. The popular natural history . Zoology. 3S2 THE RINGED PARRAKEET. the distance of a mile. They are very loquacious birds, and are often discovered through their perpetual chattering. When settling itself to sleep, the Toucan packs itself up in a very systematic manner, supporting its huge beak by resting it on its back, and tucking it completely among the feathers, while it doubles its tail across its back, just as if it moved on a spring hinge. So completely is the bill hidden among the feathers, that hardly a trace of it is visible m spite of its great size and bright colour, and the bird w
. The popular natural history . Zoology. 3S2 THE RINGED PARRAKEET. the distance of a mile. They are very loquacious birds, and are often discovered through their perpetual chattering. When settling itself to sleep, the Toucan packs itself up in a very systematic manner, supporting its huge beak by resting it on its back, and tucking it completely among the feathers, while it doubles its tail across its back, just as if it moved on a spring hinge. So completely is the bill hidden among the feathers, that hardly a trace of it is visible m spite of its great size and bright colour, and the bird when sleeping looks like a great ball of loose feathers. PARROTS. The general form of the Parrots is too well known to need description. All birds belonging to this large and splendid group can be recognized by the shape of their beaks, which are large, and have the upper mandible extensively curved and hanging far over the lower; in some species the upper mandible is of extraordinary length. The tongue is short, thick, and fleshy, and the structure of this member aids the bird in no slight degree in its singular powers of articu- lation. The wings and tail are generally long, and in some species, such as the Macaws, the tail is of very great length, while in most of the Parrakeets it is longer than the body. The genus Pateornis, of which the RINGED Parrakeet is an excellent example, is a very extensive one, and has representatives in almost every hot portion of the world, even including Australia. The Ringed Parrakeet is found both in Africa and Asia, the only difference perceptible be- tween the individuals brought from the two continents being that the Asiatic species is rather larger than its African relative. It has long been the favourite of man as a caged bird, and is one of the species to which such frequent reference is made by the ancient writers, the other species being the Alexandrine Ringed Parrakeet I^Palaornis Alexandri). This species of Parrakeet is not very good
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