550 



GEEt-HEABED PARROT. 



Psittacus canas. P. viridis, capite collogue griseis, cauda fascid 

 nigra. 



Green Parrot> with grey head and neck, and black bar across tb^ 

 tail. 



Grey-Headed Parrakeet. Lath. syn. 



La Perrucbe a tete grise. Buff, ois. 



Petite Perruche de Madagascar. PI. Enl. 79 1./. 2. 



Size of a Common Sparrow: bill and legs pale: 

 tail-feathers pointed, as in the Black- Winged Par- 

 rot, though the tail, when closed, appears rounded. 

 Native of Madagascar. 



SAPPHIRE-CROWNED PARROT. 



Psittacus Galgulus. P. viridis^ uropygio pectoreque coccineis, ver-^ 



(ice cceruleo. Lin. Sysf. Nat. 

 Green Parrot, with red rump and breast, and blue crown. 

 Sapphire- Crowned Parrakeet. Ediv.pl. 293./. 2. 

 La Perruche a tete bleue. Buff, ois. 

 Petite Perruche de Perou. PL EnL IQO./. 2. 



VAR. 



Philippine Parrakeet. Lath. syn. 

 Perruche des Philippines. PI. Enl. 520. 

 Le Coulacissi. Buff. ois. 



A MOST elegant species ; size about a third less^^ 

 than the Guinea Parrot: bill and legs grey: in 

 some specimens, perhaps young birds or females, 

 the blue spot on the crown is wanting. Native of 

 the Philippine islands. 



