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201 Yellow Parrot, Yellow Rosella, Murray Smoker (e), 

 Swamp Lory (e), Yellow-rumped Parrakeet, P. 

 flaveolus, N.S.W., V., S.A. (interior). 



Stat. v.r. lofty river gums 13.5 

 "Exceedingly lovely bird, a harmony in blue and canary 

 yellow;" upper under canary-yellow; Dack feathers 

 black edged pale-yellow; wing blue; tip quills dark- 

 brown; tail tipped light blue and white; forehead crim- 

 son; cheeks blue; f., duller. Seeds. 

 202*Rosella, Rosehill Parrakeet, Nonpareil Parrot, P. 

 eximius, S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A., T. 



Stat. v.c. open timber 12.5 

 Crown, hind-neck, chest, under base tail scarlet; cheeks 

 white; back feathers black edged rich yellow; rump, 

 upper base tail, lower abdomen pale-green; centre- 

 abdomen yellow; shoulders blue; tail tipped pale blue; 

 f., young sim. 

 5 203*Mallee Parrot (Scrub), Barnard Parrakeet, Ring-neck, 

 5 Bulla-Bulla, Barnardius barnardi, S.Q., N.S.W., V., 



S.A. (interior). Stat. c. mallee scrub, xoater courses 13 

 Crown, chest, abdomen, rump rich-green; yellow band on 

 hind-neck; forehead red; back bluish-gray; centre-abdo- 

 men orange; wing-quills black; shoulder blue; centre 

 tail feathers green becoming deep iridescent blue at 

 tip; side tail deep blue at base becoming bluish white 

 at tip; bill horn color; f., sim. Seeds. 

 8 204* Blue-Bonnet, Bulloak Parrot, Yellow-vented Parra- 

 8 keet, Psephotus zanthorrhous , N.S.W., V., S.A., W.A. 



(inland). c. mallee-scrub, plains 12.5 



Forehead, face blue; crown, upper, chest yellowish-gray; 

 rump, under base tail, abdomen deep-yellow, about legs 

 scarlet; edge shoulder, patch on wing blue; wing- 

 quills blackish-brown; f., duller. Seeds. 

 205* Many-colored Parrot (Varied, Mulga), P. multicolor, 

 N.S.W., V., S.A., W.A., N.W.A. (inland). 



Stat. c. plains 12 

 Head, neck, chest, back green; rump little red; abdomen, 

 thighs scarlet; forehead, shoulder, under base tail yel- 

 low; f., brick red patch on shoulder, duller. Grass- 

 seeds. 



perch or climb. The Parrot's foot is of interest, further, in so 

 far as it is used as a hand, and the food is held in it while being 

 eaten. The powerful bill not only serves to reduce its food to 

 powder, but also assists in climbing. It is sometimes amusing 

 to note the "absurd caution," and great deliberation with which 

 a parrot climbs down in his cage to pick up some dainty. 



Possessing no less than 76 kinds of Parrots and Cockatoos, Aus- 

 tralians should be alive to their privileges as contrasted with 

 the dwellers of northern lands, where Parrots do not live. They 

 should insist on the proper protection of these beautiful and won- 

 derful birds. 



