Love-bird, a name given to various small parrots, but especially to those included in the genus Agapornis. These are at home in the forests of the Ethiopian region, are predominantly green in plumage, and are very affectionate both in their native haunts and in captivity. The name is, however, extended to the species of other genera and from other regions.
Love-bird,
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 730
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