BRASIUAN YELLOW PARHAKEET. 449 



Levaillant, an ! is of a jonquil yellow on the upper 

 parts, with orange front, cheeks, and sides of the 

 body; and the wings have more green and less blue 

 in them than those of the male : the same is also 

 the case with the tail, which is only slightly edged 

 and tipped with blue. The young or first year's 

 male is of a still paler yelloiV than the female, with 

 green wing-feathers, slightly tinged with blue, and 

 the tail the same. It is the state in which this 

 'Species is represented in the Planches Enluminees, 

 No. 5'25. 



The Solstitial Parrakeet is twice described by 

 Buffon, under different divisions of the genus ; 

 viz. first among the cuneated equal-tailed division, 

 under the name of Perruche jaune ; and again 

 under the unequal-tailed ^ under the name of Per- 

 ruche Ara Guarouba. 



VAR. ? 



BRASILIAN YELLOW PARRAKEET. 



Smaller than the common Parrakeet, measuring 

 about eleven inches : colour of the whole bird fine 

 yellow, except the greater quill-feathers, which are 

 green : bill and legs grey. Native of Brasil and 

 some other parts of South America. It is said to 

 be of a solitary nature, and is easily tamed, but 

 does not learn to articulate, being chiefly valued 

 on account of its colour and scarcity. The account 

 given by the Count de Buffon of his Guarouba ou 

 Perruche jaune can apply to no other than the 



