A F P E N P I X. 
RED SHOULDERED PAROQJJET.. 
PsiTTACUs Discolor, 
TJittacus macrourus viridist redlricibm baJiferrugine'iSt.humeris fubtus fan^ 
guineis. 
Long tailed Green Parrot, with the tail feathers ferruginous towards the. 
bafe, the flioulders blood-red beneath.. 
This fpecies, which appears to be new, is of that fort 
generally termed Paroquets* It is about ten inches in 
length : the general colour of the bird a fine green : the 
outer edge of the wing, near the flioulders, blue: the 
edge of the fhouldcrs deep red; the under part the fame.. 
On the fides of the body a patch of red: round the beak a 
few red feathers : long feathers of the wings of a deep^ 
blackifli blue, edged fiighdy with yellow: tail deep ferru- 
ginous toward the bafe, each feather becoming blue at tha. 
tip : bill and feet pale browna. 
CYPRI 
