psittacula

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A genus of Psittacidæ, sometimes made the type of a 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.

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• noun a genus of Psittacidae