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Carolina Paroquet — Part 2
Adult--Forehead and cheeks orange; rest of head and neck light yellow; band of wing orange; other parts grass green. Length--12.50.
Breeding Range--Somewhat uncertain; probably the uninhabited part of Florida is the only breeding place east of the Mississippi.
There is a great difference of opinion in regard to the nest of this bird; according to some writers it is in a hole in a tree, and others say it is something like the nest of the Carolina dove, being a slight structure placed in the branches of a cypress. The eggs are white; 2 in number. Size-1.44 x 1.12.
The Carolina Paroquet was formerly very abundant in Florida, and ranged northward as far as the Great Lakes; now it is nearly extinct, being restricted to the southern part of Florida and to some few places further west.