| 单词 | macaw |
| 例句 | The picture side showed a scarlet macaw posed on a mossy branch in a beautiful rain forest. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z With a great macaw call of BRRRUAW, he sprang up and flapped off into the distance, so that I could no longer see him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Lourdes refilled the mosaic-lined fountain with sweet water and built an aviary in the garden, stocking it with toucans and cockatoos, parrots, a macaw, and canaries that sang in high octaves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It fit into my palm, and I saw that it was a jungle bird, a baby macaw. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z With that precaution they tried to postpone the necessity of having to eat macaws, whose blue flesh had a harsh and musky taste. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His dæmon, a macaw, lifted a foot and scratched her head. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept staring at her the way people stare at the great white macaw in the zoo, waiting for it to say something human. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Turquoise, macaw and parrot feathers, seashells, obsidian, flint, and animal hides were among the many items traded among all the peoples who were part of this trade network. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The old lady’s daemon, a scarlet macaw, shifted as if in irritation from one foot to another. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Various birds—pheasants, peacocks, macaws—lost feathers to people greedy for their beauty. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “What the hey,” she said, in a voice like a macaw. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When Thelma, a blue and yellow macaw, demands “Kiss me, big boy” for the third time in ten minutes, Mack throws a soda can at her. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z "Rio 2" is a sequel to a 2011 film about a vibrantly colored family of rare macaw birds in Brazil. 'Captain America' soars above 'Rio 2' birds to win box office 2014-04-13T20:11:41Z Betty White paraded into the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday holding a hyacinth macaw. Lance Bass and his 'big voice' join Betty White at L.A. Zoo's Beastly Ball 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z It’s a long way from the macaws’ natural habitat in northwest Brazil to that burial ground in the far south of Peru. When are feathers worth more than gold? 'Kingdoms' exhibition answers with spectacular finds 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z They also receive frequent visits from majestic macaws, large bright-colored tropical birds whose throaty calls echo through the neighborhood as they move from balcony to balcony to be fed by adoring residents. Venezuelans pass wine across rooftops to celebrate happy hour in quarantine 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Hathaway's next project is the forthcoming animated sequel Rio 2, in which she will again play Jewel, the Brazilian macaw she voiced in the 2011 original. Anne Hathaway in Taming of the Shrew? 2013-01-15T12:43:38Z In the Pantanal, the jaguars may be evasive, but the capybaras, the hyacinth macaws, the giant anteaters and the ring-tailed coatis will practically pose for you if you approach quietly. Frugal Traveler Blog: It's a Jungle Out There: Wildlife in the Pantanal 2011-10-18T19:05:50Z The animal is a parrot, a sociable macaw named Eureka. In the Early Days of Lockdown, a Writer Considers a Perplexing Age 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z But she plays a peripheral character — a macaw that does not sing. ‘The One and Only Ivan’ Review: A Gorilla With Heart 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The book revolves around his visits with three scientists studying animals in the field: sperm whales in the Caribbean, chimpanzees in Uganda and macaws in the Amazon of Peru. Checking In on the Culture of Macaws, Sperm Whales and Chimpanzees 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z It’s amazingly easy to find hyacinth macaws, toucans, parrots, owls, storks and my favorite, the flamingo-without-a-neck. Frugal Traveler Blog: It's a Jungle Out There: Wildlife in the Pantanal 2011-10-18T19:05:50Z The most popular leg of the route centers on the Sarapiquí-San Carlos region, one of the last remaining habitats of the endangered and prized great green macaw. 2010-01-09T01:05:00Z Even when the macaws were on the brink of becoming extinct, many reports indicate that capturing and sales continued until none were left to be trapped, caged, and sold. Birds are going extinct: Entire species are hanging on by their wingtips 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Flight demonstrations will include a red-shouldered hawk, sun conures, a turkey vulture, a Eurasian eagle owl and scarlet- and green-winged macaws. Spare Times for Children for May 22-28 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z He’s one of those bright-shirted fellows who, as Joseph O’Neill put it in his novel “Netherland,” “zoomed by like fantastically bicycling macaws.” Pedaling Uphill, on a Bike and in a Marriage 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Sunshine and Chance are the resident macaws at the Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach. Pets on the Premises? It’s a Hotel Perk 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z One is a small picture, which — remarkably — uses colored hummingbird, quetzal, cotinga and macaw feathers instead of paint. Review | Gold, jade, macaw feathers, turquoise: Ancient American beauty at the Met 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Case in point: the stunning panels made from thousands of brightest yellow and blue macaw feathers. Review | Gold, jade, macaw feathers, turquoise: Ancient American beauty at the Met 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Velvet curtains and banquettes are the slightly alarming color of a blue macaw’s tail feathers. Where Dinner Is the Show 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Fleiss explains that she inherited the macaws from a neighbor, a former madam who once ran the exotic bird department at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. The TV Watch: A Madam?s New Consorts 2011-07-28T21:50:57Z I was surprised to see that hyacinth macaw pop up in “Mary Poppins Returns.” ‘Mary Poppins,’ and a Nanny’s Shameful Flirting With Blackface 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Three on-site veterinarians lead guest interactions with endangered and rescued animals, including feeding and bathing donkeys, white-tailed deer and macaws. Pets on the Premises? It’s a Hotel Perk 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z A model appeared to be transforming, "Black Swan"-style, into a macaw, her bustier an explosion of feathers in saturated tropical shades. Couture ends with revolution, as masses enter show 2011-07-06T22:46:06Z In fact, there are several species of macaw that happen to be blue. Rio's extinction fears are for the birds 2011-04-11T09:48:52Z Extinct species depicted in the large, Audubon-like color etchings from Ford — the great elephant bird, the Cuban red macaw and the passenger pigeon in huge flocks. ‘The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art’ at American Art Museum Panels made from macaw feathers do not begin to compare in egregiousness to what we are doing to nature today. Review | Gold, jade, macaw feathers, turquoise: Ancient American beauty at the Met 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z It's not just about the giant otters and their ancient scaly nemesis; there's all sorts of excellent stuff going on – piranhas, scarlet macaws, an ocelot caught on a camera trap, jaguar footprints in the sand. Giant Otters of the Amazon; Spiral – review 2013-02-10T08:00:06Z On the skiffs, entranced by my surroundings, I only vaguely tuned in when the guides provided information on the various species of birds, which included vultures, parakeets and macaws. Personal Journeys : Pink Dolphins and Sunsets Along the Amazon 2014-04-11T18:08:34Z The supporting cast includes a cactus, a cactus figure and a green macaw, as well as a huge yellow moon. Roy De Forest’s Greatness Shines Even in a Virtual Display 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Most of the guests oohed and aahed over the live animals — a Chinese alligator, a red macaw, South African penguins and more adorableness — at Thursday’s gala for the Smithsonian National Zoo. Harrison Ford on conservation: ‘Nature is my god’ 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The feathers, taken from macaws, spoonbills, parrots and hummingbirds, are attached to bits of ficus fibers and the shells of hawksbill sea turtles. ‘Royal Hawaiian Featherwork,’ a Glimpse at Island Splendors 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Tarantino drops lawsuit against Alan Ball's screaming macaws One of Hollywood's oddest feuds ended recently when Quentin Tarantino finally settled his lawsuit against neighbor Alan Ball and his screaming, horrifying birds. Tarantino drops lawsuit against Alan Ball's screaming macaws 2011-05-24T12:24:00Z Seeing a yellow-tufted woodpecker poke holes in a dead palm, Mr. Panama explained that macaws and other birds would eventually make nests there. Bears, Binoculars and Bucket-List Birds: A 15-Day Tour in Ecuador 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z He was referring to a scarlet macaw, endangered in mainland Panama. Latin America 2011 |?Journeys: Isla Coiba, Panama, a Marine Preserve 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z Eventually, I spotted some macaws flashing their Technicolor plumage as they circled around and returned to the towering treetops. Personal Journeys : Pink Dolphins and Sunsets Along the Amazon 2014-04-11T18:08:34Z There are the sumptuous burials of 37 sacred macaws, the gorgeous, red, blue yellow and green parrots, brought here from southern climes, and likely bred for their rainbow of resplendent sacred feathers. Searching for the Ancestral Puebloans 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z But the loss of species also including the Hawaiian crow and Jamaican red macaw may yet help currently endangered , hope the organisers of an ambitious multimedia art project. Ghosts of Gone Birds: exhibition enlists artists to save endangered species 2011-08-24T06:00:02Z Blu, a domesticated blue macaw thought to be the last of his breed, is taken from Minnesota to Brazil when an ornithologist believes that a potential mate has been found for him. | 'Rio': Macaw Finds His Wings, and Much More, in Brazil 2011-04-15T00:54:07Z This isn’t just a geology tour: Wildlife watches include offshore sea lion, penguin and seabird colonies, macaws in Tambopata National Reserve and condors in the Andes. 5 Hotels and 5 Tours for the Eco-Conscious Traveler 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The Larmer Tree Gardens site boasts peacocks and macaws, and it's set on chalky ground that never floods. The 10 best music festivals 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z They record animals too; macaws were on the lot for the film they were working on last month, the animated “Rio 2.” The Carpetbagger: Video: The Ranch Where ‘Star Wars’ Exploded 2014-02-25T13:30:21Z Birds fly behind, finches and macaws and vultures and larks, monarchs and thrushes and curlews and crows. John Luther Adams, Praying for the Earth in Music 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z And a macaw called Max who won't eat mashed potato from a fork. The weekend's TV 2010-04-19T09:45:00Z But you could walk around, and you could hold your hand out and they would come … there were macaws and cockatoos, they were just wonderful.” Sigrid Nunez's flawless recipe for literary excellence: Throw in a parrot 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Today, more than half of parrot species in the Caribbean have gone extinct, from large particolored macaws to a parrotlet the size of a sparrow. Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson, whose farm is also home to crocodiles, macaws, meerkats and pumas, said he was allowed to shoot deer in fields where farmers had given consent for the culling to happen. Cambridgeshire farmer shoots deer to feed his two African lions 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Another attendee was Naldinho Kumaruara, 29, a spiritual leader wearing a crown of blue macaw feathers and a necklace made of snake bones, and who held a giant maraca in his hand. Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z According to documents given to the family after the incident, officials seized more than 1,500 feathers from parrots, pheasants, ducks, doves, macaws, ravens, turkeys, emus and hawks. Dancers' feathers are at the core of who they are. Border agents seized them by the hundreds 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z In July, the anti-poaching nonprofit Freeland Brazil reported that Suriname’s forest service had seized seven golden lion tamarins and 29 endangered Lear’s macaws believed to have been trafficked from Brazil for sale in Europe. Brazil’s endangered golden monkeys have recovered following big population drop from yellow fever 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Mango the macaw flew out of a window at the site in Great Barr, Sandwell, following a clap of thunder on Sunday. Pack of Wotsits used to rescue missing parrot 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z On a recent day inside Birds & More, Allen fawned over two military macaws playing on their wooden perches. Spate of exotic bird thefts leaves SoCal parrot lovers on edge 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Then there’s the bird exhibit, featuring macaws, cockatoos and a lilac-crowned Amazon parrot who are on display daily. Resort fees are in the hot seat. Here are 10 of the weirdest. 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Others, however, like those from pheasants and macaws, are still being held. Dancers' feathers are at the core of who they are. Border agents seized them by the hundreds 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z His hyacinth macaws are listed as vulnerable on a renowned risk-assessment tool for species extinction, which has led to even more criticism of his free-flying practices. He wants L.A. to love macaws as much as it loves dogs. Will free flying do the trick? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The leaks were released by a hacker group known as Guacamaya, or macaw in Spanish, and include some six terabytes of data of over four million emails. Mexico Military Is Hacked, Exposing Abuse and Efforts to Evade Oversight 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “That’s not nice,” she scolded after one macaw nipped at the other’s tail feathers. Spate of exotic bird thefts leaves SoCal parrot lovers on edge 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The hack was carried out by a group identified in local media as “Guacamaya,” which means macaw in Spanish. World Digest: Sept. 30, 2022 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z She said she’d also collected the macaw feathers from a friend who had collected feathers shed from her pet over the years. Dancers' feathers are at the core of who they are. Border agents seized them by the hundreds 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z His birds include a scarlet macaw, a green-winged macaw and four rare blue hyacinth macaws. He wants L.A. to love macaws as much as it loves dogs. Will free flying do the trick? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z A group called "Guacamaya" - or "macaw" in Spanish - claimed responsibility for the hack and said on its website it had accessed six terabytes of data. Analysis: Mexico data hack exposes government cybersecurity vulnerability 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Across the store, a macaw Allen had adopted from a bird rescue group called out a throaty “hello.” Spate of exotic bird thefts leaves SoCal parrot lovers on edge 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “There’s very few reintroduction programs around the world that have done something like that, none with parrots or macaws.” Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Customs officials in the country have confiscated many thousands of nonnative species in recent years, including falcons, finches, orangutans, monkeys and macaws. Why are kangaroos turning up in India? 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Controversially, Quach free flies his macaws without using a GPS or telemetry tracker fastened to their tail feathers or wrapped around an ankle. He wants L.A. to love macaws as much as it loves dogs. Will free flying do the trick? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z These brilliant hyacinth macaws, photographed in Jaú National Park in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, have the largest wingspan of any parrot on the planet. Decades of Photos Reveal Amazon Cultures Under Threat 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z There were anteaters, turtles, macaws, a toucan and a leopard, who were nurtured back to health by fauna vets from environmental authority Corporinoquia, in charge of managing sustainable development. More than 100 animals released into Colombian wild 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z It is impossible to know how many Spix’s macaws existed in the past. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The route passes through savanna, mangroves, and rainforest that house thousands of species, many of them endangered, including jaguars, tapirs, scarlet macaws, Yucatán black howler monkeys, and many species of bats. A controversial train heads for the Maya rainforest 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Even more impressive is when upon command, one by one, his majestic hyacinth macaws — the world’s largest parrots by length — return obediently to perch on his arms. He wants L.A. to love macaws as much as it loves dogs. Will free flying do the trick? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Placencia’s beaches sit right next to the jungle, and winter is high season for spotting scarlet macaws, which come down from the nearly impenetrable highland areas between December and March. Next Stop: Belize | Provided by ST Content Studio 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Further along the route of Mexico City’s newest cableway, a toucan and a scarlet macaw stare up at passengers. Exuberant Art and Cable Car Can Lift a Poor, Violent Place Only So High 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z By the beginning of 1987, only three Spix’s macaws were known to survive in the wild, and by the end of that year, poachers had taken two of them. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z They paint their faces in bright red, wear elaborate feathered headdresses, live alongside squawking macaws that Cunhaporanga warns should not be mistaken for pets, and survive off whatever they can grow or catch. An Indigenous TikTok user in the Amazon posted a video of herself eating beetle larva. Now she has 6 million followers. 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Several other birds, including hyacinth macaws and New Caledonian crows, make and use tools in the wild, often to extract food, but none seems to make a set of tools. Wild cockatoos make their own cutlery sets 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Most people associate the Amazon region with showy macaws and toucans, but to an ornithologist, the diverse antbirds are among its main draws. Searching for Bird Life in a Former ‘Ocean of Forest’ 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z He wore a long headdress of blue macaw feathers and held a maraca. Brazil's indigenous protest ahead of landmark ruling over ancestral lands 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z After the plan to pair the last male with a captive bird failed in 1995, the male remained with a female of a different species, an Illiger’s macaw, until he, too, disappeared in October 2000. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z In one video, she partnered with the bright-green macaw that lives in the village, dubbing a voice-over alongside the indifferent animal. An Indigenous TikTok user in the Amazon posted a video of herself eating beetle larva. Now she has 6 million followers. 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Trailers and tents lined the parking lot, with wire crates housing dogs, cats and macaws. Living in the path of California wildfires: A summer of terror and heartbreak 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Either way, a blue-and-yellow macaw that zookeepers named Juliet is believed to be the only wild bird of its kind left in the Brazilian city where the birds once flew far and wide. Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z He climbed to the nests of hyacinth macaws in the Pantanal wetlands and persuaded Indigenous communities of the arid caatinga region of northeastern Brazil to show him the world’s last Lear’s macaws. He Once Trafficked in Rare Birds. Now, He Tells How It’s Done. 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The idea of breeding Spix’s macaws in captivity and reintroducing them to the wild began long before Guth’s involvement, and even before the lone wild male had disappeared. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Tomes broke into the zoo twice in 2018, stealing the penguins and numerous other birds including spoonbills, egrets and macaws. UK thief who sold stolen penguins on Facebook sent to prison 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Tomes broke into the zoo twice in 2018, stealing the penguins and numerous other birds including spoonbills, egrets and macaws. UK thief who sold stolen penguins on Facebook sent to prison 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z “They’re social birds, and that means they don’t like to live alone, whether in nature or captivity. They need company,” said Guedes, who also coordinates a project that researches macaws in urban settings. Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z On 27 October Tomes broke in again and took two penguins and three macaws. Ex-zoo worker jailed over penguins and rare birds theft 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In time, he came to own the vast majority of all known Spix’s macaws in the world. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z He’s also writing about his obsession with the scarlet macaws found in Central and South America. Author Roberto Lovato talks immigration and family secrets 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z In the dry season, wildlife enthusiasts flock to see the normally furtive jaguars lounging on riverbanks, along with macaws, caimans and capybaras. Battle on to save Brazil’s tropical wetlands from flames 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z She swoops onto the zoo enclosure where macaws are kept and, through its fence, engages in grooming behavior that looks like conjugal canoodling. Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Simon Christie, defending, said Tomes sold the stolen macaws for £500 each. Ex-zoo worker jailed over penguins and rare birds theft 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Purchase says he and Neumann spent hours watching female Spix’s macaws on video monitors. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z In the dry season, wildlife enthusiasts flock to see the normally furtive felines lounging on riverbanks, along with macaws, caiman and capybaras. Wildfires sweep into Brazil park harboring jaguars 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Safina visits with naturalists who study three species: the sperm whale, the scarlet macaw and the chimpanzee. Review | A radically different view of animal cultures 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Williams describes his procedure with the macaws as “very much a slow release”. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z When the researchers repeated the experiment with blue-headed macaws, another type of parrot, the birds only acted selfishly. Parrots Show Off Selfless Behavior 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The team hopes this mixed flock will join up with wild Illiger’s in the caatinga, allowing the Spix’s macaws to benefit from their knowledge of how to avoid predators, find food, and navigate. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z In total eight African grey parrots and six blue-headed macaws were involved in the experiments. Feathered friends: study shows 'selfless' parrots helping peers 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z But the blue-headed macaws hopped away, ignoring the cries for help. These parrots are the first birds observed showing kindness to others 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z “A year is meaningless for a bird like a macaw that doesn’t mature until it’s eight years old,” says Williams. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Dr. Cronin said earlier research might lead to the opposite prediction: that the small-group-living macaws would behave more helpfully, while the African greys might not need to. Parrots Show Off Selfless Behavior 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z For highly social species like macaws, numbers are especially important. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z When the experiments were repeated with blue-headed macaws, the birds rarely passed tokens to their neighbour. Feathered friends: study shows 'selfless' parrots helping peers 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The difference between the two species’ responses may be due to their different social organizations, with grays living in large, ever-changing flocks, and macaws in smaller groups, the researchers suggest. These parrots are the first birds observed showing kindness to others 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Ex-pets are the worst candidates for release; they don’t interact appropriately with other macaws, and they want to hang around near humans. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z She also wondered whether the blue-headed macaws just didn’t understand their partners’ needs. Parrots Show Off Selfless Behavior 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Spix’s macaws start to reproduce around age 4 and then tend to return to the same nesting site year after year. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z By contrast, reputation might not be important to blue-headed macaws as they live in smaller, more stable flocks, possibly with a more hierarchical structure and a lower emphasis on sharing resources. Feathered friends: study shows 'selfless' parrots helping peers 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The generator shook and roared, drowning out the macaws that flew overhead. Blood Gold in the Brazilian Rain Forest 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Williams’ goal is to re-establish macaws where they range no longer, in hopes that they, and their forests, will recover. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Reck says a veterinarian specializing in birds is examining the macaw, cockatiels and finches. Arizona officials grab 18 dogs and 67 birds in hoarding case 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z “The sooner that those released macaws start reproducing, the sooner they become anchored to that site,” White says. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Not only that, you’ll also be able to see macaws, tapirs and monkeys. Revel in Costa Rica’s natural beauty, on land and water | Provided by Drake Bay Getaway Resort 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z One day in 2014, Belém, a member of Brazil’s Kayapo tribe, went deep into the forest to hunt macaws and parrots. Blood Gold in the Brazilian Rain Forest 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z In other words, macaws are born to be wild. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z He wore a colorful headdress of macaw and other feathers and a traditional bone bracelet on his wrist, next to a Casio digital watch. Amazon tribe in Brazil patrols territory, braces for fight 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Even if the effort to reestablish the Spix’s macaw in its native habitat in northeastern Brazil succeeds, the bird faces a long-term threat: the dwindling of the tropical dry forest known as the caatinga. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z You’re likely to see tapirs, anteaters, monkeys, macaws, and even peccaries. Revel in Costa Rica’s natural beauty, on land and water | Provided by Drake Bay Getaway Resort 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z The zoo already supports the conservation of endangered jaguars, macaws and tapirs in the wild there. Houston Zoo plans improvements, preps for 2022 centennial 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Urshela ordered a stuffed scarlet macaw on Amazon, and it arrived in time for the last game of the Yankees’ series in Minnesota on July 24. Gio Urshela and the Yankees’ M.V.P. (Most Valuable Parrot) 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z A domesticated macaw and his human friend travel to Rio de Janeiro to meet the last surviving female of his kind. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Although some of the plants will provide food for the Spix’s macaws within a year, it will take decades before the birds or their descendants might nest in the trees being planted now. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z After nearly an hour, two macaws landed on the roof. Macaws offer feathered 'therapy' to suffering Venezuelans 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Miller had an appetite for extraordinary collections, such as bells, doors and a pair of macaws, and you’ll see examples everywhere on the 75-minute tour. Four Hours: A beat-the-heat tour of historic Riverside and the Mission Inn 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the incident happened Tuesday when a green-winged macaw, which the zoo acquired in November, flew into the zoo’s tiger habitat, which opened to the public last week. Nebraska zoo’s new tiger kills its new parrot 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z There will be colorful macaws, lithe lemurs and cackling Kookaburras for sale at an event billed by organizers as “the dispersal of the animal estate of Marvin Hajos.” A Giant Bird Killed Its Owner. Now It Could Be Yours. 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z “The world of Spix’s macaw is full of very, very great uncertainties and a lot of people who say a lot of things that they don’t necessarily really mean.” Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Jenny Smith with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department tells the Los Angeles Times that firefighters on Thursday were able to rescue some macaws and African grey parrots. Animals killed in fire at California reptile museum 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Some macaws and African grey parrots were rescued, however, said Jenny Smith, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. About 100 reptiles and birds die in a museum fire in San Bernardino County 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z A jaguar slunk along the floor, occasionally rubbing against the pant legs of a politician, a macaw on stilts fussed with a well-dressed woman’s hair, a frog photo-bombed bystanders. Tiny Costa Rica Has a Green New Deal, Too. It Matters for the Whole Planet. 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Chiefs and warriors painted their bodies, put on headdresses of macaw fathers and performed a war dance. Emboldened by Bolsonaro, armed invaders encroach on Brazil's tribal... 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z On 11 June, more than a quarter-century after the female flew into oblivion, they plan to release eight Spix’s macaws from captivity into the wild. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z A macaw named Poncho starred in movies like “102 Dalmatians,” “Dr. Doolittle” and “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” before retiring in England. The Genes That Make Parrots Into the Humans of the Bird World 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Police say the most valuable missing bird is a scarlet macaw valued at nearly $2,800. Police: Exotic birds worth $15,000 stolen from pet store 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The lobby and hallways were jammed with cages of squawking parrots and macaws. Amid wrenching hoarding cases, who rescues animal rescuers? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z They include the glaucous macaw, once found in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil before the clearing of its palm grove habitat for farming saw it dwindle to one population in Paraguay. First eight bird extinctions of the 21st century confirmed 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z If everything goes according to plan, these birds will be the vanguard of a new population of Spix’s macaws in their natural habitat. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Wildlife, too, is under threat, including rare hyacinth macaws, maned wolves and jaguars that call the shrinking savanna home. Special Report: Appetite for destruction - Soy boom devours... 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z And creatures that depend on rainforest—including jaguars, tapirs and macaws—risk extirpation. Nicaragua's Actions Cast a Shadow over Its Leadership of Major Climate Group 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Scarlet macaws like this one fly through the jungles of tropical Mexico, Central America, and the Amazon. People might have bred tropical macaws in the desert 1000 years ago 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Four of the eight newly identified bird extinctions took place in Brazil, once home to Spix’s macaw. First eight bird extinctions of the 21st century confirmed 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z “If it were not for this, we would be dying,” said Chief Narciso Kazoizax, wearing a jaguar skin over his shoulders and a headdress of red and blue macaw feathers. Brazilian tribes fined for GMO soy crops on reservations 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The organization says five cockatoos, two macaws and three parrots were being held in a room without light or ventilation. Peacocks, parrots among 71 animals rescued from home 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Justice Department news release said 90 birds including parrots, macaws and cockatoos were exported. 5 charged in bird export scheme 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z That haplogroup appears to be relatively rare in wild populations of macaws; only three of 84 museum samples of scarlet macaws from tropical ranges that the researchers tested belonged to it. People might have bred tropical macaws in the desert 1000 years ago 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Made in Brazil from orange-winged Amazon and blue-and-yellow macaw feathers, it’s one of many artifacts he’s analyzed in his 20 years as a forensic ornithologist at the world’s only laboratory devoted to wildlife crime. This Popular Parrot 'Talks' Like Us. But We're Silencing It. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The dance also featured a lemur, two macaws, and an African fennec fox. Live tiger causes controversy at Miami high school prom 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z The area is home to the Rama and Kriol indigenous people, as well as diverse fauna including endangered green and scarlet macaws. Nicaragua puts out forest fire in southern nature reserve 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z He drew lemurs and macaws at the zoo in Regent’s Park soon after it opened in 1828, and painted stuffed birds and animals at an estate in Lancashire. Remembering Edward Lear, painter and poet 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z So it’s likely the southwestern macaws all descended from a very small group of females captured from the wild—or perhaps even just one. People might have bred tropical macaws in the desert 1000 years ago 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Guacamaya bird carvings of colorful red macaws flank a chalkboard listing Mexican specialties. Review | Benito’s Place restaurant: A fantastic food tour of Latin America 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z They invaded protected areas such as the Tambopata National Reserve—home to the indigenous Ese Ejja, Quechua and Aymara peoples, as well as brightly colored macaws, giant river otters and jaguars. Amazon Gold Rush Continues to Decimate Peru's Rain Forest 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z But thieves returned in December 2015 and made off with two hyacinth macaws, a threatened species of large blue parrot that can sell for tens of thousands of dollars apiece. Thieves Are Breaking Into Zoos and Stealing Rare Animals 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Milo the macaw typically flies between handlers at the Columbus Zoo but took off on a gust of wind on Thursday. Missing macaw found 3 days after taking off from Ohio zoo 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z So where these macaws were born and raised is still a mystery. People might have bred tropical macaws in the desert 1000 years ago 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Milo the macaw typically flies between handlers at the Columbus zoo but took off on a gust of wind on Thursday. Missing macaw found 3 days after taking off from zoo exhibit 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Red-and-green macaws flock to this part of southeastern Peru because of the clay-rich riverbanks—and tourists follow, eager to see the beautiful birds in the wild. Watch a Wildcat Attack a Parrot in Rare Video 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Sometimes he carried a macaw on his shoulder. Chuck Blazer, Central Figure in FIFA Scandal, Dies at 72 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Inside a small army-run zoo—home to toucans, a jaguar and even a manatee—garish macaws rescued from animal traffickers squawk intermittently. The Brazilian army is turning into a de facto police force 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z He passed the other attractions of the South Garden: the camels, the twittering, vividly adorned macaws, the antelopes and zebra, the llamas, the sloth bear, and the monkeys in their crowded house, making mischief. What Charles Darwin Saw at the Zoo 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z On April 23, five scarlet macaw parrots were stolen. What happened to Gustavito, the beloved hippo at El Salvador’s National Zoo? 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z They were status symbols and spiritual emblems — so precious, in fact, that macaws were kept in captivity and deliberately plucked of their plumage, new evidence suggests. Prehistoric Native Americans farmed macaws in 'feather factories' 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z A pair of macaws cackled and screamed, and, on the shore, deer stood as still as the water. The Lost City of Z 2005-09-12T04:00:00Z Eventually, they came to the rustic camp that Gorman maintains on the Río Aucayacu, surrounded by macaws, pink dolphins and fish that bite as you bathe in water the color of chocolate milk. The ayahuasca king: the man who gives jungle 'medicine' to lost souls 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Earlier this fall, Norwegian launched Harvest Caye off the southern coast of Belize, a new private island with an environmental focus featuring manatee observation tours and visits to see endangered scarlet macaws and toucans. How pioneer of modern cruising became underdog, leader again 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z They also took a real booking photo of Buckner without Bird - but the macaw still managed to photo bomb it with a few of his colorful feathers, Ray said. Macaw poses in man’s mug shot after unlucky court appearance 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z “People were doing their utmost to keep them alive,” says Randee Fladeboe, an archaeologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville who analysed the macaw bones. Prehistoric Native Americans farmed macaws in 'feather factories' 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z HILLSBORO, Ore. — A 4-year-old macaw named “Bird” is an instant celebrity after appearing in a posed booking mug shot in Oregon with his unfortunate owner. Jail bird’s feathered friend appears in Oregon mug shot 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Para began acquiring more abandoned parrots, some with special needs, like a bonded pair of 35-year-old scarlet macaws, one of which is blind and relies on the other for guidance. Rescue bird sanctuary helps heal PTSD 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z In this part of the Rupununi Savannah, scarlet macaws squawk from palm trees and tapir, deer and paca - which villagers still hunt using bows and arrows - roam wild. The Guyana tribe in search of a lost identity - BBC News 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Samba dancers, singers, drummers and a giant plumed macaw float mixed with hundreds of athletes in the storied Maracana stadium while a final volley of fireworks lit up the night sky. Rainy Rio wraps up challenging Games on upbeat tropical note 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z To ancient Southwestern peoples, the macaws served a role befitting their powers as ambassadors to the underworld and bringers of rain. Prehistoric Native Americans farmed macaws in 'feather factories' 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z For entertainment, people stared at the river, or watched the endless succession of bright-colored macaws that flew squawking overhead. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The missing owner hadn’t even bothered to conduct a gender test, which would have revealed the blue and gold macaw to be a female. Rescue bird sanctuary helps heal PTSD 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Seven colorful macaws fly past the roped-in visitors, who applaud and take pictures. Spend a day behind the scenes at the San Diego Zoo as it turns 100 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z In the end it took more than 18 months and involved 33 lions in two countries, three bears, one tiger, one mountain lion, and a host of other animals including monkeys, kinkajous, coatimundis, and macaws. Rescued Circus Lions Airlifted to Safety in Africa 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The macaws’ caretakers “did obviously care for the birds”, she says. Prehistoric Native Americans farmed macaws in 'feather factories' 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Dr. Masello is one of a small but unabashedly enthusiastic circle of researchers who study Psittaciformes, the avian order that includes parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Further evidence, in the form of interred bird bones, suggests that the Chaco Canyon inhabitants marked the equinox by sacrificing scarlet macaws. First Day of Spring Marked With Sun Daggers, Light Snakes These same canoe merchants plied the great rivers flowing out of Mosquitia, paddling inland to acquire cacao, macaw feathers, and other valuable forest products. See New Discoveries at the Mysterious City of the Jaguar Already, a tortoise and a military macaw named James have been freed. Rescued Circus Lions Airlifted to Safety in Africa 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z But the skeletons also hint that the macaws’ handlers went to great lengths to care for their demanding charges. Prehistoric Native Americans farmed macaws in 'feather factories' 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Residents of Los Angeles County may spot enclaves of more than a dozen different feral parrots, including lilac-crowned Amazons, rose-ringed parakeets, macaws and cockatiels. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z In the wild, hyacinth macaws break open nuts with leaves and sticks, and black palm cockatoos drum on trees with rocks and empty nut shells. Video: Parrots are only animal besides humans to use a grinding tool 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Wood began working here in 1998, when she spent nine months on foot and on all-terrain vehicles tracking the great green macaw. How a Forest Responds to the Threatening Heat of 2100 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Visitors come to see the volcanoes and rainforests, the sea turtles, sloths, howler monkeys, and the rainbow-feathered macaws. 2 Countries Reveal How Divided the World Is on Climate Change 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z A radiocarbon analysis demonstrated that macaws were living there in the late 1000s and early 1100s, even as the pueblo was heading towards collapse. Prehistoric Native Americans farmed macaws in 'feather factories' 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z The small second bedroom was perfect for his macaws, Spencer and Tucker, who also enjoyed roosting in the bathroom, on the shower-curtain rod, at night. An East Harlem Nest for Us and Our Feathered Friends 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The park shelters endangered and threatened species such as the brown-headed spider monkey, great green macaw, jaguar, and harpy eagle. Chernobyl and Other Places Where Animals Thrive Without People 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Prices ranged from 43 cents for a scaly-breasted munia, also known as a spice finch, to more than $4,200 for a scarlet macaw, the researchers found. Indonesia’s Booming Bird Markets Put Songbirds at Risk 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Dinner and a Movie on the Arts Walk Hälsa, Potbelly and Brookland Pint offer promotional deals while an outdoor screening of the animated children’s film “Rio,” about rare blue macaws, is shown. Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Sept. 24-30, 2015 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Walkers, joggers and picnickers delight in the macaws at green areas, while others feed them from their windows. Colorful macaws bring beauty to chaotic Caracas 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The owner also reportedly surrendered 12 birds, including parrots, macaws and cockatoos. Dogs rescued from southern Oregon breeding operation 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z He breeds parrots and macaws and there are now about 200 birds living behind his home. Howling huskies and macaws next door 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Toucans and macaws scattered into the tree canopy, squawking in protest. Peru fights gold fever with fire and military force They broke through the mosquito screen into a sitting room hung with posters of dolphins and scarlet macaws. In disappearing Mexican jungle, it’s tribes vs. biologists A scarlet macaw scolds loudly from a branch, while northern bobwhite quails rustle the underbrush. City Room: 50 Years Later, Questions Over Who Designed a World’s Fair Dome 2014-05-07T15:16:35Z Animal views: Take a look at a rare Spix’s macaw chick, a tree-kangaroo and baby giraffes, camels and white Bengal tigers, along with more fun and fascinating creatures from around the world. The doctor and the teenager 2014-04-28T17:36:41Z "From birth we are used to hearing birds singing, wood pigeons coo-ing and other sounds. "But here in the UK, we are not used to hearing macaws or parrots making their noise. Howling huskies and macaws next door 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z It can also affect other exotic species such as budgies, cockatiels and macaws as well as ducks, gulls, sparrows and hens. What diseases can we get from pets? 2014-03-28T12:32:17Z Valentino Lee: "A scarlet macaw testing the strength of the wire enclosure with its strong beak at the Belize Zoo in Central America." Your pictures: Zoos 2014-01-23T11:12:36Z When people talk about saving the rain forest or the Amazon, they think of the problem as involving "trees, and maybe jaguars or macaws," says David Aglow, an adjunct English professor in New York. Two Musical Collections Celebrate Peru's Forgotten Legacy 2013-12-13T01:59:19Z Lear's macaw are a conservation success story after recovering from the brink of extinction The plights of the world's threatened birds show the value of investing in conservation, according to campaigners. Birds 'show value of conservation' 2013-06-20T00:23:32Z The last break-in at the park was on Christmas Day in 2012, when 10 macaw parrots were stolen but recovered shortly after. Emu Heist Baffles Australian Wildlife Park 2013-02-13T13:45:00.220Z Black and spectacled caiman bask confidently in the sun, as pairs of scarlet macaws cackle loudly overhead. Scientist at Work Blog: Dinosaurs of the Rewa River 2013-01-22T11:42:31Z Fish & Wildlife Service proposed high-level protections for four macaw species under the Endangered Species Act. Food For Thought 2012-11-15T20:39:36Z The family of Pablo Yoder, another pastor, hosted a birthday party at their tranquil homestead with a green lawn and a pet macaw. A Civil Union Ends in an Abduction and Questions 2012-07-29T00:59:12Z It’s not just macaws and red-tails that sleep that way; most birds do, although some birds will tuck their beak into their breast. City Room: Answers About Bobby and Rosie, Part 3 2012-04-06T16:21:07Z Peeresses too there are in their own place opposite, like a bevy of macaws. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z "Sir Ferdinand, when he resided at Armine, was accustomed to fill these pleasure grounds with macaws and other birds of gorgeous plumage." Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z A similar sized photo of Flores was surrounded by flowers, bright macaw feathers and statue of Saint Michael the Archangel, who, in the Catholic tradition, battles wickedness. Waiting for the Sentence: van der Sloot's Slow Road to Justice 2012-01-07T05:05:00Z She was such fun; she was so fat, and such a fool, and said such delicious things, and dressed herself so like a macaw. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z ‘Michel, I never said they did not lay eggs; what I said was—’ ‘“Out of this number,”’ continued Michel in a loud voice, ‘“twenty-five young macaws were hatched, of which only ten died. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Inside the home were two dogs, a macaw, two cockatiels, a cockatoo, two ducks and four toads, police said. Mother accused of abusing, abandoning disabled son 2011-10-28T01:58:33Z Columbus had brought to Spain gorgeous parrots or macaws. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z Next morning a kangaroo and a macaw strolled into Raikes's bedroom. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z In the general tumult, the macaw had started again, "Norah!" it squawked. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z I was walking there on the quay, when at the door of a bird-fancier’s shop I saw a green monkey and a blue and yellow macaw. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Hosts of birds, almost half the entire number of species found in the Colony, made their home hereabouts, macaws, bellbirds, curassows, trumpeters, toucans, the great harpy eagle and the tiniest of iridescent hummingbirds. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z "You would feed butterflies on brawn, teach the bluebird to scream like a macaw, make the trembling, silver-leaved white birches all over into oaks." The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The Duchess of York led him about her garden, where was a menagerie crowded with eagles and some favorite macaws. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z From a Dracula-inspired evening gown to a woman dressed as a macaw, NewsFeed takes a look at some of this year's most colorful national costumes. Photos: Bizarre National Costumes of Miss Universe 2011 2011-09-12T17:00:25Z ‘There you make a mistake, sir; the blue macaw will breed in France.’ The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The arrows were tipped with macaw feathers, and were over six feet long. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Flocks of whistling ducks flew above my head, macaws chattered in the trees, and a pretty canary chirped in the bushes. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z At breakfast he said, 'If I like one creature more than another it is a kangaroo, while there is nothing so good for a bedroom sentinel as a strong-legged macaw.' Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Among these are cranes, ibises, herons, turtle-doves, parrots, macaws, and paroquets. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z It was long believed that parrots were incapable of breeding in Europe, but the contrary has been proved on a pair of blue macaws which lived at Caen. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The monkey had feared none but 342 Mack, our red, blue and yellow macaw, a monstrous and resplendent fowl in whose iron bill even Brazil nuts were soft. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z At this all the storks, herons, and egrets ruffled their plumes, and prepared for an angry dispute with the saucy macaw; but I hastened to interfere. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z The good Duchess smiled pleasantly and put Raikes down in her will for two macaws. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The macaws, chained by the leg, and the screaming parrots vie with each other and with the monkeys in the amount of noise they make. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z ‘Michel, I confess to having entertained false ideas on the subject of macaws.’ The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z He came into my cabin one night, hoping he was not disturbing me, and bringing as a present a sheaf of native arrows tipped with red and blue macaw feathers, as he had promised. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z A look at efforts to return Spix’s macaws to their natural territory in northeastern Brazil. Qatari sheik takes endangered bird species under his wing 2011-07-11T02:56:57Z Hyacinth macaws are still found in the wild in three areas of Brazil and small parts of Bolivia. Polly Wanna a Date? Rare Parrot Needs a Mate [Video] 2011-06-22T15:15:02.487Z Nor is the majestic macaw, Patches, who presides over the aviary. | Upper West Side: A Menagerie Where Pets Do the Staring 2011-06-05T00:33:41Z Less grandly, Mr. Singer in March filed suit for Quentin Tarantino against a neighbor and a fellow writer, Alan Ball, contending that Mr. Ball’s screeching macaws were keeping Mr. Tarantino from getting his work done. Guard Dog to the Stars (Legally Speaking) 2011-05-21T16:12:47Z Madea's Big Happy Family - in which Perry stars as a a grandmother who pulls her clan together in a crisis - narrowly failed to knock Rio, a film about a stolen macaw, off the top spot. Rio film still flying high in US 2011-04-25T10:04:42Z Fiery brown body, brown-red hackle, gold tinsel, mallard wings with a little wood-duck and golden pheasant neck feather mixed with it, macaw feelers, and a small topping for tail mixed with wood-duck. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z They’re looking at the Noah’s ark of animals that visit these licks: bats, ants, macaws, monkeys, deer, peccaries and so on. Scientist at Work: Q. and A. on Peru's Northern Amazon 2011-03-04T17:27:48Z Still a tree did not come amiss to him, and in a twinkling he had ascended to the top branches of the sapucaya, the macaw making the ascent with him, perched upon his crown. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Spanning a fifth of Guatemala and including four national parks, the reserve houses diverse ecosystems with niches for jaguars, spider monkeys and scarlet macaws. Ranchers and Drug Barons Threaten Forest Once Ruled by the Maya 2010-07-17T18:46:00Z “A macaw!” she cries softly to herself, reaching. Sarah Shun-lien Bynum: “The Erlking.” 2010-06-28T04:00:00Z A small black fly, yellow tag, topping for tail, rib of silver, teal, and golden pheasant neck, breast feather of the peacock wing, mixed, blue feelers of macaw, jay at the shoulder. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z The Awlakis’ son and daughter would play on Mr. Higgie’s floor, chasing his pet macaw, while the men compared notes on their travels. Anwar al-Awlaki: From Condemning Terror to Preaching Jihad 2010-05-08T21:38:00Z The paroquet had already joined the macaw, and, as if in imitation of its great congener, flew fluttering among the top branches, in a state of the wildest excitement! Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z A macaw with a sawed-off beak flutters in its cage. An Exotic Look Into Colombia?s Drug Wars 2010-03-30T21:07:00Z To feed themselves, the soldiers aimed for macaws with their slingshots. Colombia-FARC Hostage Rescue: Bungled First Attempt 2010-02-18T10:40:00Z Body claret silk, claret hackle, ribbed with gold, a short topping tail, with silver tip, mallard wings mixed with tipped feathers, macaw feelers, and a black head. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z Set in Rio de Janeiro, the movie is billed as a comedy-adventure that centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. 2010-01-11T07:20:00Z Over this the young macaws, supported on spits, were soon done brown; and a supper of roast arara, with parched sapucaya nuts, proved anything but a despicable meal to the party who partook of it. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z The weather being clear and warm, the woods and banks swarmed with macaws, parrots, bill-birds, and others of variegated plumage. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... The firelight danced in opals on the window-panes, and the macaw who had been brought up to Mrs. Fane's sitting-room out of the way of the wedding guests sharpened his beak on the perch. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Standing about him were fine-looking men, whose stature was heightened by diadems of the gold plumage of the mocking-bird, out of which rose two long feathers from the scarlet macaw. Donalblane of Darien The tops of the trees were steeped in light, monkeys were swinging in the branches, splendid macaws flew in pairs from bank to bank; all around exhibited the glory and brightness of superabundant nature. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 They had cold macaw for breakfast,—remains of the preceding night’s roast, which had been kept up as long as the fire was alight, and carefully preserved, to serve for a future occasion. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z I have made some records of parrots, macaws, cockatoos, &c., and I find their natural vocal sounds usually wanting in quality: most of their sounds are hoarse and guttural. The Speech of Monkeys Michael left Barnes in the drawing-room, and as he turned in the doorway to see if he was at his ease, he thought the visitor and the macaw on its perch were about equally exotic. Sinister Street, vol. 2 A tall straight-legged table and one straight high-backed chair, both lacquered in crimson, were the only furniture, except for a slender crimson-lacquered perch, down right, to which was chained a yellow, green and crimson macaw. The Book of Susan A Novel Huge free flight aviary, flamingo pond, lush 15 acres of jungle gardens and an amazing collection of colorful parrots and macaws that do just about everything including play poker. Oahu Traveler's guide With the macaw it was a matter of choice whether it should stay there. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z On their way they unfortunately missed shooting a deer which lay beside the path, and had nothing to eat but macaw berries and the pith of a tree. The West Indies and the Spanish Main She filled the air of the cell with her shrieks, as she rushed madly about from wall to wall, like a frenzied screaming macaw, beating itself against the bars of its cage. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" It consisted of a monologue delivered by the poisonous young woman to the macaw, occasionally varied by ad lib. screams and chuckles from that evil white-eyed bird. The Book of Susan A Novel That stupid old woman fancied that princes were born to be bored, and suggested accordingly that I should travel inside with her, leaving the macaw and the toy terriers to keep company with Miss Herbert. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Of the squab macaws there were no longer any left; and some sapucaya nuts gathered by the way, and brought along by Munday, formed the substance of their scanty supper. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Here was a Javan proa, full of boots and shoes, of all colours; yonder, a floating menagerie of parrots, macaws, apes, and cockatoos, equally variegated, and to be sold for a song. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Parrots and paroquets are numerous everywhere in the tropical and subtropical regions, as also the gorgeously coloured macaw and awkward toucan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" I can see her now, at the head of the table, with me and Mrs. Williams on either side, and the macaw, all indigo and orange color and scarlet, on his perch opposite! The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon I took it for the totem of his wife, MOÓ, macaw; and so it proved to be when later I was able to interpret their ideographic writings. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa A similar desertion of the macaw was evidently intended, to which no one had given a thought, although it was Rosa’s pet. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Quarreling parrots and nagging macaws screamed their inarticulate message to the travelers. Carmen Ariza The Mexican macaw is pretty sure to be represented by a fine member of his species in these ornamental patios. Aztec Land We rubbed our eyes and sat alone, and there was the macaw she got for her tenth birthday looking at us! The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon On the top of the next tree sat an extraordinary-looking bird, about the size of a pheasant, colored blue and rose like a macaw. In the Morning of Time The new-comers were the parents of the young macaws—the owners of the nests—returning from a search for provender for their pets, whose piercing cries had summoned them in all haste to their home. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z In the lofty fronds of venerable palms and cedars noisy macaws gossiped and squabbled, and excited monkeys discussed the passing boat and commented volubly on its character. Carmen Ariza The howling choirs of the macaws and the drum concerts of the chimpanzees are still better and unmistakable instances of collective emotional expression. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Blankets I got, and a trunk of towels, and seven woven bedspreads, and a dining-table that Miss Lisbet's mother's mother had eaten a wedding dinner at, and the stuffed macaw on his ebony perch! The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon These savannahs are full of birds, and the brilliant macaws which excited Raleigh's admiration make an excellent stew, with the flavour, according to Sir Robert Schomburgk, of hare soup. Raleigh It was just at this crisis, too, that the macaw had managed to make good its footing in the fleece of the negro. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z There were scores of parrots, parroquets, macaws, and cockatoos, all chattering and laughing and screaming together. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children No, it was not like the macaw business, I declare. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster The next day the macaw and the monkey had forgotten all about the midnight sound, but I searched and found why there was no final boom. Edge of the Jungle He is like a very ancient red-legged macaw, but I suppose he is a dandy among the cardinals, for he wears two stars and two watches. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I The macaw and monkey kept their company as before, but no longer needed to make themselves a burden to their protectors, since both could travel through the tree-tops as the swimmers passed below. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z He might have missed the whole flock, too, for on a high tree, such as that on which they had alit, it is no easy matter to kill a macaw with a shot-gun. Popular Adventure Tales But they saw none as yet, except some birds, such as parrots, macaws, and toucans, that fluttered among the leaves. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Beyond the monkey roosted Robert, the great macaw, wide-awake, watching me with all that broadside of intensive gaze of which only a parrot is capable. Edge of the Jungle Here, also, the forests are adorned with the gay plumage of the red and blue macaws, as also by a toucan with a yellow tail. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Laying aside the club that had made such havoc among the macaws, he drew the knife from his girdle. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z But they saw none as yet, except some birds, such as parrots,202 macaws, and toucans, that fluttered among the leaves. Popular Adventure Tales Without saying a word, Guapo seized his gravatána and arrows, and stole off through the underwood towards the tree upon which the macaws had perched. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon The three of us seemed to be the only living things in the world, and for a long time we—monkey, macaw, and man—listened. Edge of the Jungle This macaw frequently measures, from the tip of the bill to the extremity of the tail, forty inches and more. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The parrots and macaws upon the yard had as much as their strong claws could do to keep their perch; and the monkeys, cowering under the shelter of the toldo, clung close to its timbers. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z On each side of him were two large poles and stands, each with a magnificent macaw. Japhet in Search of a Father He might have missed the whole flock too, for on a high tree, such as that on which they had alit, it is no easy matter to kill a macaw with a shot-gun. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon The macaw drew himself up, feathers close, forgot me, and listened. Edge of the Jungle The red and blue macaw, the largest and handsomest of the family, is well described by Waterton. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America This picture represents a cockatoo, one of the parrot tribe, of which there are at least 250 species, including, besides this, the parrot, macaw, lory, parrakeet, etc., etc. Mamma's Stories about Birds Numerous flocks of parrots, and the great red and yellow macaws, fly across every morning and evening, uttering their hoarse cries. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure One passing the copse could hear no sound inside it, save the chattering of a flock of macaws, who have their roosting-place amid the tops of its tallest trees. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco We also obtained a pair of the small peccaries, several macaws, and no less than a whole troop of guariba monkeys. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire The magnificent great green macaw is noted for his depredations on the maize-fields; but, being a sagacious bird, he always places a sentinel to give the alarm to his marauding associates when danger approaches. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Don’t you see, my boy, he furnished the specimen he saw with the tail plumage of three different varieties of the macaw—the green the blue, and the red. Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal Halima herself affirmed it, standing at the front door of her terraced dwelling in the court, while the other dancers gathered round, looking like a troop of macaws in their feathers and their finery. Halima And The Scorpions 1905 Fortunately none of them is a-hungered, all having made a hearty meal while within the macaw’s grove. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco He's a great scarlet macaw, and Uncle James says he is getting him sent from South America. The Cockatoo's Story Many of the least barbarous tribes have frequently large meetings, when they dress up in feather ornaments of parrots and macaws in a variety of curious disguises. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America “I don’t know any bird answering your description but a macaw,” said my uncle. Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal Her piercing tones, likened by the Tobies to those of a macaw, strove in vain for suavity. The Making of a Soul The macaws darted down upon us; but as we again dived, they flew up—to ascertain, we supposed, whether we had plundered their nests. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco Gaily-tinted macaws flew across the blue sky, and other birds of the gayest plumage flitted here and there. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots On observing the curious, powerful beak of a macaw, we at once see that it must be an inhabitant of a region producing hard fruits, which require the application of considerable strength to break them. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Not a breath of air stirred the leaves of the forest; the monkeys, as before, chattered among the branches, and bright-coloured macaws flew screaming overhead. The Three Lieutenants Numerous macaws passed above us, giving vent to strange harsh cries; while whole families of parrots screamed in various notes. On the Banks of the Amazon He will be down upon us, and treat us much worse than the macaws have done.” The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco The only answer was the shriek of a macaw from across the water, where a pair of the long-tailed birds rose from a tall tree and winged their way over the tops. Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco These alone have feathers at the base, generally from the wings of the macaw. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Just then loud caws were heard, and several flights of magnificent-coloured macaws flew across the stream. The Three Lieutenants I could scarcely bring myself to kill it; but I had to confess that necessity has no laws, and should as willingly at that moment have shot the most gaily-coloured macaw or parroquet. On the Banks of the Amazon “You must take care not to get into the midst of the macaws’ nests, else you may find yourselves attacked as we were,” observed Arthur. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco Now it would be a magnificent macaw all blue and scarlet. Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas While viewing the birds of North America, we cannot pass by the well-known, handsome Carolina parrot, which is, notwithstanding its common name, a species of macaw. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America A red macaw peeling an apple with his bill. Prudy Keeping House Just then I heard a shot, and a magnificent macaw fell down a short distance ahead of us. On the Banks of the Amazon Parrots and macaws, and numberless other birds, began to utter their varied notes, and the sounds I have before described echoed through the forest. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco The beauty—if one may dare to define—lies more in such expressions as ‘adjusting the beaks of the macaws, etc.’ Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 But the mountain is called Huaca-yuan; and instead of women the beings who brought the food were macaws. History of the Incas Its components are kin, the sun, day; ich, the eye, the face; kak, fire; moo, the macaw, Psittacus Macao, deemed sacred throughout Mexico and Central America, on account of its beautiful plumage. The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 Flights of macaws and parroquets flew here and there through the openings, or climbed up and down, cawing and chattering in various tones. On the Banks of the Amazon We have some parrots and macaws roasting, and a collection of ripe fruit for the little maid.” The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco In the mornings the brilliant blue and green macaws aroused them with their guttural cries "like Men who speak much in the Throat." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Were it not for the wealth of vegetation—all new to trans-tropical eyes—and the concerts of monkeys and macaws, oppressively lonely would be the sail down the Napo between its uninhabited shores. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The macaw and the turtle seem also to be represented by glyphs in the inscriptions. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices There are many swallows; we saw a macaw and flocks of paraquets; and we heard, when on board at early dawn, a sweet harmony from thousands of different birds, apparently buntings, blackbirds, nightingales, and others. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts. He had discovered, not far off, the roosting-place of a flock of macaws, and had determined to capture one. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco They were wet and wretched and half starved, for their general food was macaw berries. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The macaw was considered sacred by the Maya Indians of Yucatan, and dedicated to the sun. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The use of the macaw as a lightning beast has already been commented upon. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices The drawing-room door stood open; he saw one panel of the tall screen covered with pagodas, palms, and macaws. Foes At last the birds began to settle down, and I again shot an arrow, when down tumbled a young macaw. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco In the mean time, I have bought a macaw and a parrot, and have got up my books; and I box and fence daily, and go out very little. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals Nearly the only game a hunter can depend upon for food, besides toucans and macaws, is peccari. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America This has even been interpreted as the trunk of an elephant or a mastodon, but is unquestionably a macaw’s beak. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices A tall, three-leaved screen pictured with pagodas, palms, and macaws stood between the door and the rest of the room. Foes After it had been well stewed, it assisted to fricassee macaws, parrots, and monkeys, which formed our staple diet. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco The boy said, “The same as the macaw does in the tree.” Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Vast numbers of screaming parrots and macaws flew over our heads, always going in pairs and at a great height. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Various other glyphs occur which undoubtedly represent the heads either of macaws or smaller parrots. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices On his back, he bore a kind of pouch, the upper edge of which was bordered with a line of macaw feathers. In Indian Mexico (1908) Monkeys were jabbering overhead; tree-frogs were quacking; parrots were chattering and macaws were screeching more loudly than all, as they flew over the topmost boughs. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco The padre asked, “What does the macaw do in the tree?” and the boy replied, “He eats the good seeds and lets the bad ones drop.” Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan To the former belong true parrots, parroquets, and macaws. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The eye ring, however, seems to indicate the macaw which also has slightly erectile feathers on the head. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices For pets, he had three hairless dogs, a mapachtl, two macaws, two parrots, and a lot of doves, one of which he had taught tricks. In Indian Mexico (1908) Arthur had secured a couple of good-sized parrots; and Kallolo had discovered a macaw’s nest, the young of which he had taken, with a good supply of figs. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco On each side of him were two large poles and stands each with a magnificent macaw. Japhet, in Search of a Father "Lady Kitty not arrived?" said a voice, like a macaw's, beside her. The Marriage of William Ashe This is an interesting group, since it includes all the varieties of the parrot, cockatoo, and macaw species; the woodpeckers, the toucans, and the cuckoos. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits There were but few birds, but among them were macaws and toucans. In Indian Mexico (1908) We recounted our adventures to them, when Marian was not a little agitated at hearing of our encounter with the macaws, and at our having been compelled to leap into the river. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco Hence flowed a tide of forest sounds; of parrots, paroquets, macaws; blent with the howl of jaguars, hissing of anacondas, chattering of apes, and herons screaming. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II She herself sat on the edge of the fountain and fed a gorgeous macaw who, from his gilded perch, received her offerings with a lofty friendliness. The Dark House Among the Macaws are the hyacinthine macaw of South America, and the blue and yellow varieties. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits In the evening we saw pairs of macaws flying high, and as they flew over our heads they looked like black crosses sharp against the evening sky. In Indian Mexico (1908) Flocks of parrots and blue macaws flew overhead, the different kinds of cawing and screaming of the various species making a terrible discord. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco Sometimes the magnificent macaw flew over us, with its scarlet plumage flickering like flame. In the Footprints of the Padres The macaw had been a case in point, the gramophone another. The Dark House Brilliant birds flew, screaming at their approach—noisy parrots and macaws; the gaucamaya, one flush of red and gold; a king vulture, raven black save for his scarlet crest. The California Birthday Book In fine weather some beautiful parrots, macaws, and other birds of a tame kind, are permitted to fly about the grounds. Rides on Railways Even the great scarlet and blue macaw, from his high perch overhead, joined in with wild screeches when the crowds got too noisy. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Then again there were whole rows of parrots and cockatoos and macaws as splendid as rainbow tints could make them, and with tails a yard long at least. In the Footprints of the Padres The macaw fidgeted on its golden perch, craning towards the light and blinking uneasily as though a strange thing had come into the room. The Dark House In the West Indies and the Guadeloupe Islands, five species of macaws and parrakeets have passed out without any serious note of their disappearance on the part of the people of the United States. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Wind changing all round except from the south and clouds gathering; with lots of black macaws screeching out in all directions. McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia Here are Wild Animals to be seen done from the life, and to the life; tawny lions, sleepy bears, flapping vultures, and eagles, and brilliant macaws—all in excellent condition. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 22, 1890 A nation of apes occupied the interior; and the dynasty of the Psittacus Severus, or Brazilian queen macaw, inhabited the upper regions.—Several subject-states of green and yellow parrots constituted our colonial neighbours. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 488, May 7, 1831 He found that she had arrived at her rooms in the hospital with the shrivelled old woman and the macaw and a gramophone. The Dark House "I say, my boy," said the captain, "is that macaw your's?" The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 489, May 14, 1831 Mr. Gosse in his biography compared Swinburne to a coloured and exotic bird—a "scarlet and azure macaw," to, be precise—and the comparison remains in one's imagination. Old and New Masters As a husband he was an anomaly like a caged macaw in a spinster’s drawing-room. The Moon Rock Next to the servant's hall of a great English family, the first place in the world for completing the education of a macaw of genius, is a convent. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 488, May 7, 1831 She has no pet—dog or cat or monkey or macaw, and has never been seen to hug a child. Paul Faber, Surgeon A blue, red, and yellow macaw chained to a stanchion spreads his wings against the sun in an ecstasy of terror. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) There were magnificent hyacinth macaws; green parrots with red splashes; toucans with varied plumage, black, white, red, yellow; green jacmars; flaming orioles and both blue and dark-red tanagers. Through the Brazilian Wilderness A poppy in the pale green walls; a wonderful macaw! A Mere Accident She had, moreover, peacocks, and macaws, and parrots, and all sorts of singing-birds, and falcons of every breed, and horses, and hounds,—in short, there is no saying what she did not have. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator A macaw on a gilded perch screams; they have forgotten to take out his dinner. Men, Women and Ghosts Yes—the elephant, the monkey, the horse, the dog, the parrot, the macaw, the mocking-bird, and many others. What Is Man? and Other Essays Hyacinth macaws screamed harshly as they flew across the river. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Why I knew a macaw once who could say 'Good morning!' in seven different ways without once opening his mouth. The Story of Doctor Dolittle Flocks of parrots and great macaws screeching and flying about added to the novelty of the scene. Tracks of a Rolling Stone I shot a macaw, one of those overgrown parrots with tail feathers three feet from tip to tip. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis I narrowly escaped having to give fourteen and sixpence for a stuffed macaw in a glass case. The Stark Munro Letters The wonderful hyacinth macaws, in twos and threes, accompanied us at times for several hundred yards, hovering over our heads and uttering their rasping screams. Through the Brazilian Wilderness A breath of chill air seemed to rush across the room, and at the same time the macaws broke forth into ear-splitting screams. Beasts and Super-Beasts I lay in bed, listening to the macaws. Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult On I went, seeking for something should serve us for supper, yet look where I would, saw nothing, no, not so much as parrot or macaw that might stay us for lack of better fare. Martin Conisby's Vengeance The first sound that he heard, as he went up her stairs, was the screaming of a macaw; and the first person he saw, through the open door of the drawing-room, was Helena Delacour. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Just before sunset and just after sunrise big, noisy, blue-and-yellow macaws flew over this camp. Through the Brazilian Wilderness There was a sigh of relief from the company; a wolf that ate sugar when it might at the least have been employed in tearing macaws to pieces had already shed some of its terrors. Beasts and Super-Beasts Except for an occasional squawk from a macaw, the house was dead quiet. Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult There were parrots to be looked after, also, including an extremely vituperative old macaw, any verbal communication with whom laid the advancing party open to all manner of insult and objurgation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 "And indeed, my lady, it is very little satisfaction to me, to hear my macaw abused as it is every day of my life, for Mr. Champfort's fault." Tales and Novels — Volume 03 One tree was gorgeous with the brilliant hues of a flock of party-colored macaws. Through the Brazilian Wilderness There was no trace of Mrs. Hampton except the plate containing the macaws’ supper. Beasts and Super-Beasts In this small flat we shot a new macaw, which I shall carry with me, and preserve the skin, if we get to water to-night. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart The little beasts were all sleeping tranquilly in their cages, and the birds on their perches rested quietly, too,—excepting the old macaw, who cursed me in his sleep, as I lit up the gas. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 Yes, though you do scream so frightfully, my pretty macaw, I love you as well as Marriott ever did. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Next morning, when we were awakened by the chattering and screaming of the numerous macaws, parrots, and parakeets, we found that nearly all the Indians, men and women, were gathered outside the tent. Through the Brazilian Wilderness The gentleman to whom the carriage belonged appeared next, carrying on a perch a fine large macaw. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 "Ah! you know it is a macaw!" the old man said. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War A thrush or a blackbird is but a soberly clad creature by the side of macaws and paroquets; but the one has a song and the others have only a screech. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts A door opened, and the macaw was heard to scream. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Many wore two red or green or yellow macaw feathers in their hair, and one had a macaw feather stuck transversely through the septum of his nose. Through the Brazilian Wilderness The goads are artistically trimmed with feathers of parrots and macaws, or with bright ribbons. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America The macaw perch, which had been cut down to a height of two feet, stood behind her. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War She is as tough as an old macaw, or she would not have lasted so long. Our Hundred Days in Europe "To stay another week in the house after my macaw's discarded in disgrace is a thing nothing shall prevail upon me to do." Tales and Novels — Volume 03 "Where was the macaw, may I beg to know?" said Moriarty, cross-questioning the colonel in the spirit of a counsel for the defence on a capital indictment. Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life Red and blue macaws screeched overhead, and many a large serpent received its death-blow from our machetes. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America When we speak in Europe of a native of Guiana, we figure to ourselves a man whose head and waist are decorated with the fine feathers of the macaw, the toucan, and the humming-bird. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Anyhow the Indians said that on top of Coropuna there was a delightful, warm paradise containing beautiful flowers, luscious fruits, parrots of brilliant plumage, macaws, and even monkeys, those faithful Page 27denizens of hot climates. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru You need not be afraid to make a noise—you need not walk on tiptoe, nor shut the doors softly; for Lady Delacour seems to like all noises except the screaming of the macaw. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 "Surely, colonel!" returned Moriarty, warming, "the ball could not have killed the macaw without injuring the house?" Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life All fear vanished on her seeing the Doctor approach with a smile on his rugged countenance, and Sir Joshua's macaw perched on his hand. Excellent Women When he discovered America he saw macaws, or large parrots, which served as food to the natives of the Caribbee Islands, instead of fowls. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 He says further that the Inca came there from somewhere down in the dense forests of the montaña and presented him with a macaw and two hampers of peanuts—products of a warm region. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru "The macaw must go, Marriott, that is certain," said her ladyship, firmly. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 There were small agoutis or wild pigs, monkeys, birds of various kinds,—including huge macaws and numerous snakes. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic We have a large blue macaw—Quentin calls him a polly-parrot—who lives in the greenhouse, and is very friendly, but makes queer noises. Letters to His Children We saw with much pleasure guacamayas, or tame macaws, round the huts of the Indians, and flying to the fields like our pigeons. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The Inca evidently came from a Vilcabamba down in the montaña, and, as has been said, brought Rodriguez a present of a macaw and two hampers of peanuts, articles of trade still common at Conservidayoc. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru "Then I must go, my lady," said Marriott, angrily, "that is certain; for to part with my macaw is a thing I cannot do to please any body." Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Screaming macaws, in their gorgeous livery of blue, yellow, and scarlet, occasionally flew overhead, and tanagers and toucans were not uncommon. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The birds that go easiest and farthest in training are the parrots, macaws and cockatoos. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations The scene was completed by a blue and yellow macaw at one window chained to his perch, and a green monkey tethered in like manner at the other. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume "Oh, but you must know what she likes," continued Guss; "I'm for this," and she, displayed a pattern showing forth two gorgeous macaws—each with plumage of the brightest colours. The Kellys and the O'Kellys "The only thing of which Lady Delacour complained was the noise of this macaw," said Belinda; "it was a pretty bird—how long have you had it?" Tales and Novels — Volume 03 And it did rather annoy him, that Gudrun came dressed in startling colours, like a macaw, when the family was in mourning. Women in Love Of large birds the most conspicuous candidates for training in park life are the ostriches, emus, cassowaries, cranes, pelicans, swans, egrets and herons, geese, ducks, pheasants, macaws and cockatoos, curassows, eagles and vultures. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations But all this was nothing to our travellers, nor was the clang of the macaws anything, or the roaring of the little congo ape. Returning Home She did not mention the macaw on the telephone, and Sir Deryck, thinking he was wanted for the duchess, threw up an important engagement and went immediately. The Rosary "The macaw she will not suffer to remain in the house, nor is it reasonable that she should: it deprives her of sleep—it kept her awake three hours this morning." Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Among the Canaris men descend from the survivor of the deluge, and a beautiful bird with the face of a woman, a siren in fact, but known better to ornithologists as a macaw. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 The most philosophic and companionable birds are the parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations In her neat black turban hat was the gold-green wing of a macaw. The Four Million She called him in once to her macaw. The Rosary "Then to please you, Marriott, I will complain of the only noise that does, or ever did disturb me—the screaming of your odious macaw." Tales and Novels — Volume 03 But those who had chosen the macaw, became the Macaw People. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest It is easy to recall mice, rats, rabbits, squirrels, parrots, macaws, cockatoos, crows, chickens, geese, cats, pigs, dogs, monkeys, baboons, apes, bears, seals, sea-lions, walruses, kangaroos, horses, hippopotami and elephants. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations And she went to her desk at once and hung the black turban hat with the gold-green macaw wing in its accustomed place. The Four Million The macaw awoke, stretched his wings and flapped them twice, then sidled up and down his perch, concentrating his attention upon the footman. The Rosary Now Marriott had a prodigious affection for this macaw, and she defended it with as much eagerness as if it had been her child. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 But the other eggs became beautiful macaws, and were wafted by a toss of the priest's wand to the faraway Summer-land. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Among the mammals below man, speech is totally absent; but parrots, macaws, cockatoos and crows have been taught to imitate the sound of man's words, or certain simple kinds of music. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations These nuts, which are so hard as to be difficult to break with a heavy hammer, are crushed to a pulp by the powerful beak of this macaw. The Naturalist on the River Amazons The one brilliant spot of colour in the landscape was a large scarlet macaw, asleep on his stand under the cedar. The Rosary Belinda persisted in sending the macaw, for she was in hopes that these terrible family quarrels might be made up, if either party would condescend to show any disposition to oblige the other. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Buxton, C., observations on macaws; on an instance of benevolence in a parrot. The Descent of Man One could hardly call him a crimson macaw among owls, and yet no ordinary contrast availed. The Education of Henry Adams Some of the tribe on these occasions deck themselves with the bright-coloured feathers of parrots and macaws. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Aunt 'Gina, in a great state of mind, was borrowing remarks from her macaw. The Rosary They remained under the supervision of the Princess of Han, August Aunt of the Emperor, knowing that their Lord considered the company of sleeve-dogs and macaws more pleasant than their own. The ninth vibration and other stories Parrots scream noisily amongst the trees, and red macaws hover like hawks over the little patches of maize and mandioca planted amongst the palms. A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767 The lady with the gay macaw, The dancing girl, the grave bashaw With bearded lip and chin; And, leaning idly o'er his gate, Beneath the imperial fan of state, The Chinese mandarin. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The chief wears a headdress or cap made by fixing the breast-feathers of the Toucan on a web of Bromelia twine, with erect tail plumes of macaws rising from the crown. The Naturalist on the River Amazons And in the mirror I will paint a vivid, brilliant, complete reflection, minute, but perfect in every detail, of your scarlet macaw on his perch. The Rosary "No, thank you!" she said with a grimace of refusal worthy of a macaw. Unconscious Comedians I obtained six good specimens of the hyacinthine macaw, besides a number of smaller birds, a species new to me of Guariba, or howling monkey, and two large lizards. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Small flocks of macaws were stirring about the topmost branches of the trees. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Troops of parrots, including the hyacinthine macaw we were in search of, began then to pass over; the different styles of cawing and screaming of the various species making a terrible discord. The Naturalist on the River Amazons "Tommy wants a gooseberry!" shouted the macaw, having apparently noticed the mention of rhubarb. The Rosary |
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