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PSITTACID^. 



Psittacus buccalis. Bechs. Nova Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. (Kuhl.) 

 p. x.Jl 26. — Perruche a joues grises. Le F'aill. Par. 67. 



Inhabits Cayenne. Size moderate : tail scarcely 

 shorter than the body, very acute: the chin and 

 space between the eyes and beak grey : the coverts 

 at the base of the primary quills long and blue : the 

 rest green, beneath yellowish. 



STIRPS v.— PSITTACULINA, Vigors. 

 GENUS CCXXI.-^PSITTACULA, Kuhl. PARRAKEET. 



Rostrum mediocre. 

 Fades plumata. 

 Corpoi^e minus. 

 Cauda corpore multo brevior, 

 rotundata, acuta. 



PSITTACULUS, Spix. 



Beah moderate. 



Face clothed with feathers. 



Body small. 



Tail much shorter than the 

 body, rounded, acute. 



The species of this genus are found throughout 

 the torrid zone. 



Sp. ] . Ps. passerinus. Spiw, Avium Nova Spec. p. 38. pL xxxiii. 



y. 1 . male ; J'. 2. young ; pi. xxxiv.J'. 2. female. 

 Psittacus passerinus. ShatVy v. viii. 556. — Psittacus Capensis. 

 Skaxvj V. viii. ^. 556. — Brazil. 



Sp. 2. Ps. St. Thomee. 



Pr. liEte viridis unicolor, regione rostrum maris cingentei flava, 



feminae viridi flavescente ; femina fronte flavicante viridu 

 Fine uniform green, with the region of the beak bounded by 



yellow in the male, by greenish-yellow in the female; the 



last with the forehead yellowish-green. 

 Psittacus St. Thomae. Nova Act. Acad, Nat. Car. (Kuhl.) v. x. 



p. 58. 



