HESE beautiful ground Parrakeets are 

 seen in the early morning, and at dusk 

 in the evening, seeking among the grass for 

 the various seeds which serve them for food. 

 They seem to be very fond of each other, 

 for they always fly together in flocks of many 

 hundreds, and warble their cheerful songs all 

 through the day. They are extremely gay 

 in- appearance, and no prettier sight can be 

 seen in our forests than a flock of these 

 brilliant creatures. They nest like most others 

 of their tribe, in the hollow limbs and trunks 



