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Loriance or Lories, found in Africa and Ask, and including some of the most intelligent of the 
family : the Plyctolophince or Cockatoos, natives of Asia, the Asiatic Islands, and Australia : and 
the Parrakeets, all small birds, some long-tailed and some short-tailed, and natives of various 
countries. 
THE MACROCERCINiE OR MACAWS. 
The Red and Blue Macaw, Psitta- 
cus macao — Ara rouge of the French — 
is one of the largest of the Parrot tribe, 
being two feet and eight inches long ; 
the head, neck, breast, belly, shanks, 
upper part of the back, and superior 
wing-coverts, a beautiful scarlet ; the 
lower part of the back and rump light 
blue ; other parts variegated with blue, 
yellow, green, and light brown. It is 
a native of Brazil and Guiana, and is 
genei-ally to be met with in pairs in 
swampy forests. Its beautiful plumage 
is its chief recommendation for the 
house, but it may be taught to utter a 
few words, to know its name, and to 
come at its master's call. It is, how- 
ever, awkward in its movements, and 
vicious in some of its habits. 
The Blue and Yellow Macaw, P, 
Ararauna — Ara bleu of BufFon — is the 
same length as the preceding, and is 
richly colored with green, blue, and 
yellow ; found in Brazil, Guiana, and 
some of the West Lidics. Its qualifi- 
cations as a cage-bird are similar to the 
preceding. 
The Great Green Macaw, P, niili- 
taris of Linnaeus, is two feet four inches 
long; general color grass-green; the 
rump blue ; very docile and talkative, 
obedient, faithful, and good-tempered; a 
BED AND ELtJE MAGAVf. scarcc spccics, fouud in South America. 
THE PSITTACINJi; OR TRUE PARROTS. 
The Blue-headed Parrot, P. cyanocephalus, eleven inches long ; finely colored with blue, 
yellow, green, and violet ; found in the East Indies ; is very beautiful, but cannot be taught to speak. 
The Amboina Parrot, P. Amhoinensis — called by the French VAurore — is sixteen inches 
long ; the head, nape of the neck, and all the lower parts of the body vermilion ; upper part of the 
body fine green ; a native of Amboina ; it is wild, shy, whistles shrilly, but does not learn to talk. 
The Purple Parrot, P. Pennanti, PlaUjcercus Pennanti of Gray — called Palm-Bird by deal- 
ers — size of a sparrow-hawk ; prevailing color red, though the ground color is black ; tail dark 
blue ; scarce ; very beautiful, but timid, and difficult to teach ; native of Australia. 
The Whiskered Parrot, P. himaculatus^ fourteen inches long ; ground color grass green ; 
beneath dark rose ; docile, talkative, and affectionate ; native of Austraha. 
The Common Gray Parrot or Ash-colored Parrot, P. erythacus] nine inches long ; nre- 
vailing color ash-gray ; tail scarlet, and short ; found in Guinea and vicinity. It is one of the 
most common and docile species ; it easily learns to speak and whistle, is fond of imitating the 
voices of children, and prefers to be taught by them. It has a great turn for imitation ; one of 
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