40 Practical Bird-Kkkping. 



LiNEOLATED PakkakeeT {^Bolborhynclucs lincolatus), the PAS- 

 SERINE PakkakeET {Psitlaaila passcrina), and the Tovi and 

 oilier species of the genus Brotoger)S. 



A large number of species are contained in the genus 

 Palceomis, which is spread over a })art of Africa, India. Burma, 

 the Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands. Tlie best known 

 species are the Indian Ring-necked Pakkakeet (^P. iorqiiahis), 

 the Alexandrine (^P. eicpabia), of which there are several races, 

 and the Banded Pakkakeet {P. fasciala). The first of these 

 has been bred in captivity on several occasions, but, as a rule, 

 these Parrakeets are kept merely as cage-birds, in which state 

 they sometimes make quite good talkers. 



Confined entirely to the African Continent and Madagascar 

 is the small group of true Lovebirds fyAgapornis), all of which 

 have short rounded tails. The chief peculiarity of the group is 

 that they make their nest by lining the hollow of a tree-trunk or 

 limb with some material such as dry grass or the soft green bark 

 of trees. The three well-known species are the Red-FACEd (^. 

 pulUaia) from West Africa, the Rosy-FACED (^A. roseicollis) of 

 South Africa, and the Gkey-headed (^A. cana) from Madagascar; 

 while the recently-discovered Black-cheeked Lovebird (^A. 

 7iiorigenis) from Rhodesia, is, at the moment, perhaps the com- 

 monest kind in captivity, being an extremely free - bleeding 

 species. 



There still remains to be mentioned the large family of 

 honey-eating Parrakeets which inhabit Australasia and are 

 known as the Lorikeets, They are a restless active group, 

 mostly clad in brilliant colours. Their natural food consists 

 of the sweet nectar and pollen of flowers, principally that of 

 the various species of Eucalyptus. But they also partake largely 

 of fruit, and are in consequence a great trial to colonial fruit- 

 growers. In captivity they are not, as a rule, difficult subjects. 

 They should be fed upon sweetened milk-sop, which is made by 

 ])ouring boiling milk upon })lain l)iscuit and sweetening with 

 cane sugar. Ripe fruit in season is also essential. Some species 

 are fairly hardy, but in the writer's opinion it is advisable to 

 allow them to have access to a warmed compartment in cold 

 weather. 



