Psittacus solstitialis, LINNÆUS; La Perruche jaune, BUFFON;
Der gelbe Sittich, BECHSTEIN.
The whole length of this bird is eleven inches and a half. The tail is
wedge-shaped, and the folded wings cover one-third of it. The beak and
feet are green. The throat, the naked membranes of the beak, and the
circle of the eyes, are light grey; the iris is yellow. The general
colour of the body is orange, with olive spots on the back and wing
coverts.
This parrot comes from Angola, and easily learns to speak. The food and
treatment must be the same as the preceding.