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30. PaljeorHis Alexandra Linn.-— The red-shouldered 

 Parokeet. Loku Girawa, Sink. — Layard, Annals Natural History, 

 1854, Volume 13, page 262. 



Appears to be chiefly confined to the east coast, always abundant 

 in the Batticaloa country, and at seasons near Trineomalee ; occurs 

 as a straggler in the low country from Panadure down to Matara, 

 but I did not meet with it in the south-east. 



31. Paljeornis torquatus, Bodd. — The Rose-winged 

 Parokeet. Rana Girawa, Sinks Palseornis torquatus, Briss. — 

 Layard, Annals Natural History, 1854, page 262 ; Kelaart, 

 Prodromes Faunas Zeylanica, page 127. 



"Very abundant round Trineomalee, particularly about Tampala- 

 kamam; numerous near Hambantota and about Tangalla ; very 

 abundant down north-west coast (Puttalam, Chi law, &c.) Accord- 

 ing to Layard, this Parokeet frequents maritime districts for the 

 most part. I have not met with it in the interior, it is a low- 

 country bird. 



32. Paljeornis Rosa, Bodd.— Purple-headed Parokeet. 

 Palaeornis Gyannaphalus, Linn. — Layard, Annals Natural 

 History, 1854, page 264. Kelaart, Proclromus Faunas Zeylanica, 

 page 127, 



South-western and central hill districts. Common all through the 

 low wooded country of the south-west, up to highest parts of 

 Morowak Korale, where however it is less numerous than at 

 lesser elevations ; abundant about the patanas of the Knuckles, 

 Pusselhiwa, and Deltota districts, and in fact all through the Cen- 

 tral Province up to 3,000 feet. Absent from the south-east. 



33. Paljsornis CALTHROPiE, Layard-- Ceylon Parokeet. 

 Alloo Girawa, Sink. 



Note. — Kelaart seems to have reversed the English names of 

 this and the last species (Prodrom us Faunae Zeylanica, page 127) 

 when he calls this bird the " Purple-headed Parokeet," and the 

 former the "Ashy- headed Parokeet." 



Eanges from the hills north of Kandy to the subsidiary ranges at 

 the Upper Gindurah, down to 700 or 800 feet above the sea; 

 this latter is the lowest point at which it is found. Common round 

 Kandy, in the valley of Dumbara, and about the lower patanas in 

 the Knuckles and Pussellawa districts; exceedingly abundant in 

 the Sinha Rajah forests and on the south of the Kukulu Korale 

 (the head-quarters of so many " Ceylon" birds), and tolerably 

 abundant in parts of the Morowak Korale. Kelaart notes it at 

 Nuwara Eliya (List of Nuwara Eliya Birds, Prodromus Faunas 

 Zeylanica.) 



