This is one of the most talkative parrots usually kept. Its beak is whitish, the circle of the eyes white; the iris nut brown; the feet are dark brown. The top, or rather the back of the head, is light blue in the male, and green in the female. The general colour is green, but the edge of the feathers is brown, particularly in the front part of the body. The red edge of the wing is the distinguishing characteristic of the male in Buffon's family of amazons. This parrot is found in St. Domingo, Cuba, and even in Mexico. It is very mild and talkative, and imitates the cries of cats, dogs, and other animals to perfection. It must be kept very clean, and not let suffer from cold. THE BLUE-FACED PARROT. Psittacus autumnalis, LINNÆUS; Le Crick à tête bleue, BUFFON; Der Herbstkrickpapagey, BECHSTEIN. This is about the size of a pigeon. The beak is horn colour, with a long streak of orange on each side of the upper mandible; the whole circle of the head and the throat are blue; the top of the head and under part of the neck to the breast are red; the rest of the body is green, except the large quill-feathers, which are blue; some, however, are red, with a blue tip. _Varieties._--1. The head, instead of being red and blue, is red and white. 2. The forehead scarlet, the top of the head blue, an orange spot under the eyes, the upper border of the wings light yellow. 3. Forehead and throat red behind, and under the eyes blue, the top of the head greenish yellow, the lower border of the wings red, the end of the tail pale light yellow. 4. All the body blackish except the breast, the feathers of which are edged with dark brown and red. OBSERVATIONS.--These birds inhabit Guinea, learn very little, and continually cry "_guirr, guirr_." COMMON AMAZON PARROT. Psittacus æstivus, LINNÆUS; Der gemeine Amazonenpapagey, BECHSTEIN. This species is imported in so great numbers that it is found at every bird-seller's, and is one of the cheapest. Its varieties are numerous. The following are the general colours: beak blackish; feet ash-coloured; iris golden yellow; forehead bluish, as well as the space between the eyes; head and throat yellow, but the throat-feathers are edged with a blue green; the body a brilliant green, inclining to yellowish on the back and belly. This bird is common in the hottest parts of America, learns to speak, is very docile, sociable, and requires only common attention. THE YELLOW-HEADED AMAZON PARROT. Psittacus nobilis, LINNÆUS; Psittacus ochrocephalus, GMELIN; Amazone à tête jaune, BUFFON; Der gelbköpfige Amazonenpapagey, BECHSTEIN.