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Psittacus multicolor, Russ, Khl.. Tmm. 
Synonyms: Platycercus multicolor, Vges., Wgl., Fnsch.; 
Psephotus multicolor, Gld., Bp., Gr.; Euphema multicolor. German: 
Per vielfarbige Sittich. 
VERY beautiful, but most unsatisfactory bird is tbs Many-coloured 
Parrakeet : a glance at tke engraving will convince the reader 
of the correctness of the former assertion, and our word may be taken 
in confirmation of the second; for we are by no means alone in our 
opinions. “A glance at the illustration ”, writes Mr. Wiener, “will 
convince the reader that the Many-coloured Parrakeet is one of the 
most beautiful birds of his tribe. The female in my possession happens 
to have endured for years, but I feel sure that some day she will be 
so unreasonable as to die, without any palpable reason, as several of 
her mates did long ago.” 
“Lebhaft und anmutMg, ebenso liebenswurdig als prachtig”, writes 
Dr. Russ, “dock kommt es vor, das auch er plotzUch ohne ergrundbare 
TJrsache erkrankt und stirbt.” (As lively and charming, as it is desirable 
and beautiful, it nevertheless happens that it will suddenly and without 
accountable reason fall sick and die.” 
Another writer speaks of these birds as if he had found them hardy, 
but as he also says that the female is all but indistinguishable from 
the female Redrnmp ( Psittacus hcematonotus,) his experience of the 
species was probably limited. 
As Dr. Russ says, the male is a handsome fellow, the general colour 
of his plumage is rich emerald green, darker above than on the lower 
surface of the body, the forehead is yellow, the crown of his head 
deep crimson, the shoulders and the sides yellow, the flight feathers 
and the longest tail feathers deep greenish blue, the abdomen and 
the thighs blood red. 
