English Names for the Parrots .



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*AFRICAN INSEPARABLE, an old-fashioned book-name for the LOVEBIRDS,

particularly for the RED-FACED L.


* AFRICAN Parrot, Latham’s name for the BROWN-NECKED PARROT,

Pceocephahis fuscicollis.


AFRICAN RING-NECKED PARRAKEET, = Palceornis docilis of West

Africa, often also called the ROSE-RINGED PARRAKEET. Included with

the Indian members of the genus in the general popular name, “ RlNG-

NECK PARRAKEETS.”


AGILE PARROT, Latham’s name for the ACTIVE AMAZON.


“ AJURU-CURUCA,” Native name (Marograve) for the ORANGE-WINGED

AMAZON.


ALECTO COCKATOO, an old book name for the GREAT BLACK COCKATOO ;

see under COCKATOO.


ALEXANDRA PARRAKEET, Spathopterus alexandrce, also known as the

Princess of Wales’ Parrakeet (Gould).


Alexander Parrakeet, a variant of ALEXANDRINE.


ALEXANDRINE PARRAKEET. A name as old as Latham’s time for many

of the Parrakeets of the genus Palceornis, which contains the RING¬

NECKED, BLOSSOM-HEADED, MALABAR PARRAKEETS, etc.

Specifically Latham’s name (and also his VAR. A.) applied to the birds

from India and Ceylon, the ROSE-RINGED and CINGALESE ALEX¬

ANDRINE PARRAKEETS.


His varieties of ALEXANDRINE have been identified as follows : =

VAR. A., see above. VAR. B., the BANDED PARRAKEET. VAR. C.,

the MAURITIUS RINGNECK. VAR. D., the BLOSSOM-HEADED

PARRAKEET, andVAR. E., the JAVAN PARRAKEET (P. alexandri).

Names given to different species are :—


Andaman alexandrine Parrakeet, see GREAT-BILLED A. P.

below.


BLACK-BILLED A. P., a name given to a variety of the BANDED

PARRAKEET.


CINGALESE A. P. = Palceornis eupatria, other names for which are :

Alexandrine Parrakeet (and Var. a.) and *Gingi Parrot (and

VAR. A.) both of Latham ; ? = his *BLUE-COLLARED PARROT ; RING

Parrakeet (Edwards): Alexandrine Ring-necked Parrakeet,

Alexandrine Ring-Parrakeet, Great alexandrine P., Alex¬

ander Parrot (occasional); Rose-banded Parrakeet ; Large

Ceylonese Paroquet ; " Labu girawa ” (Cingalese).


Great Alexandrine Parrakeet = the CINGALESE A. P.

GREAT-BILLED A. P. = P. magnirostris, also known as the ANDAMAN

A. P. and as the LARGE ANDAMAN PAROQUET.


INDO-BURMESE A. P. = P. mdoburmanica, the LARGE BURMESF,

PAROQUET of some authors.


JAVAN A. P., usually known as the JAVAN PARRAKEET, q. v.



