. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. From a pastel by Juii van Uort Tlir: OF THE AVIARY 281 peacocks. In the present da)- parrot soup isthe choice dish of Cuba. A parrot was seen for the first time in Eng-land in 1504; and in 1704 there appeared inAmsterdam a parrot of a species still very rare,the black parrot of Neio Cuima. Nowadaysthe parrot is universally known and esteemedas a house bird, because his sociable humorand his gift of speech, together with the inter-est he takes in the members of the householdand their doings, make him really very amusing.
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. From a pastel by Juii van Uort Tlir: OF THE AVIARY 281 peacocks. In the present da)- parrot soup isthe choice dish of Cuba. A parrot was seen for the first time in Eng-land in 1504; and in 1704 there appeared inAmsterdam a parrot of a species still very rare,the black parrot of Neio Cuima. Nowadaysthe parrot is universally known and esteemedas a house bird, because his sociable humorand his gift of speech, together with the inter-est he takes in the members of the householdand their doings, make him really very amusing. Tin: \\\\\ 1 r.\u< ujuKT and interesting. In aviaries the various exist-ing species, of which many have a truly Orientalmagnificence of color, are a joy to the eye, andform a brilliant collection thatcan hardly be surpassed. Theinnumerable species nowacclimated and bred in manycountries are difficult todescribe with precision. Weknow the principal species tobe the gray parrot, or jako(Psittaciis eritliacus), with itsastonishing facility in speech,the gray Amasou with yellowhead and blue forehead, verypopular in seaports, the au-k-atoo with the great curvedbeak, the //;// cockatoo of un-certain temper, but cheap, thewhite-tufted species, and thatwith a yellow tuft. < k ^ \ y , OR POLI. PARROT Among the smaller parrots with long tailsis the Nezo Holland{Psittacus XovaeHollaiidiae),a very beautiful aviary bird which is particularlyeasy to feed. All the smaller parrots are espe-cially suited to aviaries, which they fill withgayety and color. The undulated parrot [Psit
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