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EMERALD PARRAKEET. 



The variety, described as a distinct species by 

 Dr. Latham, under the name of Scaly -Breasted 

 Parrakeet^ seems to differ chiefly in having the 

 head itself, as well as the fore-part of the neck and 

 breast coloured as in the first-described kind, and 

 in having the lower part of the back and rump, 

 and the middle of the belly blood-red. 



This species is a native of Caj^enne, and is con- 

 sidered by Buffon as a very rare Parrakeet. It is 

 however^ according to Monsr. Levaillant, very com- 

 mon throughout all Guiana. 



EMERALD PARRAKEET. 



■m 



Psittacus sraaragdinus. P. viridis, ahdomine subviolaceu, crisso 



caudaque rubro-purpureis. 

 Green Parrakeet, with subviolaceous abdomen, and purple-red 



vent-feathers and tail. 

 Psittacus smaragdinus. P. macroprus mrid's nitens, ahdomine 



postico caudaque ferrugineo-castaneis. Lath, ind, orn, 

 Perrucbe em< raude. Buff. ois. Levaill, pi. 2\ . 

 Perruche des terres Magellaniques. Fi. EuL 85, 

 Emerald Parrot. Lath. syn. 



Length rather more than thirteen inches: colour 

 fine glossy green, the belly tinged with violet, and 

 the vent-feathers and tail dosky-red or purple, 

 darker beneath : the feathers on the whole bird 

 have narrow dusky edges, as in many of the Parrot 

 tribe, gH'ing a scaled appearance to the plumage: 

 bill and legs black. Natjve, according to report, 

 of the Magellanic regions 3 but Bullon is not vyiil- 



