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STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. 



Nature in those sunny lands seems to delight in the most brilliant hues 

 and tints. 



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There is a little difference between the parrot and the parrakeet. The 

 lower part of the bill is, as you see, short and notched, and the claws are 

 more slender and not so strong as those of the parrot. 



