IN CAPTIVITY IN LOWER BENGAL. 



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Hab.—Lowei ranges of the North-West Himalayas; the hill 

 ranges of Assam and Sylhet ; not uncommon in Eastern Bengal. 



Length of life in captivity. 



About five years. 



(168) THE BLUE- WINGED PARRAKEET. 

 (PAL^EORNIS COLUMBOIDES— Fig.) 



Description. — Head, nape, upper back, chest and abdomen pale 

 ashy grey ; a green patch on the forehead, lores and below the eyes ; a 

 green collar encircles the neck, widening on its upper part ; the rest of 

 the plumage green, of different shades and intensity ; bill red above, 

 dusky beneath ; legs lead colour ; the female differs from the male in 

 wanting the collar, or has only a faint trace of it. 



Hab. — Found only in the Malabar coast and on the slopes of the 

 Nilgiris up to about 6,000 feet : the specimens exhibited in the garden 

 were obtained from the jungles of Travancore. 



Length of life in captivity. 



A pair having lived for about two years were killed by some 

 civets at night. 



(169) THE BED-BREASTED PAREAKEET. 

 (PAL^OENIS FASCIATUS-(P. L. S. Mutter.) ) 

 Hindi and Bengali — Kdjla. 

 The Kajla is very commonly domesticated in Bengal. 

 Hah.— Sub-Himalayan regions, Assam, Sylhet, British Burmah ; 

 and extends through the Malayan peninsula to Java. Javan specimens 

 appear to differ in no respect from the Indian birds. 



Length of life in captivity. 



No record is available, but it bears captivity extremely well. 



(170) THE MALAYAN PAREAKEET. 

 (PALJSOENIS LONGICAUDA— (Bodd.) ) 



It resembles the red-breasted parrakeet in general appearance, but 

 differs from it in having the head a beautiful rosy-red 

 Hab. — The Malayan peninsula. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 No record. 



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