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PENNANTIAN PARRAKEEt, 



Psittacus Pennantii. P. coccineus^ gula alis caudaque cceruleiSf 



dorso nigro variato. 

 Scarlet Parrakeet, with blue throat, wings, and tail, and back 



varied with black. 

 Psittacus Pennantii. P. macr. coccineus, dorso aiitico nigra coC' 



dneo undulato, laterihus corporis gulvtque cceruleis, remigihus 



intvs macula alba. Lath. ind. orn. 



f!^"^^"'- } Nat, Misc. pi .53. 

 Splendid Parrot. J ^ 



Pennantian Parrot. Whitens Journ. pi. p. 174. Lath, syn, suppl. 

 Beautiful Lory. Lath. syn. 



La Perruche a large queue. Levaill, pi. 78. 79» 80* 



A SPECIES of great elegance, both in shape and 

 plumage : length about fifteen or sixteen inches : 

 bill horn-colour: head, neck, back, rump, and 

 ^hole under parts from the throat, fine scarlet, 

 every feather on the back being black in the mid- 

 dle, so as to appear deeply edged with scarlet : the 

 scapular-feathers are also of similar appearance : 

 throat fine blue : wings and tail the same, with a 

 much paler and brighter gloss on the coverts or 

 shoulder-parts : inner bend of the wing on each 

 side the back black : tips of the larger quill-feathers 

 black or dusky: side-feathers of the tail pale or 

 whitish towards the tips 3 the two middle feathers 

 deep blue : legs black. Native of New Holland. 

 The female is said to be olive-green on the back, 

 spotted in the same manner as in the male, and 

 the tail dark blue, edged or fringed with ches- 

 nut colour. 



