404 BANDED PARRAKEET. 



the work of BufFon, who has often described th^ 

 same species under different names, and under 

 different divisions in the tribe. Hence the neces- 

 sity of obtaining, if possible, such specimens as 

 have been taken in their truly natural or wild 

 state. 



BANDED PARRAKEET. 



Psittacus vittatus. P. viridis, suhtus olivaceo-Jia'Cescens, orbiiis 

 nudiSj f route fusco-purpureo, femoribus caudaque subtus rvfes- 

 centibus. 



Green Parrakeet, yellowish-olive beneath, with naked orbits, 



purple-brown front, reddish thighs, and tail reddisii beneath. 

 La Perruche Ara a bandeau rouge. LevailL pL I?. 



- General appearance much allied to that of the 

 immediately preceding, but of rather smaller size, 

 and of a more slender and elegant aspect : colour 

 green, with olive throat, the feathers of which are 

 edged with pale yellow : remainder of the under 

 parts pale olive, edged in a similar manner: thighs, 

 and under surface of the tail rufous : across the 

 forehead, immediately beyond the base of the up- 

 per mandible, a narrowish purple-brown bar, 

 slightly speckled with red: bill and legs pale. 

 Native of Brasil, and considered by Levaillant as 

 a species before undescribed. 



