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MUSTACHOE PARRAKEET. 



Psittacus mystaceus. P. viridis, vertice cam, fascia frontali ma- 

 culaque utrinque postmandihulari nigris, pectore roseo. 



Green Parrakeet, with grey crown, black frontal bar, black spot 

 behind each side the bill, and rose-coloured breast. 



Psittacus Pondicerianus. Mustachoe Parrakeet. Lalh. 



Perruche a moustaches. Buff. ois. 



La Perruche a poitrine rose. Levaill.pl. 31. 



Bracelet Parrakeet ? ^to. 2. jt?/. 18. 



This Species seems to have been first described 

 bj the Count de BufFon, and is a native of India. 

 Its length varies from twelve to fifteen inches : the 

 colour of the plumage dark green above, but the 

 smaller wing- coverts yellow, and the larger edged 

 with that colour : the head grey, with a narrow 

 black band across the forehead, from eye to eye 

 immediately above the base of the upper man- 

 dible, while from each corner of the lower man- 

 dible springs a black streak, widening, as it passes 

 backwards, into the appearance of a rounded 

 whisker, and giving the bird a very singular aspect 

 when viewed in front : the throat is white, the 

 breast and belly pale rose or blossom-colour, and 

 the larger wing-feathers and tail blueish ; the tail 

 straw coloured beneath, the two middle feathers 

 considerably exceeding the rest in length. A bird 

 of this species which I examined, appeared to be 

 of a gentle disposition, but by no means lively, and 

 was remarkable for being best pleased when placed 



