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ELLOW-pjJMPED 
fgARRAKEET, 
OR 
ROADTAIL. 
Psittacus flaveolus, Russ. 
Synonym: Platycercus flaveolus, Gld., Fnsch., etc. 
German: Per strohgelbe Sittich. 
rpHE Yello w-rumpe d Parrakeet is a native of New South Wales, 
-L occurring in considerable numbers on the banks of the rivers 
Lachlan and Darling, but seldom imported into this country, and still 
less frequently seen on the continent, where it commands a high 
price, from ninety to one hundred and twenty marks, according to 
Dr. Russ. 
The forehead is crimson, and the cheeks light blue, the crown of 
the head, back of the neck, rump and upper tail coverts, as well as 
all the under surface of the body pale yellow. The upper part of the 
breast is slightly tinged with red; the feathers of the back are black 
in the centre, and pale yellow on their outer edges; the middle of the 
wing is pale blue, the spurious wing and the outer web of the basal 
portion of the primaries are deep violet blue, the remainder of the 
primaries dark brown; the two central tail feathers are tinted with 
green at the base, passing into blue towards the tips, the remaining 
tail feathers have the basal portion of the outer webs deep blue, passing 
into very pale blue towards their tips, the inner webs are brown, and 
the extreme tips white; the bill is light horn colour, and the legs and 
feet dark brown. 
The sexes are alike, but the colours of the female are much less 
brilliant than those of her mate: in size this bird about equals the 
Rosella, being, if anything, a trifle larger. It is exceedingly rare in 
this country, and when imported is sold at a very high price, £5 or 
£6 for the pair, which, considering the frequency with which it occurs 
