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English Names for the Parrots.



VARIED LORIKEET. =Ptilosclera versicolor, also known as the Red-

Crowned Lorikeet. Sometimes advertised by dealers as Australian

Red-Crowned or Variegated Lorikeet.


Varied Parrakeet, one of Gould’s names for the MANY-COLOURED

PARRAKEET.


^Varied Parrot, a name of Latham’s which he used for both the MANY-

COLOURED PARRAKEET and the TAHITI LORIKEET.


*Varied-Winged Parrot, see BLUE-CROWNED ECLECTUS.


Variegated Lorikeet, see VARIED LORIKEET.


Variegated Lory (Latham), the VIOLET-NECKED LORY, see under

RED LORY (7).


Vasa, same as VAZA.


VAZA, a Vaza Parrot. Sometimes spelt Vasa.


VAZA PARROT, a Parrot of the genus Coracopsis, of Madagascar and

neighbouring islands. Specifically, Latham gave the name to C. vaza,

the GREATER VAZA PARROT, which is also known as the Great

Vasa, or Grand Vaza.


Other Vazas are : (1) The LESSER VAZA, the Black Parrot

of Latham (C. nigra) ; ? his *Brown Parrot, and * Ash-Brown

Parrot. (2) The COMORO VAZA PARROT (C. comorensis ). (3)


PRASLIN PARROT (C. barklyi).


^Masked Vaza is an old book name for the extinct MASCARINE

PARROT of Reunion.


^Venust Grass-Parrakeet, see BLUE-BANDED GRASS-PARRAKEET.


VERNAL HANGING PARRAKEET, see under HANGING PARRAKEET.


Vernal Parrakeet.


VINACEOUS AMAZON.


“ Violet Amazon,” occasional dealers’ name for the BRONZE-WINGED

PARROT.


“ Violet Lory,” see under RED LORY (7).


VIOLET-NECKED LORY, see under RED LORY (7).


" Violet Parrot,” see under BRONZE-WINGED PARROT.


Violet-Bellied Parrot, the AZURE-BELLIED PARROT.


VIOLET-NECKED LORY, see under RED LORY (7).


=*Virescent Parrakeet, see PASSERINE PARRAKEET.


VULTURINE PARROT. = Gypopsittacus vulturina.


WAGLER’S CONURE . — Conurus wagleri.


WALLACE’S LORY, see under RED LORY (6).


Warbling Grass-Parrakeet, see BUDGERIGAR.


“ Warrin,” native name of SWAINSON’S LORIKEET.


* Waved-Breasted Parrakeet, see BLUE-WINGED CONURE.


^Wave-Headed Parrakeet, see PEARLY CONURE.


WEDDELL’S CONURE. =Conurus weddelli.


“ Wee Juggler,” Australian dealers’ name for LEADBEATER’S COCK/

TOO.



To be continued).



