Illustrations of the family of Psittacidæ, or parrots

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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 (1832)
by Edward Lear
2532651Illustrations 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 stone1832Edward Lear


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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,


By EDWARD LEAR, A.L.S.



LONDON:

PUBLISHED BY E. LEAR, 61 ALBANY STREET, REGENT'S PARK.

1832.


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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,



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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.

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.


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PSITTACUS BADICEPS.

Bay-headed Parrot.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.



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PLYCTOLOPHUS ROSACEUS.

Salmon-crested Cockatoo. 4⁄5 Nat. Size


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.



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PLYCTOLOPHUS GALERITUS.

Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLYCTOLOPHUS SULPHUREUS.

Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLYCTOLOPHUS LEADBEATERI.

Leadbeater's Cockatoo.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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CALYPTORHYNCHUS BAUDINII.

Baudin's Cockatoo.

2⁄3 Nat. Size

In the possession of M.rLeadbeater

E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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MACROCERCUS ARACANGA.

Red and Yellow Maccaw

2⁄3 Nat. Size


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.



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MACROCERCUS ARARAUNA.

Blue and Yellow Maccaw.

2⁄3 Nat. Size.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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MACROCERCUS HYACINTHINUS.

Hyacinthine Maccaw..

3⁄4 Nat. Size


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.



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PSITTACARA PATAGONICA.

Patagonian Parrakeet Maccaw.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.



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PSITTACARA LEPTORHYNCHA.

Long-billed Parrakeet-Maccaw.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.



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PSITTACARA NANA.

Dwarf Parrakeet Maccaw.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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NANODES UNDULATUS.

Undulated Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS ERYTHROPTERUS.

Crimson-winged Parrakeet.

Male Adult.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS ERYTHROPTERUS.


Crimson winged Parrakeet.

1. Female ⁠ 2. Young Male.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS TABUENSIS.

Tabuan Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.



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PLATYCERCUS BAUERI.

Bauer's Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS BARNARDI.

Barnard's Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS PALLICEPS.

Paleheaded Parrakeet.

In the possession of M.r Leadbeater.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS BROWNII.

Brown's Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS PILEATUS.

Red-capped Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS PILEATUS.

Red-capped Parrakeet.

Female

In the possession of the Right Hon. Lord Stanley.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS STANLEYII.

Stanley Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS STANLEYII.

Stanley Parrakeet.

Young male.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS UNICOLOR.

Uniform Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PLATYCERCUS PACIFICUS.

Pacific Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PALÆORNIS NOVÆ-HOLLANDIÆ.

New Holland Parrakeet.

In the Possession of the Right Hon. the Countess of Mountcharles.

1. Male⁠2. Female.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PALÆORNIS MELANURA.

Black-tailed Parrakeet.

In the Possession of M.r Leadbeater.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PALÆORNIS ANTHOPEPLUS.

Blossom-feathered Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PALÆORNIS ROSACEUS.

Roseate Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PALÆORNIS COLUMBOIDES.

Pigeon Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PALÆORNIS CUCULLATUS.

Hooded Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PALÆORNIS TORQUATUS.

Rose Ringed Parrakeet._Yellow Variety.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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TRICHOGLOSSUS RUBRITORQUIS.

Scarlet-collared Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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TRICHOGLOSSUS MATONI.

Maton's Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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TRICHOGLOSSUS VERSICOLOR.

Variegated Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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LORIUS DOMICELLA.

Black-capped Lory.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PSITTACULA KUHLII.

Kuhl's Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PSITTACULA TARANTÆ.

Abyssinian Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PSITTACULA TORQUATA.

Collared Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PSITTACULA RUBRIFRONS.

Red-fronted Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.


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PSITTACULA SWINDERNIANA.

Swindern's Parrakeet.


E. Lear del et lith.⁠Printed by C. Hullmandel.



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