Abstract
Neopsephotus bourkii, or Neophema bourkii, The Gentle Little Bourke:
In response to a request, l shall endeavor
to write a small article on the
Bourke , one of my favorites of all the
hook-bills. The Bourke parakeet is from western
New South Wales through western Australia.
Approximately 10 inches long,
the Bourke is considered by most to be
a member of the grass parakeet family.
Though much discussion has been given
to this pro and con, a reported crossing
of a Bourke and a Scarlet-Chested (neophema
splendida) in Souther California
in 1975 suggests to me that they are...