Psittacus nobilis, LINNÆUS; Psittacus ochrocephalus, GMELIN; Amazone à
tête jaune, BUFFON; Der gelbköpfige Amazonenpapagey, BECHSTEIN.
The length of this species is fifteen inches, of which the tail measures
five; the beak one inch, the sides of the upper mandible and base of the
lower are red, the rest of the beak is raven grey; the iris golden
yellow; the feet greyish flesh colour, and claws black. The top of the
head is golden yellow, the forehead yellowish green; the colour of the
body is green, dark above, and more yellow under; the tail is but
slightly wedge-shaped; but Linnæus considered it sufficiently so to
class it among the long wedge-shaped tails.
OBSERVATIONS.--This bird is very mild, and sometimes chatters and
utters a few dull sounds, but at other times it speaks but little.
Its native country is South America: it is treated like the
preceding.