The old English "Popinjay" and the old French Papegaut have almost passed out of use, but the German Papagei and generally to a large and very natural group of birds, which for more than a score of centuries have attracted attention, not only from their gaudy plumage, but, at first and chiefly, it would seem, from the readiness with which many of them learn to imitate the sounds they hear, repeating the words and even phrases of human speech with a fidelity that is often astonishing. [Please select]
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Oh, ay, Conrade of Montserrat--who knows not the popinjay. [Please select]
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[Note: Festival of the Popinjay. [Please select]
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Frank Ayres was suddenly transformed from a popinjay into an admirable fellow. [Please select]
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When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay. [Please select]
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"Better a Whig lover than one of your popinjay British officers," retorted Tibbie, crimsoning. [Please select]
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