psittacula

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of Psittacidæ, sometimes made the type of subfamily Psittaculinæ, containing the pygmy parrots of various countries, some of which are commonly known as love-birds, and including in its different applications a large number of small species with short tail and mostly green coloration. American parrots, such as P. passerina and sundry other small species. Illiger, 1811.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a genus of Psittacidae