ons on ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁George ▁Van ▁B ies bro e ck ▁Award ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁Bart ▁J . ▁B ok ▁Prize ▁by ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁Newton ▁L acy ▁Pier ce ▁Prize ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Astronom ical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁astronom y ▁awards ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁A ar ons on ▁Nom ination ▁Sol ic itation ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Arizona <0x0A> </s> ▁Fer al ▁par ake ets ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁are ▁fer al ▁par ake ets ▁that ▁are ▁an ▁introduced ▁species ▁into ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁The ▁population ▁consists ▁of ▁ ▁rose - ring ed ▁par ake ets ▁( P s itt ac ula ▁k ram eri ), ▁a ▁non - m ig rat ory ▁species ▁of ▁bird ▁that ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁Sub cont inent . ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁these ▁birds ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁spec ulation , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁generally ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁b red ▁from ▁birds ▁that ▁escaped ▁from ▁capt ivity . ▁▁ ▁The ▁British ▁par ake et ▁population ▁is ▁mostly ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁sub urban ▁areas ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁Home ▁Count ies ▁of ▁South - E ast ▁England , ▁and ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁the ▁birds ▁are ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁" K ing ston ▁par ake ets " ▁or ▁" T wick en ham