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known, and their variety fo great, there was 
fcarcely one kind of them known among the an- 
cients. The green parroquet, with a red neck, 
was the firfb of this fort imported into Europe, 
and the only one that was known in antiquity 
from the time of Alexander the Great to the age 
of Nero. This vyas brought over from India; 
and, v/hen the Romans became curious in finding 
out new and \mheard-of luxuries, they found 
others in Gaganda, an ifland of Ethiopia, wiiich 
they confidered as a difcovery of the greatefb im- 
portance. 
Though Parrots are ufually fubjeft to the fame 
diforders with other birds, and fome peculiar to 
their kind, they are generally long-lived ; and, if 
properly attended, will live from twenty-five to 
thirty years. 
Condamine obferves, that the Americans on 
the banks of the River Oyapoc poffefs the art of 
ingrafting feathers of different colours in the Par- 
rot. Tne foUov/ino; are fome of the moft elegant 
and curious fpecies. 
Parrot, Black; the Pfittacus Niger of Lin- 
nsEus. This bird is about the fize of a tame pi- 
geon: the bill is fiiort, and thick at the bafe; the 
upper mandible is covered v/ith a bare flcin at the 
bafe, in which the noftrils are placed ; both the bill 
and the cere are white, or light yellow; the irides 
are dark ; and round them there is a fpace of bare 
v/hite flvin. The head, and the v/hole body, both 
upper and under fide, are of a black or dull blue- 
ifli colour; the upper fides of the wings arc lighter; 
and among the quill-feathers of each v/ing there 
are three or four white feathers. The tail is pretty 
long; and the legs, which are fliort, are covered 
with a rough fcaly {km of a dirty flefh-colour. 
This bird-v/as imported from Madagafcar, and 
firft defer ibed by Edwards. 
Parrot, Brazilian Green; the Pfittacus 
Brazilienfis of Linnseus, This fpecies has a 
flefli- coloured bill, with aduficy cere; and a wave 
on the edge of the upper mandible on each fide, 
but no direft angle. The fore-part of the head, 
quite round the bill, is of a fine red or fcarlet co- 
lour; and the eyes, which are dark, are furrounded 
with a bare fi:in of a light a(h-colour. The top 
of the head is of a yellov/ifh green hue ; the hinder 
part of the neck and the back are of a darker 
green; the under-fide of the body is of a light 
green inclining to yellow; the coverts beneath 
the tail are yellow; the prim.e quills of the wings 
are dufi<y; the iniddle quills have blue outer webs ; 
the remainder of the quills next to the rump are 
green, v/ith yellow borders ; the firft and fecond 
rows of covert-feathers above the quills are alfo of 
a dark green, with yellow edges ; the lefier coverts 
of the wings are of a lighter green colour; and 
tiiC ridge of the wing about the joint is yellow, 
intermixed v/it'i a few red feathers. The green 
feathers on the hinder part of the neck and back 
are edged with dull purple ; the rump, and covert- 
feathers on the upper fide of the tail, are green; 
the middle feathers of the tail are alfo green ; next 
to them fucceed red ones; and the outer feather 
on each fide has a blue exterior web. The infide 
of the tail appears red, the inner webs of all the 
feathers being red; but the tips of all the tail- 
feathers, both within and without, are of a fine 
yellow colour. 
Parrot, Great Green; the Pfittacus ^^Iftivus 
of Linnffius. This bird is equal, or rather fupe- 
rior in magnitude to the largeft tame pigeon : the 
bill is whidfhi and on each fide of the upper man- 
dible there is a remarkable angle. The eyes are 
furrounded with gold-coloured circles, beyond 
which there is a bare flefli-coloured fl;in ; the fore- 
part of the head, as far back as the eyes, is of a 
blue c6lour; the remainder of the head is of a fine 
yellow, with an admixture of red; and the neck 
entirciv round, as well as the back, are green. 
The greater or exterior quills of the v^/ings are 
dufky at their tips, and greenifii at their bottoms; 
the next fucceeding are of a fine blue colour at 
their tips, and fcarlet at their bottom.s ; the inner- 
iriofl: falling over the rump are green, wdth yellov/ 
edges; the covert-feathers next above the quills 
are wholly green ; the lelTer coverts are of a golden 
colour; and in the flcin that connects the joint of 
the wing there are fome red feathers, intermixed 
Vv'ith the yellow coverts. The breaft and belly 
are of a light blueifli green colour, the feathers 
being fringed with a duflcy hue; the thighs, the 
lower belly, and the coverts tinder the tail, are 
yellow; the rump is covered with green fea- 
thers tipped v/lth yellov/; the coverts of the upper 
fide of the tail are green ; the upper fide of the 
tail is alfo green, the edges of the feathers be- 
ing a little yellov/iOi; the exterior webs of the 
outfide feathers are blue; the infide of the tail 
appears partly red ; the tips within are of a 
dufl^cy green colour; the legs and feet are covered 
with dufky brown fcales; and the claws are 
black ifh. 
Thefe birds are pretty common in LiOndon; 
they vary fomething from each other, though ap- 
parently of the fame fpecies ; the yellow colour 
prevailing more or lefs in different birds. 
Parrot, Asm-Coloured and Red; the Pfit- 
tacus Erithacus of Linnaeus. This bird is about 
the fize of a tamie pigeon : the bill is of a blackilh 
colour, hooked, and angulated; the noftrils are 
placed pretty near together, in a white fkin, 
covering part of the bill above; and the fides of 
the Iiead are covered with a bare whitifli f!<;in, 
which joins to the bill forwards. The eyes are 
fmall; and the irides are yellow. The plumage 
of the whole bird, except the tail, is a mixture of 
afh-colour and red; but the fliades are darker on 
the greater feathers of the wings than in other 
parts. The tail is entirely red, the feathers being 
fhort, and of equal length; and the legs and feet 
are covered v/ith a rough fcaly fl^in of a dark afli- 
colour. 
The common afli-coloured Parrot exacliy re- 
fembles this bird, except that the plumage in the 
former, all over t'le body, is afh-coloured, lighter 
on the rump and belly, and darker on the greater 
feathers of the v/ings. 
This fpecies is found in m.any parts of Africa; 
particularly in Guinea, from whence many of them 
are brought to England. 
Parrot, Lesser Green ; the Pfittacus Au- 
tumnalis of Linnaeus. This bird is fomewhat 
lefs than the domeftic pigeon : the bill is whitifh ; 
the upper mandible has a wave or angle on each 
fide of it's edges; and a whitifh cere, in which the 
noftrils are placed. The circles round tlie eyes 
are of a bright gold colour; beyond which there 
is a bare white Ikin. The forehead, as far as the 
eyes, is covered v/ith fcarlet feathers; and die 
hinder part of the crown is invefted with blue fea- 
thers. From the bafe of the lov/er mandible, on 
each fide of the head, there is a roundifh orange- 
coloured fpot, extending beneath each eve ; the 
remainder of the head, the throat, and neck, are 
green; the hinder part of the neck, the back, 
rump. 
