"Psittaci" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... from the green parrots of the plains by having the head, neck, breast, and upper back dove-coloured. It has none of the aggressive habits of its brethren of the plains. It keeps mainly to dense forests. Jerdon describes its cry as "mellow, subdued, and agreeable." It is the prima donna of the Psittaci. ...
— Birds of the Indian Hills • Douglas Dewar |
