ectar of flowers,the tongue has a kind of brush at the end of it, made of tiny filaments, thatcan spread out when wanted, and sweep off the honeyed juices of the flower. The parrots, as a family, are dressed in the richest attire. They vie with 156 STOJilES ABOUT BIRDS. the other birds of the… … -MmAiM(\ ^Vp, ,^f(^^., < ^^/ THE GREY PARROT. learned to speak our language, like their brethren in cages, but they can talkfast enough in their own. The noise and screaming they make is beyonddescription. rilE PARROT. 157 -^. JI ll ^ ■ ■ ~ \\ 1;- J: ,iii|y#^<S45$rO IV)
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