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SCANSORES. 



PSITTACIX.^^:. 



SUJi-FAMILY IV. 



21te True Parrots 



Gen. Charac. — Bill more or less larj^o, broad at base, and the sides com- 

 pressed, with the culmeii much arched to the tip, which is acute and pro- 

 longed, the lateral marginsdentatedor festooned;, the nostrils basal, lateral, 

 and rounded ; the wings more or less long and pointed ; the tail usually 

 short and squared; the tarsi short and covered with small scales; the toes 

 moderate. 



Fig. 128. — the august parrot. 

 {Fsiffacuii auffitsfug.) 



The True Parrots are natives of the continent of 

 Africa, and of the warmer parts of South America. 

 They inhabit forests, and are found on clusters of 

 trees, especially those that grow in the neighbour- 

 hood of rivers ; to these they resort for protection 

 from the scorching heat of the sun, and as roosting- 



