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Northern Rosella  (Platycercus venustus)

Also Known As: Brown's Rosella or Parakeet, Smutty Rosella or Parakeet
 
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Northern Rosella, Edith Falls, Northern Territory

Credit: © Ian Montgomery | http://birdway.com.au
 
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The origin of the word "rosella" supposedly came from a misspelling of "Rosetta Parrots", a name possibly given to the birds after the Christian name of the wife of George Fife Angas, a pioneer of Southern Australia.

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