This section is from the book "The American Bird-Keeper's Manual", by James Mann. Also available from Amazon: The American Bird-Keeper's Manual.
This is a very beautiful species; it is often brought here, and is about the size of the African. It is docile and tractable, and may be taught to articulate words and sentences very distinctly.
The front and round the bill of this bird is bright red, the sides of the head are a fine deep blue, the crown a bright yellow, the shoulders, pretty far down on the wings, are red, the wing feathers are edged with yellow, the main, or longest, a deep blue. The tail feathers are finely marked with deep blue, yellow, and red.
Meal and milk, a bit of apple, a few cracked nuts, occasionally, of which they are very fond.
Found in the different parts of South America, especially in Brazil - Resident.
 
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