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examples. The red-headed parrot of India, Palgornis alexandri (pl. 97, 
jig. 4), and the Malacca parrot, P. malaccensis (pl. 97, fig. 8), are also 
included in this group. 
Sub-fam. 2. Araine, or Maccaws. Bill large, arched from the base to 
the tip, which is prolonged and sharp ; wings moderate ; tail long, gradu- 
ated, tip of each feather pointed. Size large; colors gaudy. 
A sub-family of about seventy birds, comprising nearly all the American 
parrots. The maccaws are large parrots, with very showy plumage, found 
in the forests of South America, living principally on the fruits which 
abound in such localities. Their notes, or rather screams, are represented 
as being very harsh and disagreeable. The common blue and yellow 
maccaw, Ara ararauna (pl. 98, fig. 2), the military maccaw, A. militaris 
(pl. 98, fig. 3), and the great blue maccaw (A. hyacinthina), are frequently 
to be seen living in menageries, and appear to be the most common species 
of this sub-family. 
Many other parrots of South America, composing the genus Conurus, 
belong here, some of which have very beautiful red and green plumage. 
One species only visits the Atlantic States, which is the Carolina parrot 
(C. carolinensis). This bird is frequent in Louisiana and others of the 
Southern States, and has occasionally been seen as far north as Illinois. 
It is a very handsome species, with green and yellow plumage, and is gene- 
rally observed in flocks, on the appearance of which in unusual localities 
great curiosity is excited amongst the inhabitants. In some sections of the 
country this parrot is eaten, and considered a great delicacy. 
Sub-fam. 3. Lorine, or Lories. Baill large, slender, arched from the 
base to the tip, which is prolonged and acute; wings moderate, sometimes 
long, pointed ; tail long; tarsi and feet short, strong. Size small. 
A small group of beautiful little parrots found only in India and the 
islands of the Pacific ocean Little is known of them except that they live 
in the banana and palm trees, in which they rear their young. Lorius 
domicella (pl. 98, fig. 4) and L. tricolor are frequently seen in collections. 
An Australian group belongs here, of which the beautiful green parrot, 
Platycercus viridis (pl. 98, fig. 1), is a good example. 
Sub-fam. 4. Psittacine, or typical Parrots. Bill generally large, broad 
at base, compressed, arched, lateral margins dentated or festooned ; wings 
long, pointed ; tail generally short; tarsi and feet short and strong. Size 
various ; colors usually gay. 
These parrots are found in all the warmer regions of the globe. They 
mostly inhabit the forests, where they live in pairs or small flocks, climbing 
among the upper branches of the trees on the fruits of which they live. 
Some species, it is said, sleep suspended from the branch of a tree with 
their heads downwards. Nearly all parrots are migratory, and move from 
place to place in flocks at immense heights in the air. They feed their 
young by disgorgement like the pigeons. 
Nearly all the talking parrots belong here, of which one of the best is 
the grey African parrot (Psittacus erythacus), a plain but very intelligent 
species, common in Liberia and other countries of Western Africa. The 
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