CLIMBERS: CUCKOOS. 



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PARROTS. 



Parrots have a stout, thick bill, hooked at the tip. 

 Many of them are adorned with the most gorgeoiis- 

 colored plumage ; and this, together with the ease with 

 which they are trained to speak, has made them objects 

 of great interest. They live in the warm regions, 

 where the trees are always green, and fruits and seeds 

 never fail them. 



Fig. 110^ — Carolina Parrot. 



Tlie Carolina Parrot of the Southern States, about as 

 large as a dove, is our only species. 



CUCKOOS. 

 The Cuckoos of the United States are about a foot 

 long, with the upper parts of a metallic olive green 

 color, and the under parts white. They are shy, con- 

 cealing themselves in the thick foliage of trees, where 



