The pygmy parrots are the smallest members of the parrotfamily. All 6 are native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. Pygmy parrots are tiny birds: fast-moving, mostly green with bright highlights. They spend a good deal of time climbing through foilage, using their oversized feet, beaks, and stiffened tail feathers. At a little over 8 cm in length, the Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot is considerably smaller than a silvereye or a kinglet.
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Each order of birds is parasitized by one or more mallophagan genera that are often peculiar to it, and the relationship between species of these genera generally reflects the relationship between host and parasite, so that information about the occurrence of Mallophaga cannot be used as an infallible guide to relationships between the hosts.
Dr L. Guimaraes, formerly of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, examined the Mallophaga from many species of parrots, with the notable exception of Micropsittini.
He provided me with an outline of patterns of the relationships found in Ischnoceran Mallophage, and some very interesting aspects are present.
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