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. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.…

The glory pea. See under Glory.

One who simply repeats what he has heard. [R.] J. S. Mill.

Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] Coleridge. "The supine parrotry." Fitzed. Hall.

The puffin.

Any one of several species of parrots of the genus Coracopsis, native of Madagascar; -- called also vasa parrot.

Hooked; as, a parrot has an adunc bill.

A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis Amazon ant (Zoöl.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.

An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot.

openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals. In his cage, like parrot fine and gay. Cowper.

A king of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands.

The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak.

An Australian parrot (Calopsitta Novæ-Hollandiæ); -- so called from its note.

A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinæ, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, or Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus)…

owl (Syrnium aluco). The great gray owl (Ulula cinerea) inhabits arctic America. -- Gray parrot (Zoöl.), a parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in learning to talk. -- Gray pike. (Zoöl.) See Sauger. -- Gray snapper (Zoöl.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See Snapper.…

senite of copper; -- called also Swedish green. It may enter into various pigments called parrot green, pickel green, Brunswick green, nereid green, or emerald green.

An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi); -- called also the scarlet-breasted parrot.

An African parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also gray parrot.

A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).

A singular nocturnal parrot (Strigops habroptilus), native of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a short distance. Called also owl parrot, night parrot, and night kaka.