THE BIRDS OP^ INDIA. 20I 



^loss, and the upper back and the winpfs are deep rufous 

 bay ; the bill is black, the eyes crimson, and the legs black. 

 Length, 19 inches ; tail, 10. 



The 3^oung are very different in appearance, being barred 

 throughout with black and rufous on the upper surface, and 

 dusky white beneath. 



THE PARROTS. 



A numerous group. The following have been selected : — 



Family — PaheornitJiidce. 



Genus — 1. Pal<zornis. P. Alexaiidri. Alexandrine Par- 



rakeet. 



P. torquatiis. Ring-necked Par- 

 rakeet. 



P. cyanocephalus. Blossom - headed 

 Parrakeet. 



P. rosa. Rosy Parrakeet. 



P. fasciatus. Banded Parra- 



keet. 



P. cohunboides. Malabar Paria- 

 keet. 



2. Loricnliis. L. asiaticus. Ceylonese Hang- 



ing Parrakeet. 

 L. gal^dus. Blue-crowned 



Hanging Parra- 

 keet. 



3. Lorius. L. domicella. Purple - capped 



Lory. 



Alexandrine Parrakeet. — The name bestowed on this 

 bird, under the supposition that it was brought to Europe 



