larger than a sparrow. In their native places, some of 
them are eaten. Alexander the Great first brought Par- 
rots into Europe. 
The genus is divided into two sections, viz. i. Those 
species which have long wedge-shaped tails; and 2. Those 
that have short tails, with the feathers of equal length. 
MACAO. 
Pissitacus Macao. 
f Red, the quill-feathers blue above , 
red below ; the scapulars varied 
with green and blue ; the cheeks 
naked and wrinkled , 
This species belongs to the first section, and inhabits 
South America, It is as large as a common hen, and, its 
tail is two feet and a half long. It lives in palm woods, 
the fruit of which is its chief food. It breeds twice a 
year in hollows of trees, laying two eggs not larger than 
those of pigeons, but coloured like those of Partridges, 
The young ones are easily tamed, not so the older ones. 
GREAT WHITE COCKATOO. 
Psittacus Cristatus. — White with a folding yellow crest.. 
This and the following species belong to the second 
section, and inhabit the .Molucca islands. It can erect of 
