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in confinement and a gentle and tamable bird to boot, 

 it can be recommended to the notice of amateurs in 

 spite of its propensity for screaming, which, however, 

 is seldom indulged in when several Bolborhynchi are 

 kept together. 



The genus Pionus contains some nice birds, notably 

 THE RED-VENTED PARROT, P. menstruus ; THE 

 DUSKY PARROT, P. molaceus ; THE WHITE-HEADED 

 PARROT, P. senilis; and MAXIMILIAN'S PARROT, 

 P. maximiliani. 



In the genus Brotogerys we have THE ALL-GREEN 

 PARRAKEET, Brotogerys tiriacula, which is a very 

 charming creature ; THE CANARY-WINGED PARRAKEET, 

 B. -virescens ; THE GOLDEN-FRONTED PARRAKEET, 

 B. tuipara ; THE TOVI PARRAKEET, B. torn; and 



THE ORANGE-WINGED PARRAKEET, B. xanthopterus, 

 which are all natives of South America, fairly hardy 

 and inexpensive, and make nice aviary birds, 



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