Til K tiHn r\i, IKKST. 



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This most lovi-ly l-inl is f,,m,,l i u Now South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, and although 

 j pl.-titiful in places which it frvqiirnts, it ia a rery local l.inl. haunting one s]> 

 hun.liv,is. an.l then becoming in\i-il.|.- for a range of many miles. > open country it 



lives in littl'-oomimnieUkethei)ivwUiJg8pecle^aiidUeTnniorefaniili:irJ>eingexeeedi 

 i!i.luiMtiv,Mfe the nature of all t In* Parrot tribe. Plentiful UN it K U.-reare few l..i<N u 

 an- likely to suffer more from the gun, a* its plumage ia so magnificent and its form ao elegant 

 that it is in great request among the -leal. T>, h.. are always sure of a sale when the beautiful 

 skin is properly stuffed and put into a glass cane. 



The wings of the Kos.- hill Parniki-t-t an- nut vi-ry ixiw.-rful, and do not seem capable of 

 nduringa journey of very great extent, for the bird always taken ..].|..,inmiti< of settling aa 

 ofti-n as it can do so, and then after running along the ground for awhile, starta afresh. The 

 (light ia composed of a succession of mxlulationa. The voice of this species ia not ao harsh aa 





BMUtHILL FAXXAKKKT. 



that of many Parrots, being a pleasing and not very loud whistle, which is often uttered. As 

 the bird is a hardy one, and can bear confinement well, it is coming much into fashion aa an 

 inhabitant of the aviary, and will probably be brought away in great numbers. The natural 

 food of the Rose-hill Parrakeet consists of seeds, a diet which it varies by eating many 

 kinds of insects, a food which every Australian bird can have in the greatest variety, and 

 without the slightest fear of stint 



ALTHOUGH not endowed with the glowing hues of the preceding species, the GROUXD 

 PARRAKEET is a remarkably pretty and interesting bin!. 



This species derives its name from its ground-loving habite. Mr. Gould says that it never 

 perches on trees; but ih- author of Hush Wanderings in Australia" remarks that he 

 has seen it perching upon the tea-tree scrub. From its peculiarly pheasant-like shape and 

 habits, it is sometimes called the pheasant by the colonist*. It ia a very common bird, and ia 

 found spread over the whole of Southern Australia and Van IMemen's Land. 



It is remarkable that this bird, which has much of the outline of the pheasant, should 



