THE GRAY PARROT. 



with water, or soap and water, every third day, and 

 oftener if necessary. Bathing in sand is usual, in 

 water is unusual, for parrots ; but water baths should 

 be given according to the health and needs of the 

 bird, one to three times a week, through the year. Use 

 from a pint to a quart of tepid water, in which a tea- 

 spoonful of borax has been dissolved, spraying the 

 bird with the coarse atomizer which holds a half- pint. 

 If a teaspoonful of wine is afterwards thrown on with 

 a small atomizer, the plumage will become glossy and 

 beautiful. 



The grays, like most of the larger parrots, sometimes 

 live from fifty to seventy-five, and even one hundred 

 years. 



TABLE OF THE PARROT FAMILY. 



In the above comparative table, 10 is the highest 

 figure under each heading, and the total number of 

 points is 60. 



