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of a whitish blue, darker towards the tail ; there 

 is a black spot on each side of the neck, with a 

 few whitish curved lines on it. This has a fine 

 effect, and is named the beauty spot, the lower 

 parts white. The female is grayish on the back, 

 the beauty spot much fainter, lower parts grayish 

 also. 



LOCATION. Found in Europe and Asia. In 

 Northern Europe Migratory. 



PARROTS. 



GRAY, OR AFRICAN PARROT. 



This bird, although not so gaudily colored as 

 some of his tribe, is one of the most beautiful and 

 valuable. There are numbers of them, imported 

 both to this country and Europe, from Africa, 

 where they are only found. They can be taught 

 to whistle a tune distinctly, and correctly ; and 

 they articulate words, and whole sentences, in a 

 fine, full, and sonorous bass voice. And I be- 

 lieve they are the only species of those birds 



