justas they like. They are called cockatoos, and, like the parrots, they live in the forests;and, like the parrots, they are not always out of mischief; for we did not dwellon this part of the parrots character at the time we were speaking about him. The parrot is not always satisfied with the… … THE BLACK, OR PAVEN COCKATOO. and his companions come and fall upon the fruit-trees like a sheet of colour;for they are very beautiful in their gaudy plumage ; but they eat all beforethem, and nearly strip the orchard bare. 166 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. In countries where the rice is grown, the…
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