The term bluebonnet refers to the two species of Australian parrots in the genus ''Northiella''. The genus name honours Australian ornithologist
Alfred John North
Alfred John North (11 June 1855 – 6 May 1917) was an Australian ornithologist.
North was born in Melbourne and was educated at Melbourne Grammar School. He was appointed to the Australian Museum, Sydney in 1886 and was given a permanent positi ...
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Species
The genus includes the following two species:
[Gill F. and Donsker D. (eds)]
Family Psittaculidae
in IOC World Bird Names (ver 6.2), International Ornithologists’ Union, 2016. URL Retrieved 9 June 2016.
References
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Broad-tailed parrots
Taxa named by Gregory Mathews