golden-shouldered parrot
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[edit]Noun
[edit]golden-shouldered parrot (plural golden-shouldered parrots)
- A rare bird, Psephotus chrysopterygius, found mainly in Queensland, Australia.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 390:
- Charles contemplated a rare golden-shouldered parrot, a being so beautiful that its dreamer's face showed a beatific smile […].