. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . //n^ _ /j//7C^ (yrVj^yy^rO. t:^/ie.^/^?r^y (?y^/A^ f^7f>///n t>^ t^A^Jtn^^. Pn2>7L7teJ hvU. JJ. JiinJj- ./imr OF lilRDS, FISH, StC. 331 and the quill-feathers of a bright bkie ; the restof the body is of a pale red, and the tail-fea-thers generally ending with purple. The paroquet: the most eminent of theseis the one which is a native of Bengal : itis considerably less than the common parrot:the upper part of the bill is yellow, and thelower part black. The back part of the headof a palish red, shaded with purple; the t
. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . //n^ _ /j//7C^ (yrVj^yy^rO. t:^/ie.^/^?r^y (?y^/A^ f^7f>///n t>^ t^A^Jtn^^. Pn2>7L7teJ hvU. JJ. JiinJj- ./imr OF lilRDS, FISH, StC. 331 and the quill-feathers of a bright bkie ; the restof the body is of a pale red, and the tail-fea-thers generally ending with purple. The paroquet: the most eminent of theseis the one which is a native of Bengal : itis considerably less than the common parrot:the upper part of the bill is yellow, and thelower part black. The back part of the headof a palish red, shaded with purple; the throatis of a dark colour, with a small black circlerunning round the lower part of the neck; thebelly, breast, and thighs, are of a pale yel-lowish colour, shaded with green ; the wings>the back, and upper side of the tail, are of abeautiful grass green: the tail is composed ofbut few feathers, those in the middle being thelongest; under the side it is of a pale, yel-low ; the legs ash-coloured. This bird by thenatives of Bengal is called Fridatutah. Mr. Walker, in his Memoir
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