110 PALZORNIN 2. 
behind the collar, the hind-neck verdigris-green ; the upper por- 
tion of the back and scapulars yellow-green; the lower back, 
rump, and upper tail-coverts, pale blue-green; the wings green, 
with a small red spot on the lesser-coverts; shoulders bluish- 
green; the whole inner webs of most of the quills dusky ; tail, 
with the two centre feathers, cobalt-blue, tipped white; the next 
pair blue towards the apical portion, also tipped white, the others 
pale green on their outer webs, yellowish internally ; plumage 
beneath bright siskin, or yellow green; some are less brightly 
colored, and more of an uniform green color, with less yellow ; and 
the old males have the cap much brighter and deeper colored 
than their juniors. 
The female has the head plum-blue, and wants the black col- 
lar, but has a yellow demi-collar in front and on the sides; and 
the breast is much tinged with oil yellow. 
The young birds are green throughout; but the centre tail- 
feathers are always blue, and there is usually a faint indication of 
the pale collar of the female. 
With the exception of Sind, the Purple-headed Paroquet 
is generally distributed throughout our limits, but is far 
less common and is more locally distributed than P. tor- 
quatus. It is a permanent resident, and breeds in holes 
in trees about April. 
The eggs are miniatures of those of P. torquatus; they 
measure 1 inch in length by 0°8 in breadth. 
Paleornis columboides, Vigor's. 
151.—Jerdon’s Birds of India, Vol. I, p. 261; Butler, Deccan ; 
Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 384. 
THE BLUE-WINGED PAROQUET. 
Length, 15; wing, 6; tail, 8°75; bill from gape, 0°7. 
Bill, above cherry-red, beneath dusky ; legs and feet greenish- 
plumbeous. 
Head : hind-neck, inter-scapularies, and the plumage beneath, 
generally, pale dove-grey, purest on the head and cheeks; a 
verdigris-green patch on the forehead, lores, and below the eye; 
a black collar round the neck, meeting at the chin; and in front 
of this, there is a verdigris-green collar, which widens on the 
upper part of the neck; the lower part of the back, rump, and 
upper tail-coverts, blue-green; wing-coverts and scapulars dark 
blue-green ; the feathers edged pale; the primary-coverts and 
quills darkish blue, faintly edged with green externally, and 
dusky on the inner webs; tail, with the centre feathers. blue, 
tipped with yellowish-white ; the next pair blue on the outer 
web, greenish near the base, and tipped yellow; all the others 
green externally, yellow internally; lower abdomen, vent, and 
under tail-coverts pale verdigris-green. 
The female wants the collar, or has only a faint indication of 
it, and the bill is black. 
