 

 wings and tail are of a beautiful fhining axure; 

 the breaft and belly are yellow. Its large back is 

 black, as are its legs.. 



Fig. 2. The Ban li in 11 Caca Loo. 

 (Pßtt. magnificus.) 



A bird of a very remarkable appearance which, 

 the famous English JNaturaUft Sir Jofeph Banks 

 fuit brought from New - Holland into Europe- 

 The ground-colour of its plumage is black. Bushy 

 feathers furround its fhort beak which is of an 

 olive yellow colour. Thefe feathers as well as the 

 tipper part of the wings are fpotted with yellow ; 

 broad crimfon ftripes run acrofs its tail , which, is 

 iiiapd like a fan. 



Fig. 3. The great red crelted Caca too, 



(Pßtt. Moluccenfis.) 

 inhabits the Molucca islands, is 17 inches long, 

 entirely white , except the large crelt at the 



back of its head , the lower part of which, 

 is red. 



Fig. 4. The Amboina Parrot, 

 (Pßtt. Amboinenfis.) 

 attains the fixe of 15 inches. Its head, neck and 

 belly are deep red, the wings bluish green, the 

 back and tail of a beautiful blue. It is met with 

 in Ambo ina. 



Fig. 5, The Alexandrine Parrakect, 



(Pfittacus ^llexïindrï.) 

 lives in Africa and Afia, and is of the fize of tbe 

 lalt number. Alexander the great is laid to have 

 brought -this bird with him from bis Indian Ex- 

 pedition, and hence is deriv'd its name. Its plu- 

 mage is chiefly light green, the throat black. A 

 xofe - colourM ring lurrounds its neck. 



Fig. 6. The horned Parrot. 

 (Pßtt. cornutus.) 



The beautiful horned Parrot inhabits New- 

 Caledonia, and is of the fize èf a Turtle Dove. 

 On the crown of its head, which is cj imfon , are 

 two long dark colourM feathers with red points 

 «f the length of an inch and an half. They re- 

 ferable horns, whence it derives its name. A vei- 

 low ring fm rounds its neck. The reft of its plu- 

 mage is green, of different fhades. 



