. The royal natural history. PIGMY PARROT (nat. size) 112 PARROTS. narrower in the middle line. They are, however, specially distinguished by theirshort and squared tails, in which the pointed extremities of the shafts of thefeathers project beyond the vanes. When folded, the long wings reach beyond theend of the tail; and the claws are remarkably elongated. The males of thesepigmies are most gorgeous in colour, but their consorts show much more sober.

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