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he gives a detail, from a friend who had one alive, and to whom
it was exceedingly attached, but very capricious in its temper; for
it expefted a return for whatever civility it lhowed’ its mailer.'
Sometimes in its wantonnefs it would bite a little too hard, and
when fo done laughed heartily, as if to applaud himfelf for the
a ft ; and if chaftifed for the offence, it rebelled the more, and
never was to be reclaimed but from the gentleft ufage. It took
great delight in tearing and pulling every thing to pieces j did
not at all relilh confinement in its cage; for in this Hate it was lilent
and dull; but when at large, on its perch, it was for ever chattering,
and had a great deal to lay, as it remembered every thing
almoll that was faid to it. It was allb, contrary to the nature of
many Parrots, very fond of children. In the time of moulting it
appeared dejefted and uneafy, and this for near three months together
*. It was fed for the moft part on hemp-feed, nuts, fruits,
of all kinds, and bread foaked in wine; but preferred meat if it
could get it. It was obferved, that if fed with this lad, it
became dull and heavy, and in a little time the feathers fell off.
It was alfo remarked, that it kept its food in its pouch or cheeks
for fame time, from whence it was protruded by degrees, by a
kind of rumination -j-.
In the mufeum at Leicefler-houfe is a bird, which I fancy to be
a young one„ though of a large fize : it anfwers to the above de-
* This circumffance I have remarked before.. The birds in hot climates do-
not moult all at once, like thofe of the colder regions : the feathers fall off by degrees
as the leaves of evergreen trees.
+ For the above remarks we are indebted toR. P . Bougot, Gardien des Capu-
cins of Semur, who made the education of Parrots for a long time his ftudy.
Hiß. des oif, vi. p. 223.—-Parrots faid to chew the cud. See Pitfield's Memoirs*.
J. 2au
fcrig.tion.;,
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fcription 5 but befides the yellow there mentioned, had a jfromif-
cuous mixture of yellow feathers among the green on the wing
coverts, breall, and belly: it had no yellow on the ridge of the
wing, nor were the lelfer wing coverts next the body red.
Le Meunier, ou le Crik poudre, Buf. oif. vi. p. 225.
Meunier de Cayenne, PI. enl. 861.
Plitt. major albicans, capite luteo, BarrereFr. equ. p. 144?
f I VHIS is the biggelt of all the Parrots of the new world, except
the Maccaw tribe. The bill is of a whitilh hom-colour:
the plumage green, but appears as if powdered all over with
meal: on the head is a yellow fpot: the feathers of the face
above the neck are flightly edged with brown; the under part of
the body is paler than the upper, and without the powdered appearance
: the quills are outwardly black, except one part of
them, which is blue: on the wings is a large red fpot: tail feathers
the fame as the under part of the body for three parts of
their length, the reft yellowifh green.
This is from Cayenne, where it is much efteemed, as well for its
fize and Angularity of colour, as from its talking Well, and gen-
tlenefs of difpofition. No one has defcribed this before de Buffon,
except it fhould be Mr. Barrere’s Parrot above quoted.
Le Perroquet Amazone à gorge bleue, Brif. trn.ïv. p. 266. N° 33. t. 25. f, 1,
Le Crik a face bleue, Buf. oif. vi. p. 227.
Perroquet de la Havane, PI. enl. 360.
; I TUS is a trifle lefs than the lait : in length twelve inches.
The bill is whitilh, with a black tip : cere and orbits alh-
P p 2 colour :
94-
MEALLY
GREEN
PARROT.
D e s c r i p t i o n
P l a c e ,-
95-
BLUEFRONTED
PARROT.