In a message to Rich Veraa, Elvis Hargrove wrote:
-> Prolly because this area is humid, and closer to the South American
-> jungles where quakers come from than it is to the dry Australian
-> desert that is the 'tiel's natural habitat.
EH> BTW, What's a "Quaker" look like?  Am I perhaps seeing some and
EH> confusing them with Conures?  I'm reasonably certain I've never SEEN
EH> a Quaker to know what it was.
Copyright - 1993 Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.
The monk, quaker, or green, parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus,
native to southern South America, is among the hardiest of
the parrot family.  Permanent breeding populations are
present in the region around New York City and are
believed to have originated from escaped birds.  Monk
parakeets grow to about 28 cm (11 in) long and are green
above, gray below, with dark blue feathers in the tail.
They feed on fruit and grain and build large stick nests
that may house up to 6 pairs of birds.
       Cheers,
           Rich
http://www.netside.net/~rveraa/
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