English Names for the Parrots. 317


ENGLISH NAMES FOR THE PARROTS.


By Dr. E. HOPKINSON.


('Continued from page 292.)


“ Red-Winged Lory,” \


n See CRIMSON-WINGED PARRAKEET.


Red-Winged Parrakeet, )


Red, Yellow and Blue Macaw, the RED AND BLUE MACAW.

Reticulated Lory, book name for the BLUE-STREAKED LORY, see

under RED LORY ( 2 ).


RIEDEL’S ECLECTUS. = E. viedeli.


Ring-Parrakeet, Edwards’ name for the CINGALESE ALEXANDRINE

PARRAKEET. Also,, generally, = RING-NECKED PARRAKEET.

Alexandrine Ring-Parrakeet = the CINGALESE ALEXANDRINE.

Malacca Ring-Parrakeet = the MALACCAN PARRAKEET.

Malayan Ring-Parrakeet, ditto.


Rose-Headed Ring-Parrakeet, the BURMESE BLOSSOM¬

HEADED P.


Ringneck.” (i) Popular abbreviation for “ RING-NECKED PARRA¬

KEET.” ( 2 ) Australian vernacular name for the YELLOW-NAPED

PARRAKEET.


RING-NECKED PARRAKEETS, the genus Palaeovnis, other members

of which are also known as ALEXANDRINE PARRAKEETS,

BLOSSOM-HEADS, ROSE-RINGED PARRAKEETS, MALABAR,

JAVAN, MALACCA, BANDED PARRAKEETS, etc. As a specific

popular or dealers’ name it is perhaps most commonly applied to the

Indian Ringnecked Parrakeet, the ROSE - RINGED PARRA¬

KEET.


AFRICAN RING-NECKED PARRAKEET (q.v.).


Alexandrine Ring-Necked P. = the CINGALESE ALEXANDRINE

P.


Indian Ringnecked Parrakeet, the ROSE-RINGED PARRA¬

KEET.


MAURITIUS RING-NECKED PARRAKEET.


SEYCHELLES RING-NECKED PARRAKEET.


Robust Parrot, see LEVAILLANT’S PARROT.


ROCK CONURE . = Pyrrhura rupicola.


ROCK GRASS-PARRAKEET. = Neophema petrophila, the “ Rock-Parra-

keet ” (Gould and Australian vernacular).


Rock-Parrakeet.” (i) See above. ( 2 ) One of the dealers’ names for

the ROSE-RINGED PARRAKEET.


Rock-Parrot,” same as No. 2 above.


Rock Pebble,” an occasional variant of " Rock Peplar.”


“ Rock Peplar,” “ Rock Peplar Parrakeet,” dealers’ name for the

BLACK-TAILED PARRAKEET. Occasionally “ Rock Pebble.”



