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hinge or ioint of the wings ; and the tall is "green, 
bright above, and fainter on the under fide. 
We have received nh certain intelligence from 
whence this bird Was brought. Itwasfirft defcribed 
by Edwards, who acknowledges himfelf at a lofs 
As to this particular. 
Parroquet , Little Red-Winged ; the Pfit- 
- tacus of Linnseus. This fpecies is about eight 
inches long, including the tail, which meafures 
nearly four. The bill is of a light flefh-colour; 
the i rides are of a very dark hazel-colour, ap- 
proaching to black; and the eye is placed in a 
J)lat of bare fkin of a whitifli colour. Imme- 
diately beneath the bill there is a fine fpot of 
fcarlet plumage; but the remainder of the head, 
and the neck, are of a full grafs green hue; as are 
iikewife the back, rump, and tail. The greater 
quills are dark green; and the covert-feathers of 
the wings are reddifh, except the fmaller feathers 
round the ridges of the wings, which are green. 
The breaft, belly, thighs, and covert-feathers be- 
neath the tail, are of a lighter green, more inclined 
to yellow than thofe on the upper fide of the 
body; the legs and feet are of a light flefh-co- 
lour; and the toes are difpofed as is ufual in other 
parrots. 
This elegant bird is a native of the Oriental 
climates. 
Parroquet, Little Pi.ED-HEADED, or Gui- 
NEA Sparrow; the Pfittacus Pullarius of Lin- 
hasusi This bird is about five inches long; the 
tail is fhort, and compofed of feathers of an equal 
length; the bill is orange-coloured, and hooked 
at the point of the upper mandible; but there are 
no angles at the edges. The noftrils are fituated 
between the feathers of the forehead and the bill, 
which is entirely furrounded with bright red or 
Icarlet feathers, that occupy all the fore-head; the 
eyes are wholly black, furrounded with narrow 
fpaces of bare flcin of a light afh colour ; the hinder 
part of the head, the neck, back, and upper fides 
of the wings, are of a beautiful green hue; and the 
throat, breaft, belly, and covert-feathers under 
the tail, are of a lighter green, with a yellowilh 
caft. The infides of the quills of the wings are 
of a dark cinereous colour, as are the exterior 
tips; the lefier covert-feathers within-fide the 
wings are black; and the ridge of the wing above 
the joint is blue. The covert-feathers on the upper 
fide of the tail are green ; and the rump is covered 
with, fine blue feathers. The two middle feathers 
of the tail are green; and the remainder are green 
near the roots or bottoms, which are fucceeded 
by a tranfverfe bar of fcarlet ; after that, a bar of 
black crofTes the whole; and, laft of all, the tips 
of the feathers are green. The covert-feathers 
of the fail, above and beneath, are fo long, that 
the colours of the tail are not wholly , perceptible 
unlcfs a little fpread; and the legs, feet, and claws, 
are of a dufl<:y colour. 
This beautiful bird is a native of Guinea, and 
pretty frequently imported into this country. 
Parroquet, Ring; the Pfittacus Alexandri of 
Linnfeus. The bill ofthis fpecies is entirely red ; 
the irides are orange-coloured; and a flefh-coloured 
flcin encompafifes the eyes. The top and fides of 
the head are green. A black line proceeds from 
the lower mandible of the bill a little way down- 
wards; then parting into two lines, which turn 
backward on the fides of the neck, forms a black 
collar, almoft uniting behind: on the hinder part 
of the neck, above this black ring, theplum.ige h 
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blue; and under the black line pafies a bar of red 
feathers. The quills, and covert-feathers nexr 
above them within-fide the wings, are moufe-co- 
loUred; the leder coverts are of a light blueifii 
green hue ; and on the lefier coverts wichout-fide 
the wings there is a beautiful red fpot. The body, 
both above and beneath, is green, though fome- 
what lighter on the under fide; the back and up- 
per fides of the wings being darker, and of a bluer 
green. The upper fide of the tail is of a blueifii 
green colour, the under fide being of a dufl<:y yel- 
low or olive: the middle feathers rneafure thirteen 
inches; but they gradually fiiorten towards the 
fides. 
Parroquet, Blue-Headed. This bird Is 
very probably the female of the preceding: it's 
head is of a finefky-blue colour; in other refpefts 
it generally agrees with the Ring Parroquet, being 
wholly green ; but where that has a red fpot on the 
wing, this has a yellow one: the upper fide of the 
tail is alfo more blue; and the edges of the greater 
quills incline to blue. 
This bird, and the Ring Parroquet, were both 
imported from the Eaft Indies. The firft, accord- 
ing to Willughby, is the Pfittacus of the ancients ; 
and the only one known in Europe from the age 
of Alexander the Great to tliat of Nero. 
Parroquet, Sapphire-Crowned ; the Pfitta- 
cus Galgulus of Linnreus. The bill of this bird, 
and the fkin which covers it's bafis, are black ; and 
the edges of the upper mandible are angulatcd. 
A fmall fpace of bare flcin furrounds the eyes; 
the head and neck are green; and on the crown 
of the head there is a round fpot of a fine blue or 
fapphire colour. On the lower part of the neck 
behind there is an orange-coloured crefcent, di- 
viding the neck from the back, which is green; 
and the wings, breaft, belly, thighs, covert-fea- 
thers under the tail, and the tail itfelf, are alfo 
green. The quills are dufky at their tips both 
within and without; the inner webs of the quills 
are of a fky blue colour; and the covert-feathers 
of the wings within are of a light green. The 
throat is of a lively red colour; as are Iikewife the 
rump and the covert-feathers of the tail. The 
legs and feet are of a black or duficy colour; and 
the tail is compofed of twelve feathers of equal 
lengths, which are almoft concealed by the red 
coverts. 
This fpecies is a native of the ifiand of Su- 
matra ; and is one of the leaft and mofl elegant 
birds of the parrot kind in the world. 
Parroquet, Golden-Winged ; the Pfittacus 
Chryfoptrlus of Linnfeus. This bird has awhit- 
ifli bill; of which colour likev/Ife is the (kia 
furrounding the eye. The plumage, except fome 
feathers on the wings, is wholly green, lighter on 
the under-fide, and darker on the back, as is ob- 
fervable in all birds of the parrot kind. A few 
of the middle quills of the wings are of a fine 
golden or yellow colour, as are part of the firft 
row of coverts immediately above thofe quills ; 
and a few of the quills on each fide of the golden 
ones have their exterior webs of a fine dark blue 
colour. The tips of the greater quills aredufl-cy; 
the infides of the quills are dark blue; and the 
legs, feet, and claws, are of a light flefli-colour. 
This bird is a native of the Eaft Indies; and 
was firft figured and defcribed by Edwards from 
a living fubjed". 
PARROT. An Englifii appellation expreffing 
the whole pfittacus kind in general; but in a more 
limited 
