dut^resne's parrot. 



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inner webs, as in the Amazon Parrots: the bill is 

 dusky or blackish, with the upper mandible yel- 

 lowish on each side towards the base; the legs 

 and feet deep cinereous, and the irides of the eyes 

 yellow. 



The Mealy Parrot is a native of South Ame- 

 rica, and particularly of Cayenne, and, when in 

 a young state, is often mistaken for the Amazon 

 Parrot in its incomplete plumage, or before it has 

 arrived at its full colours. In a domestic state it 

 is much esteemed for its size and singularity of 

 appearance, as well as for its mildness and docility 

 of disposition. 



dufresne's parrot. 



Psittacus Dufresniaiius. P. viridis, gems colloque antico subvio- 



laceis, fascia front ali maculaque alari aurantiis. 

 Green Parrot, with subviolaceous cheeks and fore-neck, and 



orange frontal band and wing-patch. 

 Le Perroquet Dufresne. Levaill.pl.gi. 



This is considered by Monsr. Levaillant as a 

 new and extremely rare species. Its size is nearly 

 equal to that of the Mealy Parrot, and its colour 

 a deep or full green: immediately above the base 

 of the upper mandible, from eye to eye, runs an 

 orange-yellow bar: the cheeks and sides of the 

 neck are tinged with blue : the ridge of the wings, 

 and the outside edges and tips of the larger quili- 

 featbers are deep-blue; the inner webs of the lat- 



