1890 



THE PARROT TRIBE 



from the members of the foregoing groups, except the pygmy parrots, by certain 

 peculiarities connected with the course of the carotid arteries. As a rule, the 

 females are markedly distinct from the males, which, with the exception of the par- 

 rotlets, is not the case in the preceding groups; the tail feathers are frequently 

 pointed, and the sides of the head are either completely feathered, or only naked 

 just round the eyes. The bill is often very strong, and frequently, especially its 



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RED-SIDED ECI.ECTUS. 

 (One-fourth natural size.) 



upper moiety, red in color. In the skull the ring round the eye is incomplete. The 

 cere is always narrow, surrounding the whole base of the bill with a band of equal 

 width, and is generally partially feathered; while the nostrils may be either exposed 

 or concealed. The group ranges over the Oriental, Ethiopian, and Australasian 

 regions. 



