. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD ORDER XVII.—PSITTACIFORMES. F. 72. Nestoridae, Nestor, Kaka, Kea, 4 sp. A. (). F. 73. LORIIDAE (9), BRUSH-TONGUED PARROTS, LORIES, LORIKEETS, 87 sp. A. 3 184*Blue Mountain Lorikeet (-Parrot), Rainbow Lory, 16 Blue - bellied (Swainson) Lorikeet, Trichoglossus novae-hollandiae, , , , T. Nom. flocks c. ettcalypts 14 Head, throat, abdomen blue; chest blood-red tinged yel- low; back green; bill blood-red; f., sim. Honey. Screech. contains many birds that are unknown
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD ORDER XVII.—PSITTACIFORMES. F. 72. Nestoridae, Nestor, Kaka, Kea, 4 sp. A. (). F. 73. LORIIDAE (9), BRUSH-TONGUED PARROTS, LORIES, LORIKEETS, 87 sp. A. 3 184*Blue Mountain Lorikeet (-Parrot), Rainbow Lory, 16 Blue - bellied (Swainson) Lorikeet, Trichoglossus novae-hollandiae, , , , T. Nom. flocks c. ettcalypts 14 Head, throat, abdomen blue; chest blood-red tinged yel- low; back green; bill blood-red; f., sim. Honey. Screech. contains many birds that are unknown elsewhere. In addition, there are some groups which are found in other continents, but which reach their highest development here. Conspicuous amongst these are Parrots and Cockatoos. Australians are so accustomed to see these beautiful birds on every country road, and in cages outside their houses, that they do not appreciate their beauty or their interest, for "familiarity breeds contempt," even with bird life. When one reflects that no figure of a Parrot is found in ancient Egyptian art, and that no Parrot is mentioned in the Bible, then one begins to understand the interest of Europeans in these "spoilt children" of the animal world, the "monkeys of the bird world," and "the cream of the Australian ; Their tameness, their affection, their entertaining habits, and. 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 Leach, John Albert, 1870-1929; Horn Scientific Expedition (1894). Melbourne : Whitcombe & Tombs
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