cockatiel

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HELP please please i really need your help ... my cockatiel is trying to lay eggs but im not sure but it looks like shes having trouble or am I wrong?? she has a big bump under her tail which means thats the egg!!! and

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  1. noun A small crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) having gray and yellow plumage.

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  • We used to have a great bird -- a cockatiel, which I named Bird Reynolds. —  The Real Frank Zappa Book
  • Back on September 30, 2006, Joe De La Garza's daughter Amanda, bought a cockatiel from PetSmart ... —  KRIS - RSS | Local News
  • Carmen Rosado, who owns a few cockatiel birds, says DES immediately told her not to use the water. —  New Hampshire Public Radio
  • My only daughter Dawne, my oldest son Glen and my cockatiel Tasha in the living room of cabin —  Bonnie's Blog of Crime
  • The Zilbermanns sought comfort from Faith, their pet cockatiel of 15 years. —  thenewsstar.com - Local News
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  1. Dutch kaketielje, ultimately from Malay kakatua, cockatoo; see cockatoo.
 

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