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of the same family by their short square tails. They have feathered 

 cheeks like Parrakeets, and their size is intermediate between them 

 and the Aras. They are much appreciated on account of their 

 memory, and also for their habit of repeating what they hear. 

 Parrots are divided into several species, founded upon the size and 



Grey Parrots 



the predominating colour ot the plumage. The first of these is the 

 Grey Parrot or Jaco [Psittacus erythacus, Fig. 167), indigenous to 

 the west coast of Africa, to which the chief part of the anecdotes 

 recounted in the preceding pages relate. Next come two species, 

 the plumage of which is green : the most remarkable of these is the 

 Amazonian Parrot (Chrysotis Amazonicus, Fig. 16.8,) and the Festive 

 Green Parrot {Chrysotis festivus). 



