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called because they feed, for the' most part, on the seeds of 

 the various grasses found in their native land, include 

 some well-known and very desirable species, of which one 



Fig. 13.— The Kimj Parrakeit. 



is the TuRQUOisiNE, which is about the size of a blackbird. 

 It has a blue head and face, and yellowish under parts, with 

 the remainder green. It feeds freely in the aviary, and 



