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

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.
[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]

Psittacus badiceps.

Bay-headed Parrot.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 2]

Plyctolophus rosaceus.

Salmon-crested Cockatoo.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 3]

Plyctolophus galeritus.

Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 4]

Plyctolophus sulphureus.

Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 5]

Plyctolophus Leadbeateri

Leadbeater's Cockatoo.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 6]

Calyptorhynchus Baudinii.

Baudin's Cockatoo.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 7]

Macrocercus Aracanga.

Red and Yellow Maccaw.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 8]

Macrocercus Ararauna.

Blue and Yellow Maccaw.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 9]

Macrocercus hyacinthinus.

Hyacinthine Maccaw.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 10]

Psittacara Patachonica.

Patagonian Parrakeet Maccaw.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 11]

Psittacara leptorhyncha.

Long-billed Parrakeet Maccaw.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 12]

Psittacara nana.

Dwarf Parrakeet Maccaw.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 13]

Nanodes undulatus.

Undulated Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 14]

Platycercus erythropterus.

Crimson-winged Parrakeet (adult male).

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 15]

Platycercus erythropterus.

Crimson-winged Parrakeet (female and young male).

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 16]

Platycercus Tabuensis.

Tabuan Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 17]

Platycercus Baueri.

Bauer's Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 18]

Platycercus Barnardi.

Barnard's Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 19]

Platycercus palliceps.

Pale-headed Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 20]

Platycercus Brownii.

Brown's Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 21]

Platycercus pileatus.

Red-capped Parrakeet (adult male).

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 22]

Platycercus pileatus.

Red-capped Parrakeet (female).

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 23]

Platycercus Stanleyii.

Stanley Parrakeet (adult male).

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 24]

Platycercus Stanleyii.

Stanley Parrakeet (young male).

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 25]

Platycercus unicolor.

Uniform Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 26]

Platycercus Pacificus.

Pacific Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 27]

Palæornis Novæ Hollandiæ.

New Holland Parrakeet (male and female).

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 28]

Palæornis melanura.

Black-tailed Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 29]

Palæornis anthopeplus.

Blossom-feathered Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 30]

Palæornis rosaceus.

Roseate Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 31]

Palæornis Columboïdes.

Pigeon Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 32]

Palæornis cucullatus.

Hooded Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 33]

Palæornis torquatus.

Rose-ringed Parrakeet (yellow variety).

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 34]

Trichoglossus rubritorquis.

Scarlet-collared Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 35]

Trichoglossus Matoni.

Maton's Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 36]

Trichoglossus versicolor.

Variegated Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 37]

Lorius Domicella.

Black-capped Lory.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 38]

Psittacula Kuhlii.

Kuhl's Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 39]

Psittacula Tarantæ.

Abyssinian Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 40]

Psittacula torquata.

Collared Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 41]

Psittacula rubrifrons.

Red-fronted Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel.

[Plate 42]

Psittacula Swinderniana.

Swindern's Parrakeet.

E. Lear del et lith.

Printed by C. Hullmandel..

Transcriber's Notes

A header for each page with a plate was added to match the plate numbers in the List of Plates. The cover was compiled from an image provided on The Internet Archive and is placed in the Public Domain.