Carolina parakeet

American  

noun

1. an extinct New World parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis, that ranged into the northern U.S., having yellowish-green plumage with an orange-yellow head.

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Etymology

Origin of Carolina parakeet

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

Humans exterminated the passenger pigeon, the great auk and the Carolina parakeet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along with the passenger pigeon we exterminated the great auk, the Carolina parakeet, the Labrador duck and the ivory-billed woodpecker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carolina parakeet — Again, no surprise, as this bird was declared extinct in 1939 after decades of hunting for its feathers and to protect crops.

From Salon

“This is a really big deal for Indonesian ornithology — as shocking as rediscovering the passenger pigeon or Carolina parakeet,” Dr. Yong said, naming two extinct bird species.

From New York Times

The face of the Carolina parakeet was red; its head was yellow, its wings green.

From New York Times