James Audubon - Carolina Parrot T N H Walsh The racecourse was the idea

The racecourse was the idea of 19th century businessman (and Conservative Party agent) S

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Mounted size: 350mm x 415mm

Framed size: 450 x 450 mm

Size: 17 x 17 inchesEdition of 650

James Audubon - Carolina Parrot T N H Walsh The racecourse was the ideaThe Carolina Parrot was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. It is now extinct but it was found from southern New York and Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico, and lived in old forests along rivers. The Carolina Parrot habitats were forests along rivers, with large hollow trees to use as roosting and nesting sites. It mostly ate the seeds of forest shrubs and other plants (such as thistles) and also ate fruits (often from orchards