_Conuropsis carolinensis carolinensis_
A long-tailed, green Paroquet with a yellow head,
orange forehead and cheeks. L. 12-1/2.
_Range._ Formerly southeastern United States north
to Virginia, west to Nebraska and Texas; now
southern Florida where it is on the verge of
extinction, if not extinct.
Washington, extinct, known only from specimens
shot in Sept., 1865.
The Paroquet has paid the penalty of wearing bright plumes, of making a
desirable cage-bird, of being destructive to fruit, and of having little
fear of man. Once abundant and wide-spread, for nearly the past half a
century it has been restricted to Florida, where the species will soon
go out of existence, if it has not already done so. Its nesting habits
are unknown.