3-1*3 . Notes on the Parfoqtiets of India. 



of the upper mandible is pale red^ with a sharp yellow tip j the 

 under mandible is pale yellow throughout, or more correctly, 

 the iipper mandible is pale yellow, with a faint rosy blush on the 

 sides near the base. 



The plumage above is dull green, palest on the neek ; the 

 quills are dusky, with the outer webs green and narrowly edged 

 with yellow ; under parts, pale yellowish green j the basal two- 

 thirds of the central tail feathers are dull bluish green, with the 

 terminal third, bright yellaw. There is at this age no red spot on 

 the wing, and indeed it it very uncertain at what age it ap- 

 pears, as I have kept males until full four years old and yet saw 

 no trace of it. 



The adult male has the whole head of a dusky blue black with 

 a bordering of deep black, forming a well-defined ring or collar 

 arising from the base of the bill, but not detached from the 

 black cap ; below this black ring the colour of the neck is of a 

 faint verditer green, deepening in intensity as it descends to the 

 back, wing-coverts, and tertiaries ; on the wing a small purplish 

 maroon coloured spot ; wing quills, dusky green on the inner 

 webs, full green on the outer, with narrow yellow edging both 

 within and without; shafts, dark. Wing quills obtusely round- 

 ed at the ends; rump and upper tail coverts, light green; 

 basal two-thirds of the central tail feathers, blue green ; the 

 terminal third, bright yellow ; the next feather is yellow with the 

 basal half of the outer web green ; the rest of the feathers 

 yellow, with the outer web green nearly to the end ; tertiaries 

 edged with yellow. Chin and throat black, lower parts, pale, 

 yellowish green ; tail beneath, bright yellow. Feet, grey. 

 Upper mandible, bright red, at the base with a yellow tip ; lower 

 one, yellow. Length, about 16*75 inches; tail^ 10*75 inches; 

 wing, 6*5 inches. 



The female has no wing spot and head green. 



Like other parrakeets this species as soon as tho young can 

 fly and feed themselves, gathers into flocks varying in numbers ; 

 the flight like that of P. torqitatus, is extremely rapid, and 

 their shrill screams as they cleave the air and thread the 

 mazes of the forest are often deafening and harsh. They are 

 fond of the wild hill-cherries, the ripe berries of Launis lanceola- 

 tns, FicMS venosa, the wild hill custard apple, wild pear, acorns, 

 and several other kinds of forest fruits and seeds. According to 

 Jerdon, Adams says, wheat is among its favourite food, which 

 I am inclined to doubt, as I have never yet seen them settling 

 on such crops, neither would my captives eat the grain. 



The flight where the forest is at all close is below the branches 

 of the forest trees, and considering the velocity with which 



