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Identifier: storiesaboutbird00kirb (find matches)
Title: Stories about birds of land and water
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Kirby, Mary, 1817-1893 Kirby, Elizabeth, 1823-1873
Subjects: Birds -- Juvenile literature
Publisher: Hartford (Conn.) : American Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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THE GARUBA rARRAKi:;> r. There is a little difference between the parrot and the parrakeet. Thelower part of the bill is, as you see, short and notched, and the claws aremore slender and not so strong as those of the parrot. THE PARRAKEET. 163 There is a beautiful parrakeet, called the ringed parrakeet, that is oftenseen in a cage in England, and is a pet bird greatly admired. It has very-slender feet, and can run along the ground—a habit peculiar to the parrakeets,and one of the reasons why they differ from the parrots. In the Spice Islands there is a small green parrakeet that is much sought
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THE DAriLKlJ LORIKKET. after by the native. He does not care for it as a pet, but as an article offood. The parrakccts have most dainty fare, for they live on the berry-likefruit of the spices, and their flesh has a very delicate flavour. When they arefat and in their best condition, the hunter takes a walk into the grove onpurpose to shoot them. The ereen bower in which the birds are sitting is so Uke the colour of K 2 i64 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. their wings that they are not easily seen. Indeed, if they kept quiet, nothing-would be the matter. But it is not in the nature of a bird to sit still manyminutes. They soon begin to move from bough to bough. The fact is, theyhave eaten all the berries from one bough, and want to go to another. Thenthe hunter can hear the rustling of their wings, and can see them quiteplainly. Of course, he takes aim with his gun, and shoots as many as he likes. We told you that one kind of parrot has a brush-like tongue, and that heis very fond of honey. He is

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