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naliy reddifh, but inclining to alh-colour next the 
pupil. The eyes are furrounded with a bare 
fielh-coloured (kin ^ and the whole _ plumage is 
green, with a variety of fhades. inclining to other 
colours. 
This is a Weft Indian bird. 
PARROQirET, Red and Blue Headed j the 
Pfittacus Canicularis of Linnaeus. This bird has 
a very long tailj and the bill is angulated on the 
edges of the tipper chap. The eyes have yellow 
or orange-coloured irides, and are furrounded 
with a bare orange fl<;in; the forehead, from the 
bill to the middle of the crown, is red; but the 
hinder part is of a fine blue colour, which foftens 
into green; The quills of the wings, except a 
few next the back, are tipped with a pretty deep 
blue on their outer webs; but the in fides of the 
quills are of a dark afli-colour. The under-fide 
of the tail is of a dufl<y green hue; and all the 
other parts are green, except the legs and feet, 
which are of a whitifh afli-colour, inclining to a 
flefh. 
This fpecies is alfo a native of the Weft Indies, 
and is fometimes taught to pronounce a few words 
with a pretty diftindt articulation. 
Parroquet, Erowm-Throated ; the Pfitta- 
cus ^ruginofus of LinnfEUS« This Ipecies has 
an afh-coloured bill; and the noftrils are placed 
in a fliin of the fame colour at the bafe. The 
irides are of a yellowii'li hazel hue, furrounded 
with a bare afh-coloured flcin; and a darkifti blue 
bar crofies the middle of the crown of the head, 
and extends from eye to eye. The feathers on the 
forehead, the fides of the head beneath the eyes^ 
the throat, and the fore-fide of tlie neck, are en- 
tirely of a dufky brown colour; but the hinder 
part of the head and neck, the back, and the up- 
per fides of the v/ings and tail, are of a lively 
green. The tips of the greater quills are blue 
above, and dufl<y beneath; the ridges of the wings 
above the joints, and the inner coverts, are of a 
yellowifh green colour; the breaft, belly, thighs, 
and covert-feathers under the tail, are of a light 
yellowifh green ; and the legs and feet are of a 
pale brownilTi flefh-colour. 
This bird is found in the Weft India ifiands. 
Parroquet, Ring, Rose-Headed; the Pfit- 
tacus Alexandri of Linn?eus. This fpecies is ten 
inches long from the bill to the extremity of the 
tail, of v/hich the tail meafures upwards of one 
half; the upper mandible of the bill is hooked at 
the point, angulated on the fides, and of a buff 
colour; the lower mandible is of a dufi<y or black- 
ifh colour; and a narrow dulky flcin falls over the 
bafe of the upper part of the bill, in which the 
noftrils are placed. The fore-part of the head, 
and round the eyes, is of a reddifti rofe-colour, 
which on the back part of the head gradually be- 
comes blue. The feathers below the bill are 
black f)r the fpace of an inch; from which, on 
each fide, a black line extends backvv'ards, and 
furrounds the neck, dividing the head from the 
neck, which, with the upper wings, is v/holly 
green, but darker on the upper fide. On the up- 
per part of the wing fome of the fmaller covert- 
feathers are of a duj[l<;y red colour, forming a large 
fpot; the inner coverts of the wings are of a pale 
yellow green hue ; and the infides of the quills are 
dulky. Some of the exterior webs of the quills 
are of a lightifli yellow green colour; the tail is 
compofed of blue feathers, terminating in points, 
thofe in the middle being pretty long; and the 
legs, feet, and claws, are cinereous. 
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This curious and beautiful bird was brougtii 
from Bengal in the Eaft Indies. 
Parroquet, YELLOV\r-FACED ; the Pfittacus 
Pertinax of Linnaeus. The length of this bird is 
about nine inches and a half, of which the tail 
occupies fix. It is a very lively little creature, 
and is capable of being taught to fpeak. Tlie 
bill is of an afh-colour, remarkably hooked, and 
angulated or waved on the edges; and the fkin in 
which the noftrils are placed is of the fame colour. 
The irides are orange ; and there is a bare fpace of 
a whitifii (km encompafling the eye. The bafe of 
the bill, and the fides of the head about the eyes, 
are covered with yellow or orange- coloured fea- 
thers, redder next the bill, and of a lighter yellow 
the farther they are removed from it; the middle 
of the crown of the head, the hinder part of the 
neck, the back, wings, rump, and tail, are of a 
full grafs green colour, except the greater quills 
of the wings, and a few of that coverts, which 
are edged on their outer webs with blue. The 
fore-part of the neck, the breaft, belly, thighs^ 
and covert-feathers beneath the tail, are of a 
lighter and yellowifh green; the lower part of the 
belly is quite yellow; the inner fides of the quills, 
with the under-fide of the tail, are of a duflcy 
greenifh colour; and the legs and feet are afh- 
coloured. 
This fpecies is a native of the Weft Indies. 
Parroquet, Golden-Crowned ; the Pfitta- 
cus PafTerinus of Linnaeus. This bird has a 
black bill; and the upper mandible is hooked at 
the point, and angulated at the fides. The flcin 
at the bafe of the upper mandible is of a blueifh 
fiefli-colour, and in it the noftrils are placed 5 
round the eye there is a fkin of the fame colour, 
without feathers; the irides, and a plat of feathers 
from the upper part of the bill to the crown of 
the head, are of a bright orange-colour; ^nd the 
reft of the head, the neck, back, and upper fides 
of the wings and tail, are of a full darkifli green. 
The throat is of a yellowifh green colour, tinc- 
tured with a reddifh brown ; and the breaft, the 
belly, the fides under the wings, and the cov^err- 
feathers under the tail, are of a light yellowifh 
green hue. A few of the quills are externally 
blue ; and thofe on the firft row of covert-feathers, 
which fall on the blue quills, are alfo of the fame 
colour, forming a blue bar down the wings. The 
infides of the wings, and the under-fide of the tail, 
are of a pickled olive colour; and the legs and 
feet are of a reddifh flefh-colour. 
This fpecies, which is fuppofed to be a native 
of Brazil, is fomewhat larger than a blackbird ; 
and it's tail is about three inches and a half long, 
Parroquet, Least, Green and Blue. This 
Ipecies is only about three inches and a lialf in 
length; the bill, and 'the fkin at it's bafe, are of a 
gold colour; and the upper mandible is hooked, 
and waved on the edges. The fliin round the 
eyes, the legs, feet, and claws, are of a gold or 
orange-colour; and the entire conformation of 
the bill and feet evinces it to be perfeftly of the 
parrot kind. The head, neck, back, and whole 
under-fide, are of a full grafs green colour, ex- 
cept the firft row of the covert-feathefs above the 
quillsj whicli is of a fine deep blue. The exte- 
rior edges of the quills are of a light yellowifh 
green; and the lower part of the back, and co- 
vert-feathers of the upper part of the tail, are of a 
f!<y-blue colour. The infides of the wings are of 
a gfeenifli afli-colour, having a few fine blue fea- 
tlicrs blended with the leller coverts, round the 
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