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plantations near the woods, they will, like other parrots, do considerable damage, but are less 

 destructive to maize than to rice. After breeding time they appear more numerously on the outskirts 

 of the woods, accompanied by their young, whom they feed out of their crops until they have nearly 

 attained their full size. 



The nest is built in the hollow of a tree, ard contains from two to three white eggs. Some 

 species, according to Schomburghk, are favourites with the Indians, so that we often find whole flocks 



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THE GARUBA (Conurus hcteiis). 



of tame parrakeets near their settlements. The Brazilians generally place them on a stick, which they 

 fasten to the outside of their houses, fixing one end into the plaster wall. 



THE CAROLINA PARRAKEET. 

 The Carolina Parrakeet {Conurus Carolinensis) is the only parrot found in North America. 

 Its length is from ten to twelve inches, and the wing seven inches ; the prevailing colour of the plumage 

 is a pleasing green, darker on the back, and somewhat yellowish on the under part ; the forehead 

 and cheeks are reddish orange, as are likewise the back of the head, shoulders, and wings. The neck 

 is of a pure gold colour ; the large wing-covers olive-green, with yellow tips ; the primary quills deep 



