THE ROSE-RINGED PARRAKEET. 



PSITTACUS TORQUATUS. — BRISSON. 



PLATE 14. 



This species occupies a wide geographical range, 

 and is plentifully dispersed over India, and as far 

 eastward as Manilla ; and is said also to be widely 

 spread throughout a great extent of Africa, stretch- 

 ing to the coasts of Senegal. It is from the last 

 named locality that this bird is imported into Europe, 

 and from the great numbers which reach this country, 

 it must be very plentiful in that territory. 



The Rose-ringed Parrakeet is of the most vivid 

 green, tinged with yellow ; the base of the wings is 

 provided with a purplish red patch ; it has a collar 

 round its neck of a vivid rose colour. 



The female of this species resembles the young 

 bird, being destitute of the rose ring, which does 

 not make its appearance until the bird is in its third 

 3^ear. The full grown bird is from eighteen to 

 twenty inches. 



This is the bird which was known in early times 

 m Britain by the name of Popinjay. Li the reign 



