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“ The extermination of the Carolina parakeet is not so difficult to understand. Although this bird once had an extensive range, it was never any thing like so abundant as the pigeon. It was a beautiful creature, slightly smaller than a dove, bright green in color, with red markings, and was sure to attract the eye of every gunner. Its plumage was valuable for millinery purposes. Furthermore, the parakeet had an extremely confiding and affectionate disposition. Like many other species of parrots, it mated for life, and the pairs were very devoted. When a gunner shot into a flock, killing and wounding a number of birds, the others would always come back seeking their lost mates, so that the whole flock was often destroyed. ”