New York Zoological Society. 
YELLOW-SHOULDERED AMAZON PARROT (Amazon barbadensis). Length: 1 
foot. Range: Northern South America: Trinidad and Venezuela. 
Taken from the nest at an early age, these parrots make excellent pets. 
They can be taught to speak, to sing and whistle tunes. 
American Museum of Natural History. 
DOUBLE YELLOW- 
HEADED PARROT 
GROUP (Amazon ora- 
trix) . Length: 1 foot. 
Range: Central Amer¬ 
ica : Mexico to Hon¬ 
duras. 
This pair of parrots 
illustrates a typical do¬ 
mestic scene in the Cen¬ 
tral American jungle. 
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