. A general synopsis of birds . owifh : the reftof the body green: the wing coverts green outwardly, but theinner webs and tips are dufky: the quills are black; the outermargins of them blue : tail cuneiform, fix inches in length, andof the fame blue colour as the quills, but green on the outeredges, near the bafe; near, the ends, and the tips, almoft white ;the under part of the tail and quills foot black: legs dufkyblue. This fpecies inhabits New Caledonia*, and is called by the na-tives Kere or Keghe. I found this bird in the colle&ion of SirJof. Banks, where there is a perfedt and fine fpe
. A general synopsis of birds . owifh : the reftof the body green: the wing coverts green outwardly, but theinner webs and tips are dufky: the quills are black; the outermargins of them blue : tail cuneiform, fix inches in length, andof the fame blue colour as the quills, but green on the outeredges, near the bafe; near, the ends, and the tips, almoft white ;the under part of the tail and quills foot black: legs dufkyblue. This fpecies inhabits New Caledonia*, and is called by the na-tives Kere or Keghe. I found this bird in the colle&ion of SirJof. Banks, where there is a perfedt and fine fpecimen; I believethe only one that has reached England. T ENGTH twelve inches. Bill blueifh ; tip pale : the feathers-round the upper mandible crimfon; thofe round the lower,and the chin, blue : crown greenifh yellow : the plumage on the * In CooPsFoy. vol. ii. p. no, a bird is figured, which I take to be this 5but it feems to have been done more by way of ornament to the plate, than ex-preffive of the bird. 3 1JPPer , Sforrieet t /& rro /. PARROT. itf tipper parts of the body olive green ; beneath olive yellow; outer edge of the tail pale blue: tail cuneiform; the two middle feathers fix inches long; the outer one three only, colour olive green; the outer edges of the four outer ones pale blue; ends of all whiiifh : legs dufky blue. Inhabits New Caledonia. There is a fpecimen of this likewife at Pi, ace. Sir Jofeph Bankss. I have fome fufpicion of its proving the female of the laft-mentioned: the bill, legs, wings, and tail, do very much correfpond, 50. RED-RUMPED PARROT. Description. T ENGTH fifteen inches. Bill ftout, moderately hooked; theupper mandible not angulated ; bafe of both deep blue; thetip of the upper black : the forehead very dark purple ; crowngreenifti cheftnut: fides of the head pale green : from the bafe ofthe bill arifes a ftreak of crimfon, which pafies through the eye,and a little way behind it: hind part of the head and neck,upper parts of the bo
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