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the most hazardous time for those birds, and I 

 do not recollect of ever preserving a favorite 

 Parrot, which had not died moulting. The Afri- 

 can Parrot is very fond of meat, both raw and 

 cooked ; but it brings on disease, and had better 

 not be given. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The general 

 color of this bird is a bluish silvery gray, the 

 feathers on the upper parts edged with brownish 

 gray. The tail a deep vermilion. There is no 

 distinguishable difference between the male and 

 female. 



LOCATION. Found on the Coast, and Interior 

 of Africa Resident. 



BRAZILIAN GREEN PARROT. 



This is a very beautiful species ; it is often 

 brought here, and is about the size of the African. 

 It is docile and tractable, and may be taught to 

 articulate words and sentences very distinctly. 



The front and round the bill of this bird is 

 bright red, the sides of the head are a fine deep 



