110 PAL.EORNIN^E. 



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 out er 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. 



Palaeornis columboides, rigors. 



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, 875 ; bill from gape, 07. 



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. 



