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English Names for the Parrots.



Little ALEXANDRINE P., another name for the MAURITIUS RING¬

NECKED PARRAKEET.


Long-tailed a. P., see MALACCA PARRAKEET.


Mauritius Alexandrine Parrakeet, see MAURITIUS RING¬

NECKED PARRAKEET.


Nepalese a. P. = P. nepalensis, the Alexandrine Parrakeet of


Jerdon and the LARGE INDIAN PAROQUET of Oates.

ROSE-BREASTED A. P., an occasional book name for the BANDED

PARRAKEET.


ALEXANDRINE RlNG-PARRAKEET, ALEXANDRINE RING-NECKED P., alter¬

native bock-names for the CINGALESE A. P. or its near allies.


ALL-GREEN PARRAKEET, = Brotogerys tirica, the GREEN PARRAKEET

of Latham ; ? = his * PRASINE PARROT ; “ TUI-TIRICA,” (Marog.).


ALPINE PARRAKEET, a name sometimes applied to the ORANGE-FRONTED

PARRAKEET of New Zealand.


AMAZON, (or more full} 7 AMAZON PARROT, occasionally AMAZONS P.) any

member of the genus Amazona (Chrysotis , Sw.) several species of which

are well known as “ American Green Talking Parrots .” Occasionally the

name is popularly applied also to members of the allied genus, Pionus.


The genus contains more than forty species, names for which are : —

ACTIVE AMAZON, q. v.


AUGUST A. = Amazona imperialis the IMPERIAL AMAZON. Local

name in Dominica, “ClCEROO.”


BAHAMA A. = A. bahamensis.


BLUE-FACED AMAZON (or BLUE-FACED GREEN AMAZON) — A.bougueti

of Dominica. Other names are;— BOUQUET’S AMAZON; * BLUE¬

FACED Green Parrot (Edwards), Blue-faced Green Amazon ;

probably = the * AUTUMNAL PARROT, VAR. A. of Latham and also

his *RED-AND-WHITE-FACED PARROT. The name is also used for

the BLUE-MASKED A.


BLUE-FRONTED A. (1) = *4. aestiva, the most commonly imported

of all the Amazons. Other names : COMMON AMAZON PARROT,

(Latham) and his VARS. B., D. and H. *MAIN PARROT.

Probably = *YELLOW-HEADED PARROT VAR, A., and *YELLOW

Crowned Parrot (Latham). *Green Parrot from the West

Indies (Edwards); * West Indian Green Parrot (Latham). Now

commonly known as the “BLUE-FRONTED A.” or as the “ COMMON

A.’’; occasionally as the “RED-TAILED A.” To an entirely yellow

variety Latham gave the name * AURORA PARROT, and his * COUN¬

TERFEIT PARROT probably meant an individual mottled with yellow,

a not uncommon variety. (2) See also under BLUE-MASKED A.

BLUE-MASKED AMAZON, = A. versicolor , also known as the BLUE-

FACED A. The *BLUE-FRONTED A. of Latham.


BODIN’S A. = A. bodini.



