94 THE PRINCE OF PARROTS, AND THE LOVE-BIRDS. 



His plumage gives him a place among the 

 "beautiful birds." It is green, but touched and 

 tinted with a deep rich blue. His tail-feathers 

 are scarlet, with a band of black, and the tip of 

 the feathers are green. The appearance and 

 manners of the Love-Birds are very interesting. 

 They sit close together on a bough, as you see 

 them do in the Picture, nestling and caressing each 

 other with the utmost affection. 



Their home is in the southern part of Africa ; 

 but they are much sought after as pets, and are 

 brought to England as the most elegant ornament 

 for a lady's boudoir. 



