The Project Gutenberg EBook of Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidæ, or Parrots, by Edward Lear This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidæ, or Parrots The greater part of them species hitherto unfigured, containing forty-two lithographic plates, drawn from life, and on stone Author: Edward Lear Release Date: July 24, 2014 [EBook #46392] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FAMILY OF PSITTACIDÆ *** Produced by Tom Cosmas, from materials obtained at The Internet Archive Parrots by Edward Lear [i] ILLUSTRATIONS of THE FAMILY OF PSITTACIDÆ, or PARROTS: THE GREATER PART OF THEM SPECIES HITHERTO UNFIGURED, CONTAINING FORTY-TWO LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES, DRAWINGS FROM LIFE, AND ON STONE, By EDWARD LEAR, A.L.S. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY E. LEAR, 61 ALBANY STREET, REGENT'S PARK. 1832. TO THE Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, THIS WORK IS, BY HER MOST GRACIOUS PERMISSION, HUMBLY DEDICATED, BY HER MAJESTY'S MOST DUTIFUL AND FAITHFUL SUBJECT, E. LEAR. LIST OF PLATES. 1. Psittacus badiceps. Bay-headed Parrot. 2. Plyctolophus rosaceus. Salmon-crested Cockatoo. 3. ——galeritus. Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. 4. ——sulphureus. Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. [ii] [iii] 5. ——Leadbeateri. Leadbeater's Cockatoo. 6. Calyptorhynchus Baudinii. Baudin's Cockatoo. 7. Macrocercus Aracanga. Red and Yellow Maccaw. 8. ——Ararauna. Blue and Yellow Maccaw. 9. ——hyacinthinus. Hyacinthine Maccaw. 10. Psittacara Patachonica. Patagonian Parrakeet Maccaw. 11. ——leptorhyncha. Long-billed Parrakeet Maccaw. 12. ——nana. Dwarf Parrakeet Maccaw. 13. Nanodes undulatus. Undulated Parrakeet. 14. Platycercus erythropterus. Crimson-winged Parrakeet (adult male). 15. ——erythropterus. Crimson-winged Parrakeet (female and young male). 16. ——Tabuensis. Tabuan Parrakeet. 17. ——Baueri. Bauer's Parrakeet. 18. ——Barnardi. Barnard's Parrakeet. 19. ——palliceps. Pale-headed Parrakeet. 20. ——Brownii. Brown's Parrakeet. 21. ——pileatus. Red-capped Parrakeet (adult male). 22. ——pileatus. Red-capped Parrakeet (female). 23. ——Stanleyii. Stanley Parrakeet (adult male). 24. ——Stanleyii. Stanley Parrakeet (young male). 25. ——unicolor. Uniform Parrakeet. 26. ——Pacificus. Pacific Parrakeet. 27. Palæornis Novæ Hollandiæ. New Holland Parrakeet (male and female). 28. ——melanura. Black-tailed Parrakeet. 29. ——anthopeplus. Blossom-feathered Parrakeet. 30. ——rosaceus. Roseate Parrakeet. 31. ——Columboïdes. Pigeon Parrakeet. 32. ——cucullatus. Hooded Parrakeet. 33. ——torquatus. Rose-ringed Parrakeet (yellow variety). 34. Trichoglossus rubritorquis. Scarlet-collared Parrakeet. 35. ——Matoni. Maton's Parrakeet. 36. ——versicolor. Variegated Parrakeet. 37. Lorius Domicella. Black-capped Lory. 38. Psittacula Kuhlii. Kuhl's Parrakeet. 39. ——Tarantæ. Abyssinian Parrakeet. 40. ——torquata. Collared Parrakeet. 41. ——rubrifrons. Red-fronted Parrakeet. 42. ——Swinderniana. Swindern's Parrakeet. Plate 1 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Psittacus badiceps. Bay-headed Parrot. Plate 2 Plyctolophus rosaceus. Salmon-crested Cockatoo. Plate 3 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Plyctolophus galeritus. Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Plate 4 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Plyctolophus sulphureus. Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Plate 5 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Plyctolophus Leadbeateri Leadbeater's Cockatoo. Plate 6 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Calyptorhynchus Baudinii. Baudin's Cockatoo. Plate 7 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Macrocercus Aracanga. Red and Yellow Maccaw. Plate 8 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Macrocercus Ararauna. Blue and Yellow Maccaw. Plate 9 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Macrocercus hyacinthinus. Hyacinthine Maccaw. Plate 10 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Psittacara Patachonica. Patagonian Parrakeet Maccaw. Plate 11 E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Psittacara leptorhyncha. Long-billed Parrakeet Maccaw. Plate 12 Psittacara nana. Dwarf Parrakeet Maccaw. E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Plate 13 Nanodes undulatus. Undulated Parrakeet. Plate 14 Platycercus erythropterus. E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. E. Lear del et lith. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Crimson-winged Parrakeet (adult male). Plate 15 Platycercus erythropterus. Crimson-winged Parrakeet (female and young male). Plate 16