PARROTS. 



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feathers never being pointed at the extremity. Some twenty-two species are known, 

 all from the Austro-Malay region. The prevailing color is red, variously marked 

 and mottled with blue, though occasionally one may be green, brown, or even black. 



Passing by the genus Coriphilus, with its five species, we come to Coryllis, the 

 genus of bat-parrots, characterized by having the tail but about half as long as the 

 pointed wings, and the tongue without the papilla?, noted as characteristic of the family. 

 Indeed, so different are they in habits as well as structure from the other members of 

 the family that their separation, at least as a sub-family, seems warranted. They 

 have not the strong flight of the others, but jump about either when on the earth or 



FIG. 164. Trichoglossus novce-holland'ue, Swainson's lory. 



among the branches. They do not have as varied a voice as the others, but utter 

 only a single note. Most noticeable among them is their mode of rest. When 

 sleeping or even when eating, they hang head downward from the branches of the 

 trees or the bars of their cage. They reach much farther north than the rest of the 

 family, some being found in southern China and Ceylon, but the majority come from 

 the Malays. Many have been carried to Europe, where they form interesting pets. 

 They are readily tamed and become very affectionate. The prevailing color is green. 

 The species figured is the blue-crowned hanging-parakeet of Malacca, Sumatra, and 

 the adjacent islands. Its native food is fruit and berries, but in captivity it thrives 

 on canary seed, especially if this*is varied occasionally by ant pupse or insects. 



The PALuEOKNiTHiD^E extend farther west than the families so far mentioned, for 

 while some occur in the Austro-Malay region, others are found in India and Africa. 



