English Names for the Parrots.



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GRASS-PARRAKEETS.


Ground-Parrakeets (q.v.).


HANGING PARRAKEETS.


PASSERINE PARRAKEETS, the American Lovebirds, Parrotlets,

or Dwarf Parrakeexs (Psittacula).


RING-NECKED PARRAKEETS.


Small-Billed Parrakeets, those of the genus Brotogervs of South

America.


Other groups have special names, such as CONURE, LOVE¬

BIRD, etc.


Parrakeet-Cockatoo, a book name for the COCKATIEL.


Paroquet, j See PARRAKEET.


Parroquet, *


PARROT, any member of the order Psittaciformes. An old book name

for this order was the *Crackers.


English names for certain groups are :


AMAZON PARROTS.


ECLECTUS PARROTS.


Green Parrots, a common popular name for the AMAZONS.


GREY PARROTS, the GREY and TIMNEH PARROTS.


Hanging Parrots, the HANGING PARRAKEETS.


Love-Parrots, the LOVEBIRDS (q.v.).


Pigmy Parrots, the Nasiterninae ; also known as Dwarf-Cockatoos,

and occasionally as Siskin-Parrots.


Racket-Tailed Parrots, Prioniturus.


Siskin-Parrots, the Pigmy Parrots.


VAZA PARROTS.


Other groups have distinct names, such as MACAWS, COCKA¬

TOOS, etc.


Parrotlet, an occasional book name for any of the PASSERINE PARRA¬

KEETS, for instance, the GUIANA PARROTLET.


Parrot-Maccaw, Latham’s name for the MARAKANG MACAW.

Partibilled Parrot, see under AMAZON, YELLOW-FRONTED.

PASSERINE PARRAKEET. = Psittacula passerina, commonly known as

the “ Blue-Winged Lovebird,” “ Blue-wing,” “ American Love¬

bird,” " Brazilian Lovebird.” Book names are : Blue-Winged

Parrotlet, Passerine Parrotlet, *Least Green and Blue

Parrakeet (Edwards), *Short-Tailed Yellowish Green Parra-

keet, *Virescent Parrakeet (Latham) ; Passerine Parrot

(Latham). (2) Also used as a name for any member of the genus

Psittacula, which are also known as Parrotlets, Dwarf-Parrakeets,

or “ American Lovebirds.” There are about 14 species, of which

one other, the GUIANA PARROTLET, is sometimes imported.

Passerine Parrot.



