THE SAVAGE WORLD. 
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The Purple-capped Lory ( Lorius domicettus ) is, like the former species, a 
native of New Holland (Papua), considerably larger in size of body and even 
more brilliantly clothed. The crown is a deep purple, and face, neck, 
and breast a rich scarlet, with a bright collar of yellow. The wings, 
too, are scarlet, tipped at the ends with black and yellow. 
The Macaws are grouped under a separate head because of their greater 
size, gaudy plumage and other characteristics at variance with the true parrot, 
noticeable among 
which is their naked 
cheeks. They are 
almost entirely con¬ 
fined to South and 
Central America. Its 
haunts are usually 
in dense woods, and 
about swampy dis¬ 
tricts where the palm 
flourishes, on the fruit 
of which it feeds. 
Eighteen species are 
known, of which the 
three most familiar are 
the Blue and Yellow 
Macaw (Am arara- 
una ), the Great Green 
Macaw (Sittace mili- 
taris ), and the Scarlet 
Macaw (S. coccinea ), 
all of which range 
from Brazil to middle 
Mexico. They are ex¬ 
tremely noisy birds, 
and can rarely be 
taught to speak even 
a few words, but being 
very courageous they 
are easily captured, 
and despite their cla¬ 
morous cawings, are 
popular pets. 
Cockatoos belong 
to the family Plictolo- GREAT GREEN macaw. amazon parrot ( Chrysotis atnazonica), 
hidce, a name derived 
from the Latin and Greek, to designate a characteristic peculiar to all the species, 
viz., the provision of a crest of feathers, which they have the power to erect or 
depress at will. They are confined to Australia and Oceanica. The prevailing 
color is white, black or brown, the former predominating. 
Their habits are very sociable, having some resemblance in this respect to 
parrakeets. Being strong of wing, they perch on very tall trees, but feed 
