. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. CLIMBERS: CUCKOOS. 67 PARROTS. Parrots have a stout, thick bill, hooked at the tip. Many of them are adorned with the most gorgeoiis- colored plumage; and this, together with the ease with which they are trained to speak, has made them objects of great interest. They live in the warm regions, where the trees are always green, and fruits and seeds never fail Fig. 110^ — Carolina Parrot. Tlie Carolina Parrot of the Southern Stat
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. CLIMBERS: CUCKOOS. 67 PARROTS. Parrots have a stout, thick bill, hooked at the tip. Many of them are adorned with the most gorgeoiis- colored plumage; and this, together with the ease with which they are trained to speak, has made them objects of great interest. They live in the warm regions, where the trees are always green, and fruits and seeds never fail Fig. 110^ — Carolina Parrot. Tlie Carolina Parrot of the Southern States, about as large as a dove, is our only species. CUCKOOS. The Cuckoos of the United States are about a foot long, with the upper parts of a metallic olive green color, and the under parts white. They are shy, con- cealing themselves in the thick foliage of trees, where. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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