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BLACK-WINGED PARRAK^ET* 



Psittacus melanopterus. P. thalassinus, dorso alkque nigris, re* 

 migibus secundariis Jlavis apice ccerukis, cauda purpurea fascia 

 nigra. 



Sea-green Parrot, with black wings; the secondary quill-feathers^ 

 yellow with blue tips; the tail lilac-coloured, crossed by a 

 black bar. . 



Psittacus melanopterus. Black- winged Parrakeet. Lath. Nail 



Misc, 4. 132. Brown Ill.pl. 8. 

 Perruche a ailes varices. Buff. ois. 

 Petite Perruche de Batavia. PI. Enl. 791. f. I. 

 La Perruche Javane. Levaill. pi. 6g. 



A BEAUTIFUL species: size smaller than that of 

 the immediately preceding: forehead and back of 

 the neck slightly tinged with yellow: tail-feathefK 

 pointed, and of a beautiful blueish purple or lilac- 

 colour, crossed near the tip by a black bar: bilt 

 pale; legs brown. Native of Java. 



