THE AMAZON GREEN PARROT. 
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webs of the primary and secondary feathers of the wings, their interior webs being dark 
greenish-black. The lower part of the back and the upper tail-coverts are deep crimson-red, 
and the short, square tail is green, except the outermost feathers, which are edged with blue. 
On all the tail-feathers, except the central, there is a spot of pale red near the base. The bill 
is large and flesh-colored. 
The Amazox Green Parrot is the species most commonly seen. It is a handsome bird, 
and is even a better conversationalist than the last-mentioned species. Like the Festive Parrot, 
it is a native of Southern America, and especially frequents the banks of the Amazon. It is 
not, however, so retiring in its 
habits as that bird, and will 
often leave the woods for the 
sake of preying upon the orange 
plantations, among which it 
works great havoc. Its nest is 
made in the decayed trunks of 
trees. 
As a general fact, it is not 
so apt at learning and repeat- 
ing phrases as the Gray Parrot, 
but I have known more than 
one instance where its powers 
of speech could hardly be 
exceeded, and very seldom 
rivalled. One of these birds 
which used to live in a little 
garden into which my window 
looked, was, on our first en- 
trance into the house, the cause 
of much perplexity to ourselves 
and the servants. The nursery- 
maid’s name was Sarah, and the 
unfortunate girl was continu- 
ally running up and down stairs, 
fancying herself called by one 
of the children in distress. The 
voice of the Parrot was just 
that of a child, -and it would 
call Sarah in every imaginable 
tone, varying from a mere enunciation of the name, as if in conversation, to angry remon- 
strances, petulant peevishness, or sudden terror. 
Even after we had been well accustomed to the bird, we were often startled by the sharp 
cry of “ Sarah ! Sa-rah, Sa . . . rah ! ” Presently it would cry, “ Sarah, lay the cloth ; ” and 
after a while, “Sarah, why don't you lay the cloth?” always contriving to get the name of 
that domestic into its sentences. 
The end of the poor bird was rather tragic. It was the property of a very irritable master, 
from whom the angry cries for Sarah were probably learned. He was very fond of his Parrot, 
but one day, in playing with her, he teased her so far beyond her patience, that she bit his 
finger ; whereupon, in a fit of passion, he seized her by the neck and dashed her on the ground 
so hard, that she died on the spot. 
From the Festive Parrot it may easily be distinguished, not only for its lesser size, it being 
barely twelve inches in length, but by the different arrangement of the coloring. The whole of 
the cheeks, chin, and the angles at the base of the bill are yellow, the forehead is deep blue- 
purple, and the feathers of the back of the head and nape of the neck are green, edged with 
AMAZON GREEN PARROT .— Chrysotis amazonica. 
