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The Amazon Green Parrot ( Chrysotis amazonica ) is about the size of 
its African congener, and its powers of linguistic expression equally great, 
though it is hardly so quick to learn. The coloring is somewhat more florid, 
the head being adorned with yellow, red and violet, ends of the wings red, and 
the long tail feathers yellow. Mr. Clausius relates the following anecdote: 
“ A certain Brazilian woman, that lived in a village two miles distant from 
the island on which we resided, had a parrot of this kind which was the won¬ 
der of the place. It seemed endued with such understanding as to discern and 
comprehend whatever she said to it. As we sometimes used to pass by that 
woman’s house, she would call upon us to stop, promising, if we gave her a 
comb, or a looking-glass, that she would make her parrot sing and dance to 
entertain us. If we agreed to her request, as soon as she had pronounced 
some words to the bird it began not only to leap 
and skip on the perch on which it stood, but also 
to talk and to whistle, and to imitate the shoutings 
and exclamations of the Brazilians when they pre¬ 
pared for battle. In brief, when it came into the 
, woman’s head to bid it sing, it sang; to dance, it 
danced. But if, contrary to our promise, we refused 
to give the woman the little present agreed on, 
the parrot seemed to sympathize in her resentment, 
and was silent and immovable; neither could we, 
by any means, provoke it to move either foot or 
tongue.” 
Rose Parrot (Psittacella rosicalles ) belongs to 
a very small species found in New Guinea, and which 
might with propriety be 
classed among the parra- 
keets. It is beautifully 
marked with scarlet plu¬ 
mage on head and back 
part of the neck, with 
breast of white and yel¬ 
low ; the back and tail 
are of two shades of 
green. It is not a very 
well known species. To ROSE parrot. green parrot (Plalycercus exitnius). 
this species also belongs .... 
the Pigmy Parrot (. Nasitewia pygiiMEa ), which is of possibly more diminutive size 
and less gaudy plumage. 
Carolina Parrot {Conurus carolinensis) is the only one of the genera found 
within the United States, and though it was at one time very numerous along 
the southeast coast of Florida, and was once found as far north as New 
York, and west to Ohio, it is not now very commonly met with, owing to its 
persistent slaughter by cruel huntsmen. It is a small bird, scarcely ranking 
above the parrakeet, of a generally green color on the back, forehead dark red, 
and head, neck and belly yellow. , Ar . 
The Ring Parrot (. Palceornis torquatus) is a native 01 India and Atrica, a 
species that was first brought to Greece by Alexander, and the first bird known 
