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frequently seen in this country ; in a wild state it is spread 
over the whole southern part of the continent of America ; 
it is also found in the West Indies. It is a noisy bird, 
constantly either screaming* or talking', whistling*/ crowing-, 
or chattering', or imitating- some discordant sound ; by no 
means delicate in its constitution, nor nice in its choice of 
food ; its predominant colour is yellowish g-reen, here and 
there ornamented with bright yellow and red ; its whole 
length is about that of a blackbird, but of this the tail 
occupies more than half. 
THE PAVOUANE PAIIRAKEET 
Is an inhabitant of Guinea, Cayenne, and the Carribbee 
I Islands ; it is about the size of a missel tliiuish, and has a 
tail six inches or more long-, the two centre feathers exceeding 
the rest in length by one-half ; green and yellow are its 
chief colours, the former greatly predominating ; the latter 
deepening into orange on the larger wing-coverts, and 
flushing into scarlet on the smaller ones y the beak is 
whitish, or ashy gray, as is the cere ; the feet also are gray, 
but darker; there are some red spots on the cheek, which 
do not appear until the bird is upwards of four years old. 
This species may often be purchased of the dealers ; it has 
great imitative powers, and, like the last, is not at all 
delicate. 
THE RED AND BLUE HEADED PARRAKEET. 
This bird is a native of South America, and generally 
comes to us from Germany ; it is about ten inches long, 
with a tail half that length; the forehead is a brilliant 
scarlet, and the vertex a bright blue, which flows down the 
neck and mingles with the grass-green of the whole upper 
part of the body, the under side of which has a golden 
tinge; the outer margins of the pinion feathers are blue, 
the tail dark green ; the beak, cere, and feet are ashy gray, 
and the circle round the eyes orange. It is a handsome 
bird, but not a good talker ; it is not difiicult to obtain. 
THE CARDINAL PARRAKEET. 
This is an East Indian bird, chiefly valued on account of 
its beautiful plumage, being timid and shy, and difficult 
