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never saw it in Tavoy or Mergui. It is the bird that 

 was sent to Alexander from Ceylon; and hence its 

 specific name. Some critics think that parrots were 

 shipped by Solomon's fleet rather than peacocks ; but thev 

 appear to have been unknown in Europe till the days of 

 Alexnnder, which would hardly have been the case, had 

 Solomon introduced them into Judea seven centuries be- 

 fore. 



Palmornh Alexandra nus. 



Alexandri, Edwards, 



Psittacus Alexandria Linn. 



" eupatria, " ) 



Psittaca ginginiana, Brisson. ) 



" guinneensis, Scopoli 



" Sonneratii, Gmelin. 



Palaornis nipalensis, Hodgson. 



eaqsccsD&olsu OQjqjOT. c8j5c8i» ocf>c3iogir85:< 



REb-RUMPT LORIKEET. 



This is one of the smallest birds of the parrot tribe, with 

 a green body and a red rump. Tts child-like notes are 

 among the most familiar sounds in the interior during the 

 declining day. Its Burman name signifies" headlong, 

 from its liabit of suspending itself from the tree, head-fore- 

 most like a bat. 



Lori cuius vernalis. 

 Psittacus " 



gnlgnlns, Horsfield. 



gfge^ga (encjjscoooDsa Arracan.) OOJ^IJOSl. — 



GREEN WOODPECKER. 



A lame green woodpecker that inhabits the Provinces, 

 is described as having "the neck, breast, and under-parts 

 very deeply tinged with green, ear-coverts grey." 

 Pirns (Oecinus) viridanus, Blvth. 

 dimidiatus, Temm. 



" affinis, Raffles, 



