parrakeet : Idioms & Phrases
Grass parrakeet
(Zoöl.) , a ny of several species of Australian parrots, of the genusEuphemia ; also applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Webster 1913
Ground parrakeet
(Zoöl.) , one of several Australian parrakeets, of the generaCallipsittacus andGeopsittacus , which live mainly upon the ground.
Webster 1913
King parrakeet
(Zoöl.) , a handsome Australian parrakeet (Platycercys scapulatus ), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.
Webster 1913
Rock parrakeet
(Zoöl.) , a small Australian parrakeet (Euphema petrophila ), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green.
Webster 1913
Zebra parrakeet
- an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents; the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are blue. Called also
canary parrot ,scallop parrot ,shell parrot , andundulated parrot .
