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English Names for the Parrots.



Parrakeet, Muller’s Parrot, White-Billed Parrot. “ Cacatu

idui,” native name.


New Guinea Eclectus, a dealers’ name for the RED-SIDED

ECLECTUS.


RED-SIDED ECLECTUS. =E. pectoralis, strictly applicable to the

male only, while the name Linnaean Eclectus (with the variant,

Linnaean Lory) belongs to the other sex. The male also bears

(or has borne) the following other names : *Green and Red

Chinese Parrot, *New Guinea Green Parrot (Latham), *Green

and Red Parrot from China (Edwards), Red-Sided Parrot,

Red-Sided Green Lory, Green Eclectus, the last a common

popular name. Other names in frequent use are New Guinea

Parrot, New Guinea Eclectus. “ Abacay,” “ Calangay,”

“ Kalangi,” are native names.


RIEDEL’S ECLECTUS, E. riedeli.


WESTERMANN’S ECLECTUS. = E. westermanni, the male of which

was probably that meant by Latham’s Eastern Parrot.


“ Eclectus Lory,” a dealers’ name for any true Eclectus ; most com¬

monly used for the RED-SIDED.


ELEGANT GRASS-PARRAKEET (Gould). —Neophema elegans. "Ele¬

gant Parrakeet,” occasionally “ Elegant Turquoisine ” of English

dealers ; “ Grass-Parrakeet,” “ Ground-Parrakeet,” Australian


vernacular.


" Elegant Parrakeet,” a popular name for the above, and also often used

for its ally, the BLUE-BANDED GRASS-PARRAKEET as well.


“ Elegant Turquoisine,” see ELEGANT GRASS-PARRAKEET.


Emerald Conure, a name for the CHTLTAN CONURE, from Latham’s

name, Emerald Parrot.


Emerald Parrot, see above.


ESSLING’S PARROT, PRINCE OF, Nestor esslingi, a rare species of

KAKA.


^Ethiopian Parrot, an obsolete book name for the RED-FACED LOVE¬

BIRD.


Everett’s Parrot, Tanygnathus everetti, allied to MULLER’S " ECLEC¬

TUS.”


* Falcon-Breasted Parrakeet, see BARNARD’S P.


FESTIVE AMAZON, see under AMAZON.


Festive Parrot.


Fig-Parrakeet, see LORILET.


Coxen’s Fig-Parrakeet, another name for the BLUE-FACED

LORILET.


Sir Wm. Macleay’s Fig-P., the RED-FACED LORILET.


To be continued).



