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black streak: the legs are dusky. It is supposed 

 to be a native of Amboina, and is considered as a 

 very rare species. 



FESTIVE PARROT. 



Psittacus festivus. P. brachyurus viridis, front e purpurascente, su- 

 perdliis gulaque ccerukis, dor so sanguineo, Lin. Si/st. Nat, 



Oreen Parrot, with purplish forehead, blue brows md throat, 

 and red back, 'ilhr -^ 



Tavoua ou Tahue. Buff', ois. 



Perroquet Tahu6 de Cayenne. PL Enl 840. 



Le Perroquet Tavoua. Levaill.pl. 129. 



Festive Parrot. Lath, syn. 



Size of the Amazon Parrot: colour deep green: 

 over the base of the upper mandible from eye to 

 eye a very deep crimson bar : crown of the head, 

 brows, and cheeks tinged with blue, and on the 

 throat a deep-blue spot : larger wing-feathers edged 

 xind tipped with deep-blue : lower part of the 

 back, or rump scarlet: bill and legs black: irides 

 orange. Native of Guiana. It is said by BufFon 

 to be of an active and lively nature, and to articu- 

 kte even more clearly than the Common Grey or 

 Guinea Parrot, but to be of a capricious and ma- 

 lignant disposition. It is observed by Levaillant 

 that this species is not often seen in a living state 

 in Europe: one which he observed in a state of 

 domesticity was variegated with red on the green 

 part of the plumage, and the red on the back had 

 extended itself almost to the shoulders. This 

 change began about the fifth year of its captivity, 



