DISEASES. 8l 



THE AMAZON PARROT is a native of the upper por- 

 tion of South America; he is not quite as large as the 

 Mexican ; his light-green body, and brilliant head- 

 dress of blue and yellow, throat of orange tinged with 

 red, scarlet-tipped wings and parti-colored tail, make 

 him very attractive. He is an apt scholar, and easily 

 learns to talk and sing. Food as above. 



THE BLUE FRONT PARROT is twelve or thirteen 

 inches long, with plain green body and blue forehead, 

 and slight red and blue markings in the wings. He 

 becomes a fair talker. His food is same as above. 



THE MARACAIBO PARROT is ten or eleven inches 

 long, with green body, forehead well marked with 

 yellow, and wings having some blue, yellow, and red 

 markings. He looks like a small edition of the Mexi- 

 can, and sometimes makes an excellent talker. His 

 food is the same as above. 



THE CUBAN PARROT is ten to twelve inches long, 

 with green body, white forehead, scarlet throat, and 

 scarlet and blue wings. These are usually imported 

 when three months old, so they are tame, and very 

 teachable, becoming quite good English scholars. The 

 food is the same as above. 



DISEASES. If parrots are properly fed, and their 

 cages or stands kept clean, they remain in good health 

 during the long life of from fifty to one hundred years. 

 The principal diseases afflicting birds not properly 

 cared for are as below. I have written these prescrip- 

 tions without seeing your particular patient. Use your 

 judgment about increasing or diminishing the number 

 and quantity of the doses. 



