Sentence examples for parrot from inspiring English sources

Flags from 72 nations (including Dominica with its green and purple parrot) are on sale at the auction.

These include barracuda, grouper, snapper, parrot fish and puffer fish.

Holland recalls an Old Vic production in which Wilfred Brambell played the stationmaster for laughs, prompting the author to wail: "You've ruined my play!" One wonders what he would have made of an elderly spinster played by a Spanish actor in drag, or of the appearance of a woman dressed as a parrot.

"I couldn't do this to a dog, a cat, a parrot," says Joyce. "They don't have consciences – they are monsters.

"It has some of the tallest forests in the world... big jagged mountains, tall eucalyptus forests, some very unique species like the orange bellied parrot," she said.

Thus, when religious conservatives parrot these empty claims, extreme scepticism should be the default position.

These fumes do not contain any PFOA and are mostly noxious to pet birds, so if you have a budgie or parrot, then ventilate your kitchen and don't overheat your non-stick pans.

Those who answered correctly were over twice as likely as others to think that the benefits of immigration outweigh the costs.Mr Cameron cannot credibly parrot voters' sometimes irrational views.

Investors might be showing such exceptional foresight at the moment, or they may simply be spotting imaginary signs of life in a dead parrot.

They have collected data on the brain sizes and structures of more than 1,400 bird species, including over 150 parrot species, with a view to comparing the evolution of brains, social behaviour and mental capacity in birds and primates.Their primary interest has been parrots because of their well-documented mental skills.

PICK YOUR WAY through the narrow alleys of a south Delhi slum to the dark, low-ceilinged home of a fortune-teller with a green parrot.