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Carolina Harrot, or •foNURE. 
JPsittacus Carolinensis , Russ. 
Synonyms: Conurus Carolinensis, Gr., Lss., etc.; 
Psittacus luteoca/pillus, Vll.; Psittacus ludovicianus, Yg.; Aratinga 
ludoviciana, Stph.; Sittace ludoviciana, Wgi.; 
Centurus Carolinensis, Adb.; Arara Carolinensis, Slb. et Jed. 
German . Der Karolina- Sittich. French : Perruche a tete aurore, Buefon. 
~^“0 Parrot inhabits so high a northern latitude as the subject of 
the present notice, whose place in the Psittacideean family has 
been a matter of much contention with authors, some of whom rank 
it with the Macaws, and others with the Conures; and probably no 
other member of the family, with the exception perhaps of the Grey 
Parrot and the Budgerigar, has occupied so much of the attention of 
writers, and can boast of so considerable a literature devoted exclu- 
sively to itself. 
Audubon and Wilson, among American ornithologists, have filled 
many pages of their works with descriptions of this well-known and, 
on the whole, popular bird; while Prince Ch. Buonaparte, Wagler and 
Sir William Jardine have by no means failed in paying it attention. 
Bechstein and Buffon, amongst many others, have given long accounts 
of this bird in their writings, not to forget the great Linnaeus, who 
calls it Psittacus ludovicianus. 
Jardine says: “In length it averages about fourteen inches; in extent 
of wings twenty-two inches; while the Eev. J. Wood alleges that “the 
total length of this species is twenty-one inches”— -a very considerable 
difference; the truth lying as nearly as possible midway between the 
two extremes. 
The appearance of the Carolina Conure is exceedingly pleasing, the 
rich emerald green of the upper plumage is relieved by the vividly 
orange red of the forehead and cheeks, while the rest of the head and 
neck are gamboge, and on the shoulder spots of orange red are inter- 
