AVES—PARROT. 5A7 
THE CAROLINA PARROT: 

Tuts is the only species found native within the territory of the United 
States. The vast luxuriant tracts lying within the torrid zone, seem to be 
the favorite residence of those noisy, numerous, and richly plumaged tribes. 
The Carolina parrot inhabits the interior of Louisiana, and the shores of the 
Mississippi, and Ohio, east of the Alleghanies. It is se:dom seen north of 
Maryland. ‘Their private places of resort are low, rich alluvial bottoms along 
the borders of creeks; deep and almost impenetrable swamps filled with 
sycamore and cypress trees, and those singular salines or licks, so interspersed 
over the western country Here, too, is a great abundance of their favorite 
fruits. The seeds of the cypress tree and beech nuts, are eagerly sought 
after by these birds. 
The flight of the Carolina parrot is very much like that of the wild 
pigeon, in close compact bodies, moving with great rapidity, making a loud 
and outrageous screaming, like that of the red-headed woodpecker. Their 
flight is sometimes in a direct line, but most usually circuitous, making a 
1 Psittacus Carolinensis, Lin. ' 
