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Historic Parrot ID
by Patti In Oz on Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:38 pm
Hi. I've been reading the Mitchner book "Alaska". In this book there is a fair bit about a man named Captain Michael Healy. There is mention of his pet parrot, but not of what type of parrot. So I've done a search and found a photo of the Captain with his pet parrot. http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/img/ ... PARROT.jpg I can't quite decide what sort it is. Any ideas?
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Re: Historic Parrot ID
by mytielwoody on Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:39 pm
Very hard to tell with the quality of the picture and in black and white!
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Re: Historic Parrot ID
by Patti In Oz on Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:27 pm
For sure. Looks a bit like a Major Mitchell to me....but........not exactly.
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Breeder of IRNs, Greencheek Conures, Cockatiels, Rainbow Musk and Scaley Lorikeets, Mulgas, Princesses, and Grass Parrots (Red Rumps)
Owner of 30 + parrots including "Peanut Butter" a 30 year old Galah and a couple of spoilt rotten SI Eclectus
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Owner of 30 + parrots including "Peanut Butter" a 30 year old Galah and a couple of spoilt rotten SI Eclectus
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Re: Historic Parrot ID
by ZazuSally on Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:25 am
Looks like some kind of Amazon to me but that's just a guess.
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Re: Historic Parrot ID
by MFids on Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:00 pm
I'm going with Bev! It's an amazon parrot! Some sort of green amazon.... with a horn colored beak.
Here's a larger image! 2900px × 2400px in size!
http://www.uscg.mil/history/gifs/Healy_Parrot.jpg
Here's a larger image! 2900px × 2400px in size!
http://www.uscg.mil/history/gifs/Healy_Parrot.jpg
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