BLUE-CRESTED PARRAKEET. 



Psittacus pipifahs. P. viridiSy vertice suhcrhtato cwrnleo, gula ab* 



domineque medio ruhris. 

 Green Parrakeet, with slightly-crested blue crown, red throat, 



and red abdominal bar. 

 Psittacus pipilans. Lath, ind, orn, Psittacus porphyrocephalus. 



Nat Misc. pL 1 . 

 La Perrucbe fringillaire. LevailL pL 71. 



A MOST beautiful species: length about six 

 inches: feathers of the crown narrow and pointed : 

 tail short, but pretty strongly cuneated: bill and 

 legs orange-red. Native of the Sandwich islands. 



PHIGY PARRAKEET. 



Psittacus coccineus. P. vertice femoribusque violaceisj aUs caiida 



luniilaque cermcali viridibus. 

 Crimson Parrakeet, with violet crown and thighs, and gi^en 



wings, tail, and nuchal crescent. 

 La Perrucbe Pbigi. LevailL pi, 64. 



Allied in appearance to the Blue-crested Par- 

 rakeet, but seems a degree larger: bill reddish; 

 legs yellowish: described by Levaillant from % 

 specimen in the Paris Museum. 



