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like a bell, which it utters at midday, when most other 
birds are silent. 
A few days after, we found feeding on the same tree 
some beautiful yellow parrots. They are called here 
imperial parrots, and are much esteemed because their 
colours are those of the Brazilian flag — yellow and green. 
I had long been seeking them, and was much pleased 
when my brother shot one. It is the Conurus Carolinece, 
and is figured by Spix in his expensive work on the 
birds of Brazil. 
