382. Carolina Paroquet (Conurus carolinensis). L. 
12.5. ds. Forehead and cheeks deep orange, rest of 
head yellow. Yxg. Forehead and loral region orange; 
rest of head green like back; no yellow on bend of 
wing. Notes. A sharp, rolling Ar-r-r-r-r-r. 
Range.—Formerly eastern United States, north to Maryland, Great 
Lakes, and Iowa; west to Colorado, Oklahoma and eastern Texas; 
now restricted to southern Florida and parts of Indian Territory. 
382.1. Thick-billed Parrot (Rhyunchopsitta pachy- 
rhyncha). L. 16.5. Ads. Forehead, loral region, 
stripe over eye, bend of wing and thighs red; greater 
under wing-coverts yellow; rest of plumage green. 
Range — Central Mexico north rarely to southern Arizona. 
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Parrots and Paroquets. 
