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natives in Bengal as Chandana, and is very often kept 
by them. 
There are several other Indian species of these green 
Parakeets, but the only one which we can notice here is 
THE BuiossomM-HEADED PARRAKEET OR PLUM-HEADED 
(Paleornis cyanocephalus) called Tuia in Hindustani and 
Faraida in Bengali. This lovely little bird is not bigger 
than a Mynah in body, but its long tail makes it 
measure well over a foot. In colour the cockis mostly 
green, with a crimson head washed with blue, just like 
a ripe red plum; the long middle tail feathers are rich 
blue with white tips, and there is a small red patch on 
the wing. The bill is orange. The hen is very similar, 
but has a purple-blue head instead of a red one, and 
no red spot on the wing. Young birds are all green, but 
soon show colour on the cap; their small size and 
orange bills will easily distinguish them from young Ring- 
necks. 
The Plum-head is found in Southern India and Ceylon, 
and right up to the lower slopes of the Himalayas. In 
the eastern part of this range it meets Rosa’s Parakeet, 
or the Eastern Plum-head (Pal@ornis rosa) which is the 
common species in Burma. This differs from the Indian 
bird in having a much paler head, the male's being pink 
rather than crimson, more like a peach than a plum ; the 
hen’s head is paler and greyer than the Indian bird’s 
and she has the red wing-spot like the cock. The most 
certain distinction (as some Indian males at all events 
have very pale heads) is that in the Indian Blossom-head/ 
the lining of the wing is a distinct blue-green, whereas 
