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HAVANNA PARROT. 



Psittacus Havanensis. P. viridisy subtus subviolaccuSj facie remi" 

 gvmque marginibus cceruleis, macula alari rubra^ crisso Jiavo» 



Green Parrot, subviolaceous beneath, with the face and edges of 

 the quill-feathers blue, red wing-spot, and yellow vent, 



Psittacus Havanensis. Havanna Parrot. Lath, 



Crik a face bleue. Buff. ois. 



Perroquet a face bleue. Lemill.pl, 122, 



Perroquet de la Havane. PL EnL 36o. 



Length from twelve to fifteen inches: whole 

 face considerably beyond the eyes, sky-blue : edges 

 of the larger quill-feathers deep blue : under parts 

 pale lilac undulated or edged with green : on the 

 wings a patch of red, as in the Amazon Parrot : 

 vent yellow: bill and legs horn-colour. Native 

 of Mexico, as well as of Cuba and some other 

 American islands. The specimen described by 

 BufFon was received from Havanna. This species, 

 according to Levaillant, may be numbered among 

 the most docile and intelligent of the whole Parrot 

 tribe, 



