General Zoology Volume 8, PT. 2; Or Systematic Natural History (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 Excerpt: ...spot, and forming a yellow bar when the wings are spread: forehead as far as the eyes red: tail strongly cuneated, and consisting of sharp-pointed feathers of the finest jonquil yellow, crossed by very numerous arrow-shaped black bars, the forks pointing downwards; the two middle feathers green, with numerous paler bars of the same shape: bill and legs horn-coloured; the structure of the feet remarkable, the toes being of a more slender and lengthened shape than in the rest of the Parrot tribe, and the exterior hind-claw remarkably long. In its habits also this bird departs from the rest of ifu..lmi'i Jjnutrn, Publish, 1 by C..KrnrsU.v, Flirt Strut, A thr rthrr frvprirtrrs. BROWN-THROATED PARRAKEET. 455 the genus, being hardly ever observed to perch on trees, but to remain on the ground in sedgy places, or among long grass, and running in the manner of a Rail. Native of New Holland. RED-AND-BLUE-HEADliD PARRAKEET. Psittacus canicularis. P. viridis, sublux sul/lavescens, fronte rubra, vertice cceruleo, orbitis nudis aurantiis. Green Parrakeet, yellowish-green beneath, with red forehead, blue crown, and naked orange-coloured orbits. Psittacus canicularis. Lin. Lath. Red-and-Blue-Headed Parrakeet. Edw. pi. 176. Buff-fronted Parrakeet. Lath. syn. First described by Edwards: size of a Thrush: length about ten inches: larger quill-feathers tipped with blue: tail strongly cuneated: bill pale grey; legs dull flesh-colour. Native of South America. BROWN-THROATED PARRAKEET. Psittacus seruginosus. P. viridis, vertice remigibusque primoribus ccerukis, genis gulaquefusco-cinereis. Green Parrakeet, with blue crown and larger quill-feathers, and grey-brown cheeks and throat. Psittacus seruginosus. Lin. Lath. Brown-Throated Parrakeet. Edw. pi. 177' Length about ten inches: ...