. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. 94 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. "1 by Bates in the interior of Brazil. As its â i name implies, it is of a deep hyacinthine colour, relieved by a bare patch of pure white skin round the e}'es. It feeds on the nuts of several palms, especially those of , the macuja. These nuts, which are so hard ' as to be difficult to break without a heavy hammer, are crushed to a pulp by the power- ful beak of this macaw. Crests among parrots are common enough, but only one species wears a fr
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. 94 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. "1 by Bates in the interior of Brazil. As its â i name implies, it is of a deep hyacinthine colour, relieved by a bare patch of pure white skin round the e}'es. It feeds on the nuts of several palms, especially those of , the macuja. These nuts, which are so hard ' as to be difficult to break without a heavy hammer, are crushed to a pulp by the power- ful beak of this macaw. Crests among parrots are common enough, but only one species wears a frill; this is the Parrot of the Amazon Vallc)'. It is closely related to the large and well-known AMAZON PARROTS, and has been aptly described as a most extraordinary bin!. Its coloration is strikingâgreen abo\'e, with a brown head ; the frill or ruff around the neck shows up in strong contrast, being dark red, with blue edges, and barred \\ith blue. The feathers of the breast and abdo- men, like the frill, are also red and blue, whilst the undcr-surfaces of the tail and wings are black. It is only when the bird is excited or angry that the ruff is raised. P*oIo ty W. SavilU-Kinl. BLACK COCKATOO Found in pain in thick forests The Hanging-parrots are about the same size as the well-known " love-birds," and remarkable for their habit of sleeping suspended head-downwards by one foot from the boughs of trees. They are all brilliantly coloured birds, and have a fairly wide range, extending from India and the Philippines through the Malay region as far east as Duke of York Island. The Australian BUDGERIGARS, or GkAss- I'ARRAKEETS, need no description here; but it is interesting to note that nearly allied to them is a small species known as the SwAMP- or Long-tailed Ground-parrakeet. As its. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these ill
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