Every Boy's Book

Hop-scotch to hare-and-hounds, conjuring to chemistry, rabbits to rowing — the complete Victorian repertoire of things for a boy to do, set down with rules and diagrams.

The Parrot

6 pages in this part of Every Boy's Book.

The Parrot

AMONG the vast multitude of birds which inhabit all parts of the earth, or even among the many species which are found in our own country…

The Parrot: Nestor

One species, the Long-billed Parrot, or Nestor, scientifically called Nestor products, is now, as is feared, totally extinct, the last…

The Parrot: Green

The Amazon, or Green Parrot, is so called from its colour, which is mostly bright green, with some yellow and purple tints here and there…

The Parrot: Parrots

Parrots are largely gifted with the faculty called by phrenoogists "love of praise," and are in no slight degree incited by self-esteem; so…

The Parrot: Polly

Assuming that, in any case, the bird is to have plenty of room, as is needful for a creature so restless and active, a cage is to be…

The Parrot: Indian

The pretty Cockatoos are always great favourites, their form being very elegant, their colour delicate, and their talkative powers very…

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