. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . land Parrakeet. CyanorhampJtus forhcsi. Similar to C. auriceps, but larger, and with the crimson band infront of the yellow crown much narrower. The crimson band does notreach the eye. Chatham Islands. The Orange-fronted Parrakeet. Cyanorliamplius malherhei. Bright green with blue on the wings. Forehead, orange; the crown,pale yellow. Length of the wing, in.; of the tarsus, in. Egg—JSTot known. South Island and Little Barrier Island. Family Stringoindce. Bill, thick, swollen on the sides, not notche
. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . land Parrakeet. CyanorhampJtus forhcsi. Similar to C. auriceps, but larger, and with the crimson band infront of the yellow crown much narrower. The crimson band does notreach the eye. Chatham Islands. The Orange-fronted Parrakeet. Cyanorliamplius malherhei. Bright green with blue on the wings. Forehead, orange; the crown,pale yellow. Length of the wing, in.; of the tarsus, in. Egg—JSTot known. South Island and Little Barrier Island. Family Stringoindce. Bill, thick, swollen on the sides, not notched, under side of thehook with a file-like surface; the lower mandible grooved. Baseof the bill covered with feathers, the shafts of which areprolonged into hairs. Wings short and rounded, the fourth andfifth quills the longest. Tail short and rounded, the end of eachfeather pointed. Tarsi rather long and strong. New Zealandonly. Genus Strmgops. The same characters as the family. * Archdeacon Williams gives the Maori nauie of this bird as Powbaitere. 152 THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND. Kakapo. The Kakapo. StringoiJs , green varied with brown; below, yellowish greeu varied withbrown and j^ellowish white. Eye black. Very variable in size. Lengthof the wing, 11 in.; of the tarsus, in. Egg—White; length, Islands, but very rare in the North. Size, appearance, and habits of life comI)ine to make the kakapoone of the most remarkable birds in the dominion. Its intelligencecommands respect, and its helplessness sympathy, while its p-enial THE KAKAPO 153 nature endears it to all who know it well. It repays kindnesswith grratitude, and is as affectionate as a dog, and as playfnl asa kitten. Almost every writer who has written about the kakapo hasdwelt upon these characteristics. Sir George Grey, writing atan early date, says that its behaviour towards friends is morethat of a dog than a bird. Professor G. S. Sale has seen it runfrom the corner of a room, s
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