THE BOOK ABOUT THE SEA GARDENS 



long dorsal fin with short spines sharply defined, 

 and have no trailer. 



The common parrot is green with an orange 

 stripe upon the cheek and an exquisite rose-col- 

 oured dorsal fin. It is to be distinguished from 



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the rainbow parrot, which is much more brilliant 

 in colour and always has a small yellow spot be- 

 side a black one on the back of the gill and an- 

 other on the tail, which is beautifully shaped and 

 striped. The blue parrot is pale blue or whitish 

 when small, but becomes much darker when it 

 grows large. Dead or alive, it is like a huge 

 carved turquoise, sometimes uniform but often 

 splashed with green. The parrots have a blunt 



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