. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. 4 f I â ' f. CAROLINA PAROQUET. CAROLINA PARROT. PARAKEET. CONURUS CAROLINENSIS. Char. Head and neck yellow; forehead and sides of head orange red; body and tail green* the belly tinged with yellow; wings green and yellow, the edges tinged with orange red. In immature specimens the yellow of head and neck is replaced by green. Length about 13 inches. Nest. In dense woods or cypress swamp; placed on a fork near the end of a branch or in a hole in a tree. When on a branch it is made nf cypress twigs lo
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. 4 f I â ' f. CAROLINA PAROQUET. CAROLINA PARROT. PARAKEET. CONURUS CAROLINENSIS. Char. Head and neck yellow; forehead and sides of head orange red; body and tail green* the belly tinged with yellow; wings green and yellow, the edges tinged with orange red. In immature specimens the yellow of head and neck is replaced by green. Length about 13 inches. Nest. In dense woods or cypress swamp; placed on a fork near the end of a branch or in a hole in a tree. When on a branch it is made nf cypress twigs loosely woven, and a nest in a hole is usually lined with cypress twigs. When abundant the birds t^"*- " y build in large colonies. Eggs. 2-5 (?); greenish white or creamy ; X Of more than 200 species now known to belong to this remarkable and brilliant genus, the present is the only one found inhabiting the United States; it is also restricted to the warmer parts, rarely venturing beyond the State of Virginia. West of the Alleghanies, however, circumstances induce these birds commonly to visit much higher latitudes; so that, fol-. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Toronto : Musson
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