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GUINEA PARROT, 



Psittacus pullarius. P. viridis facie rubra, uropygio cceruleo, caudd 



fidva fascia nigra. 

 Green Parrot, with red face, blue rump, and orange-red tail 



crossed by a black bar. 

 Psittacus pullarius. P. hrachyurus viridis, fronte rubra, cauda 



fulva fascia nigra, orbitis cinereis. Lin, Si/st. Nat, 

 Little Red-Headed Parrakeet, or Guinea Sparrow. Edw, pi, 



237. Lath, syn. 

 Guinea Parrakeet. Nat. Misc. ml, l,pl.35. 

 La Perruche k tete rouge de Guinee. Buff, ois. 

 Petite Perruche male de Guinee. PL Enl. 60. 

 Var? Psitt: minor. Amer: versicolor. Seb, 2. t,40»f 1. 



A HIGHLY beautiful species: length about five 

 inches and a half : habit stout : bill orange ; legs 

 grey. Native of Guinea, where it is common. It 

 is remarkable for the gentleness of its disposition, 

 but, in general, cannot be taught to articulate. 

 There can be little doubt that the figure in Seba's 

 Thesaurus y vol. 2. pi. 40. f. 1. is intended for the 

 present species. What seems to have rendered 

 - this doubtful to BufFon is the declaration of Seba 

 relative to the distinct articulation and imitative 

 powers of the individual there described. 



