PARAKEETS
Noun
parakeets
plural of parakeet
Source: Wiktionary
PARAKEET
Par"a*keet`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Parrakeet.
Par"ra*keet`, Par"a*keet`, n. Etym: [See Paroquet.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated
tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and
paraquet.
Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus
Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus,
Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to
the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (C. Carolinensis).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition