. A manual of zoology for the use of students : with a general introduction on the principles of zoology . Zoology. 494 MANUAL OF ZOOLOGY. climbing, some, however, of the Parrots moving about actively on the ground. The colours of the plumage are generally ex- tremely bright and gaudy; and they live for the .most part upon. Fig. 194.—Psittacidae. Purple-capped Lory ( dotnicella). fruits. The Psittaddce are distributed throughout the tropics, and in the southern hemisphere as far south as the 52d parallel. They are monogamous, and make their nests in holes in the rocks. Their natural voi
. A manual of zoology for the use of students : with a general introduction on the principles of zoology . Zoology. 494 MANUAL OF ZOOLOGY. climbing, some, however, of the Parrots moving about actively on the ground. The colours of the plumage are generally ex- tremely bright and gaudy; and they live for the .most part upon. Fig. 194.—Psittacidae. Purple-capped Lory ( dotnicella). fruits. The Psittaddce are distributed throughout the tropics, and in the southern hemisphere as far south as the 52d parallel. They are monogamous, and make their nests in holes in the rocks. Their natural voice is harsh and grating. The true Parrots (Psittacus) are mostly inhabitants of tropical America, and their prevailing colour is green. The Cockatoos {Plyctolo- fhus), the Love-birds {Agapornis), and the Lorikeets (Tricho- glosstts) belong to the Australian province. The Lories {Lorius) inhabit the East (fig. 194). The true (Araince) are exclusively American; and the true Parrakeets (^PezoporitUE) are exclusively confined to the eastern hemisphere, being espe- cially characteristic of Australia. In the next family of the Scansores are the Toucans (Rham- phastidcB), characterised by having a bill which is always very. 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 Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. New York : D. Appleton
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