FEATURE


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t’s only a few months ago that I was able to read a lovely piece of English Linnie literature that was published


in ‘The Magazine of the Parrot Society UK’ in June 2003 (Vol 37, pages 266 – 269). Thanks a lot – Les Rance – for sharing that with me. Well, in this article Jerry S. Fisher described his first experiences with the Lineolated Parakeet in a very humorous way which made it a pleasure to read. The author chose names for his Linnies, but from his cat’s point of view. So they end up with names like ‘Breakfast’, ‘Lunch’, ‘Pringle’ and ‘Pretzel’. It’s more than obvious: this guy had been caught by the Lineolated Parakeet bug! So am I for 20 years and because I really enjoyed reading it I will use this article – aptly called ‘Lineolated Parakeets’ – as a central theme for my little essay about these adorable little parrots. ”Always bear in mind that the birds may


not have read the same books or articles!“


This ‘slogan’ perfectly fits to Lineolated


Parakeets. It was not until the late 1990’s that Linnies were characterized as boring, even lethargic tiny parrots without a spectacular plumage or manner. And indeed, when kept in small cages with only little interior Lineolated Parakeets are really calm and don’t move around a lot.


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