. Stories about birds of land and water . THE GROUND PARRAKEE1 The parrakeet is, perhaps, the most beautiful of the whole tribe. The emerald green of the body, and the deep red of the beak, and therose-coloured collar round the neck, form a picture of beauty that must beseen to be fully appreciated ; and the two long feathers that you sec hi thetail are an exquisite blue. K l62 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. Nature in those sunny lands seems to delight in the most brilliant huesand tints. \ V >V-^N^^ Nv v»; tV V ■^ \ ^ ^m.^M^ r-^ ^^.N^-^ ^^ iio^q-w^?-. k.:;^. THE GARUBA rARRAKi:;> r. There is a li
. Stories about birds of land and water . THE GROUND PARRAKEE1 The parrakeet is, perhaps, the most beautiful of the whole tribe. The emerald green of the body, and the deep red of the beak, and therose-coloured collar round the neck, form a picture of beauty that must beseen to be fully appreciated ; and the two long feathers that you sec hi thetail are an exquisite blue. K l62 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. Nature in those sunny lands seems to delight in the most brilliant huesand tints. \ V >V-^N^^ Nv v»; tV V ■^ \ ^ ^m.^M^ r-^ ^^.N^-^ ^^ iio^q-w^?-. k.:;^. THE GARUBA rARRAKi:;> r. There is a little difference between the parrot and the parrakeet. Thelower part of the bill is, as you see, short and notched, and the claws aremore slender and not so strong as those of the parrot. THE PARRAKEET. 163 There is a beautiful parrakeet, called the ringed parrakeet, that is oftenseen in a cage in England, and is a pet bird greatly admired. It has very-slender feet, and can run along the ground—a habit peculiar to the parrakeets,and one of the reasons why they differ from the parrots. In the Spice Islands there is a small green parrakeet that is much sought
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