398 BIRDS OF ILLINOIS. 



Were it not for its piercingly shrill screeching notes, this species 

 would be a great favorite as a cage bird, on account of its great 

 beauty and extreme docihty; but its distracting, "ear-splitting" 

 notes render it extremely undesirable as a pet. The writer has 

 o^N-ned several, and therefore had the experience which warrants 

 the above statement. 



The Carolina Parakeet breeds very readily in captivity if proper 

 arrangements are made for the purpose. 



