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  1. andrew147

    Parrots

    Thank you, very interesting.
  2. andrew147

    Parrots

    Yes, but in the OD, he goes on to describe what he means by 'alexandri' - and it is clearly a description of eupatria. So, surely it is just the name alexandri which is misapplied/confused here - in terms of our present understanding? The English name of eupatria is Alexandrine Parakeet - I'm...
  3. andrew147

    Parrots

    Unless I'm misunderstanding something, the OD mentions both names and says the distribution is Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India, and that it has "greater size of bill" and red shoulder spots... certainly sounds more like eupatria.
  4. andrew147

    Parrots

    So is eupatria definitely not the type species of Palaeornis Vigors, 1825?
  5. andrew147

    Parrots

    In Australia, Satin and Regent Bowerbirds are also known to hybridise in the wild. Intergeneric hybrids in nature are well documented amongst birds-of-paradise, ducks, grouse and hummingbirds.
  6. andrew147

    Parrots

    They designate ornatus as the type species of Saudareos.
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