English Names for the Parrots.


OBITUARY.



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Lord Brabourne (Grenadier Guards) was killed in action

on the 13th of March. Although not a member of the Society, he

had written articles on South American birds, and read the

Magazine with great interest. He often corresponded with the

Editor, and was especially interested upon the subject of Humming

Birds in captivity, mentioning the fact that there are so many

beautiful species which live at high altitudes, which ought not to

need much artificial heat. Lord Brabourne’s untimely death will

be a great loss to the ornithological world.


He returned from South America where he was so busily

and keenly collecting material for his great work on ‘‘ The Birds of

South America,” which he was writing with Mr. Charles Chubb ;

returned to fight for King and country, only to give up his life. He

was twenty-nine.


May he, with so many others, have happiness in a new life,

and peace.



ENGLISH NAMES FOR THE PARROTS.


By Dr. E. Hopkinson.


(Continued from page 167.)


[Blue-Winged Lovebird, the common popular name for the PAS¬

SERINE PARRAKEET].


|" Brazilian Lovebird,” another popular name for the PASSERINE

PARRAKEET].


Grey-Headed Lovebird, an alternative popular name for the MADA¬

GASCAR LOVEBIRD.


MADAGASCAR LOVEBIRD .=Agapornis cana. Early names were

Grey-Headed Parrakeet (Latham), and *Madagascar In¬

separable. Other popular names are Grey-Headed Lovebird,

White-Headed Lovebird.


NYASSALAND LOVEBIRD. =A. lilianae.


" Peach-Faced Lovebird,” the popular name most commonly used

for the ROSY-FACED LOVEBIRD.


RED-FACED LOVEBIRD. =A. pullaria, also known as the Red-

Headed Lovebird and West African Lovebird. Earlier names,

*Little Red-Headed Parrakeet (Edwards) ; *Red-Headed

Guinea Parrakeet (Latham) ; *Red-Headed Guinea Parrot



