GUINEA SPARROW. 
feathers, that take up all the fore part of the 
head, or what may be termed the face. The 
eyes appear all black, having no coloured irides, 
as in most Parrots; and are surrounded with 
narrow spaces of bare skin, of a light ash- 
- colour. The hinder part of the head, neck, 
back, and upper sides of the wings, are of a 
fine green colour. The throat, breast, bellv, 
and covert-feaihers under the tail, are of a 
lighter green, and more inclining to yellow 
than the feathers of the upper side. The in- 
sider of the q^uills of the wings are of a dark 
ash-colour, as are their tips outwardly; thj 
lesser covert-feathers within the wing are 
black ; the ridge of the wing, about the joint, 
is blue. The rump is covered widi fine blue 
feathers. The covert-feathers on the upper 
side of the tail are green ; the two middle fea- 
, thers of the tail are also green : the remaining 
ten, live on each side, are lirst, near their 
bottoms, or roots, green ; then follows a 
Transverse bar, of a fine red or scarier colour ; 
after that, a narrower bar of black ; and lastly, 
the tips of the feathers are 2;reen. The covert- 
feathers of tlie fail, above and beneath, are so 
lo'icr, that the colours of the tail are not seen, 
unless 
