. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE GROUND PAEBAKEET 227 Genus Melopsittacus. The Warbling Grass-Parrakeet. Melopsittacus undulatus. Australia generally. General colour straw-yellow to grass-green, with wavy black cross bands; on the cheeks an oblique band of rich blue, and below"it two or three circular black spots. Egg .7 x .56 Ground Parrakeet: Pezoporus formosus. Australian Museum. Genus Pezoporus. The Ground Parrakeet. Pezoporus terrestris {formosus). Tasmania and all the southern half of Australia. Above dark grass-green, the feathers crossed with bands of black and yellow;

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. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE GROUND PAEBAKEET 227 Genus Melopsittacus. The Warbling Grass-Parrakeet. Melopsittacus undulatus. Australia generally. General colour straw-yellow to grass-green, with wavy black cross bands; on the cheeks an oblique band of rich blue, and below"it two or three circular black spots. Egg .7 x .56 Ground Parrakeet: Pezoporus formosus. Australian Museum. Genus Pezoporus. The Ground Parrakeet. Pezoporus terrestris {formosus). Tasmania and all the southern half of Australia. Above dark grass-green, the feathers crossed with bands of black and yellow; feathers of crown and nape with a streak of black down the centre; feathers of breast, abdomen, and tail lighter with more yellow, barred alternately with black and yellow; an orange spot on the forehead. Total length inches, wing , tail Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited

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