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yellow on the sides came forwards so as almost to 

 form a crescent across the breast. It should be 

 added that the tail in this beautiful species is most 

 strongly arrow-shaped or pointed, the two middle 

 feathers extending far beyond the rest. 



SIJSfCIALO PARRAKEET. 



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Psittacus Sincialo. P. viridis, humeris subfiaventibus, cauda longa 

 apicibus cxruleis, mandihula superiore orbitis pedibusque incar- 

 natis. 



Green Parrakeet, with subflavescent shoulders, long tail with 

 blue tips, and ilesh-coloured upper mandible, orbits, and legs. 

 Psittacus rufirostris. Lin. 



Long-tailed green Parrakeet. Edw. pi, 1^5, Lath, 

 Le Sincialo. Buff, ois, Levaill, pi, 42. 



This, says J?ldrovandus, is of equal length with 

 the Ring Parrakeet, but smaller bodied, being 

 not bigger than a Thrush : the bill is red, espe- 

 cially on the upper part, the edges and tip being 

 blackish: the irides red or saffron-coloured: the 

 rest of the bird of a pleasant grass-green colour, 

 but the belly paler, and the quill-feathers deeper : 

 the tail narrow, ending almost in a point, and near 

 nine inches in length : the feet and legs differ from 

 other Parrots in colour, being reddish or tlesh- 

 coloured : it is found in the American island His- 

 paniola, (St. Domingo, ) where it is called Scincialo, 

 The Italians, adds Aldrovandus, from its small 

 size, name it Perochino, and the French Perroquet. 



According to Dr. Latham the length of this bird 



