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FESTIVE PARROT. 
Psittacus feslivus . — Auctorum. 
PLATE IX. 
Psittacus festivus, Linn — Lath, §c Wagler, Mon. Psitt. 
in Ahhand. <§c. p 580. — Le Perroquet Taliua de Cay. 
Puff. PI. Enl. 480 — Perroquet Tavoua, Le Vaill. pi. 129. 
Festive Parrot, Lath. Syn. i. p. 298. 102. 
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We have illustrated the American group of Parrots 
by a figure of the Festive Parrot, which possesses all 
the typical characteristics of the genus. It is a native 
of South America, inhabiting Guiana, Cayenne, and 
the Brazils, particularly the banks of the river Ama- 
zons, and affects the forests, where it procures a con- 
stant supply of food in the various seeds and kernels of 
fruits. It is docile, and easily tamed, and, being of 
an imitative disposition, readily learns to pronounce 
words and sentences with great clearness and preci- 
sion. In size, it exceeds the common Amazons 
Parrot, measuring between 15 and 16 inches in ex- 
treme length. The bill is of a pale flesh colour, 
strong, and with the upper mandible distinctly tooth- 
ed. The nostrils are large and open, placed in the 
cere at the base of the bill. The narrow frontal 
