. American bird magazine, ornithology . Carolina Paroquet. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 3 [Ryyy>y>y>y>^^^iiV^^\ii<iV^iiinJiiI CAROLINA PAROQUET, 1 A. O. U. No. 383. (Conurus carolinensis.) Since the Mexican Thick-billed Parrot is only occasionallj^ found overthe United States border in Southern Arizona^ the Carolina Paroquet maybe regarded as the only true representative of the Parrot family in our coun-try. Paroquets are usually smaller and more gracefully formed birds thanare the Parrots. They are all tropical, and nearly all brilliant in plumage,their feathers combining the greens, r
. American bird magazine, ornithology . Carolina Paroquet. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 3 [Ryyy>y>y>y>^^^iiV^^\ii<iV^iiinJiiI CAROLINA PAROQUET, 1 A. O. U. No. 383. (Conurus carolinensis.) Since the Mexican Thick-billed Parrot is only occasionallj^ found overthe United States border in Southern Arizona^ the Carolina Paroquet maybe regarded as the only true representative of the Parrot family in our coun-try. Paroquets are usually smaller and more gracefully formed birds thanare the Parrots. They are all tropical, and nearly all brilliant in plumage,their feathers combining the greens, reds, blues, and yellows to harmonizewith the tropical foliage. So well does their plumage agree with their sur-roundings that, were it not for their harsh voices, which always betray them,it would be difficult to locate them. Our paroquets are beautiful creatures, slender in form, and attractivelycolored. Adults have the fore part of the head an intense orange red, butthe heads of the young birds are a more or less bright
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