Bill short, very strong, bulging; upper mandible with the dorsal line decurved, the sides convex, the edges ascending at the base, then direct, with a deep notch, the tip decurved, acute; lower mandible very deep at the base, with the dorsal line convex and ascending, the tip sharp-edged and truncate. The nostrils basal, round. Feet short, stout; tarsus very short; toes of moderate length, stout; claws strong, curved, acute. Plumage blended, compact on the wings, which are long and pointed, with the second quill longest. Tail long, cuneate. 281. 1. Centurus Carolinensis, Linn. Carolina Parrakeet. Plate XXVI. Male, Female, and Young. Fore part of the head and cheeks bright carmine, that colour extending over and behind the eyes, the rest of the head and neck pure bright yellow; upper parts emerald-green, with light blue reflections, lower parts lighter; edge of wing yellow, primary coverts deep bluish-green, secondary coverts yellowish-green; quills with the inner webs dusky, the outer yellow at the base, blue toward the end; tail green; tibial feathers yellow, the lowest bright red. Young with the head green. _Male_, 14, 22. South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and up the Mississippi to Kentucky. Abundant. Resident. Psittacus carolinensis, Linn. Syst. Nat. v. i. p. 141. Carolina Parrot, Psittacus carolinensis, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. iii. p. 89. Psittacus carolinensis, Bonap. Syn. p. 41. Carolina Parrot, Psittacus carolinensis, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 545. Carolina Parrot, Psittacus carolinensis, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. i. p. 135. FAMILY XXIX. COLUMBINÆ. PIGEONS.