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*Pacific Parrot (i) an early name for the MUSKY LORIKEET. (2) A

name used by Latham probably = the NEW ZEALAND PARRAKEET,

but possibly the RED-BACKED PARROT.


♦Pacific Parrot, Var. A. (Latham), the NEW ZEALAND PARRAKEET.


♦Pacific Parrot, Var. C., the GOLDEN-CROWNED PARRAKEET.


Pale-Headed Broadtail, the next.


PALE-HEADED PARRAKEET . = Platycercus pallidiceps, the “ Mealy

Rosella ” and “ Blue Rosella ” of dealers. “ Moreton Bay

Rosehill ” in Australia (Gould) ; “ Moreton Bay Rosella,”

‘‘Mile Rosella” (Australian vernacular). ? = *Blue-Cheeked

Parrot (Latham). Modern book names : Pale-Headed Broadtail,

Pale-Headed Rosella.


Palm Cockatoo, see under COCKATOO, GREAT BLACK.


PALM LORIKEET. — Hypocharmosyna palmarum, the Palm Parrot

(Latham) ? his *Lineated Parrot, and *Peregrine Parrakeet,

the latter, a name of that writer’s which is supposed to have referred

to a young bird of this species.


♦Palm Parrot, see PALM LORIKEET.


PANAMA AMAZON. “


♦Papouan Lory, the next.


PAPUAN LORY, Charmosyna papuensis. *Papouan Lory (Latham).


Paradisa Parrakeet, a variant of PARADISE P.


Paradise Parrakeet, an alternative name for the BEAUTIFUL PARRA¬

KEET, and (2) sometimes for the allied GOLDEN-SHOULDERED

P.


♦Paraguan Lory, a name of Latham’s, ? = PESQUET’S PARROT.


P AP A TCTTTT'T



♦Paraquita,


♦Paraquito, ./


♦Paradise Parrot, see under AMAZON, WHITE-FRONTED.

PARRAKEET (various spellings, Parakeet, Paroquet, Parroquet,


♦Perroquet, *Paraquet, *Paraquito, *Paraquita, *Parakeeto,

♦Parakita). A small Parrot, usually long-tailed, but not always so,

as birds like the LOVEBIRDS are frequently known as PARRAKEETS.

(2) The CAROLINA CONURE was commonly known as " Parra¬

keet ” in N. America.


Sub-divisions of the Parrakeets are :


ALEXANDRINE PARRAKEETS.


Broadtail Parrakeets, see BROADTAIL.


Cockatoo-Parrakeet, the COCKATIEL.


Dwarf-Parrakeets, the PASSERINE PARRAKEETS.

Fig-Parrakeets, the LORILETS.



