parrakeet (paraket)

[Also parakeet, and par akee to, paraquito, para quit a; also, after F., paroquet, parroquet, paraquet, per roquet, IMG:content-2377.png:[graphic] IMG:content-2378.png:[graphic] Ground-parrakeet ( Pezoporus for mos us). tacus proper. The common parrakeet of the United States is Conurus carol in ens is, green varied with red and yellow. The commonest parrakeet in India is the rose-ringed, Palæornis torquatus. The rosella or nonpareil parrakeet is Platy cercus eximius, a very beautiful bird, chiefly red and blue. Nymphic us novæ- holland iæ is the crested parrakeet, or parrakeet-cockatoo. Ground-parrakeets are Australian species of Pezoporus, as P. for mos us. Gra -parrakeets belong to the genus Euphema. The warbling or zebra gra -parrakeet is Melopsittacus undulatus. Hanging-parrakeets are certain lories. (See lory.) Various lovebirds are often called parrakeets. See the technical names. See also cuts under Aga porn is, Conurus, corella, Euphema, and Melopsittacus. I would not give my Paroquet For all the Doves that ever flew. IMG:content-2379.png:[graphic] Prior, The Dove, st. 23. 2. A fish of the genus Crenilabrus ; a parrot wra e. Some Crenilabri are so brilliant that they are called in Rome Papagelli or Parrakeets . Richardson , Museum Nat. Hist., p. 119.