140 BIRD-KEEPER'S MANUAL. 



Of this very numerous tribe, or genus, of birds, 

 nearly all of which inhabit the warmer regions of 

 the Old and New World, there are the Maccaws, 

 the Cockatoos, the Lorys, and the Parrakeets. 

 There are some of them which may be taught to 

 speak and to whistle, and are docile and of gen- 

 tle manners, and some of them are truly splendid 

 in their plumage. Yet by far the greater part of 

 them are so extremely vociferous and noisy, that 

 they are much more at home in the menagerie 

 than in the parlor. 



