ELUE'HEADED PARROT. 
Linnaeus and Gmelm ; and Latham has 
adopted the English name given to It by 
Edwards. 
BufFon, who calls it the Popinjay with a 
Blue Head and Throat,'* informs us that it is 
found in Guiana, though rare ; and it is, be- 
sides, as he says, Httle sought after, because it 
cannot be taught to speak. 
His. description, which is as follows, seems 
to have been taken from that of Edwards. 
The head, neck, throat, and breast, are 
of a fine blue, which receives a tinge of purple 
on the breast. The eyes are surrounded by a 
flesh-coloured membrane ; whereas, in all the 
other Parrots, this membrane is white. On 
each side of the head is a black spot. The 
back, belly, and the quills of the wings, are of 
a handsome green. The superior coverts of the 
wings are yellowish green. The lower coverts 
of the tail are of a fine red. The quills of the 
middle of the tail are entirely green : the lateral 
ones are of the same green colour ; but they 
have a blue spot, which extends the more, the 
nearer 
