perroquet

parakeet n Another water bird whose courtship I watched on the Labrador coast was that curious individual - that compound of dignity and comicality - the puffin. On this coast the bird is universally known as the "perroquet," but Sir Richard Bonnycastle in his "Newfoundland in 1842&qu...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63958
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Summary:parakeet n Another water bird whose courtship I watched on the Labrador coast was that curious individual - that compound of dignity and comicality - the puffin. On this coast the bird is universally known as the "perroquet," but Sir Richard Bonnycastle in his "Newfoundland in 1842" justly says it "may be called the sea-owl, from its extraordinary head and wise look." [see 'parakeet', 'paroqueets', ' PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 used I Used I 1 Not used peroque, parrakeets, parrakeet, paroqueet, paroqueets