Which preposition to use with parrots

in Occurrences 19%

One day, after I had been with the Morrises for some months, this boy arrived at the house with a bunch of green bananas in one hand, and a parrot in the other.

of Occurrences 14%

We did not wish to be detained, so with many parrots of various colors, and in good friendship, we parted from them.

into Occurrences 6%

So I got up and said, "How are we going to crowd twentyfour growing boys and a parrot into a twenty foot launch?"

on Occurrences 6%

Hook and Eye: a parrot on a perch.

with Occurrences 3%

She was a gray parrot with a few red feathers in her tail, and she had bright eyes, and a very knowing air.

at Occurrences 3%

i., 33.] Nature has framed strange fellows in her time; Some that will evermore peep through their eyes, And laugh, like parrots at a bag-piper; And others of such vinegar aspect, That they'll not show their teeth in way of smile, Though Nestor swear the jest be laughable.

from Occurrences 3%

" No. 553: "Aunt, why don't you remove the parrot from this bed-chamber?

as Occurrences 2%

" She squeezed the astonished Merry's hand, convulsively, and shot off, leaving the bewildered lady quite speechless, so speechless that, when she reached the stately presence of Aunt Pliny, she forgot the commissions she had been sent to execute, and was at once reviled by the parrot as "a no-account dawdler.

among Occurrences 1%

You know that it is habit with us of Wall Street to gloat over the doctrine of the 'System,' which the people parrot among themselves, the doctrine that the people at large are not affected by our gambling, because they, the people, having no surplus to gamble with, never come into Wall Street.

by Occurrences 1%

"Do you ever call the parrot by her whole name?" "No, sir," he replied; "I always give her Bell, but she calls herself Bella.

to Occurrences 1%

Affecting not to have heard Mrs. Keyts's opening of "A returned missionary made a gift of a parrot to two elderly maiden ladies" Marcella led the would-be anecdotist to the punch-bowl, and, under the cover of operations there, spoke to her in an undertone.

under Occurrences 1%

Also, I learned that more than once the groom had met Mr. Lloyd carrying his parrot under his coat, it having, as its owner explained, learned the trick of opening its cage-door and escaping.

about Occurrences 1%

There was nothing of the parrot about him now, Here was a man part watch dog and part hawk.

than Occurrences 1%

Such a system is neither likely to produce great nor wise men; and is much better adapted to parrots than children.

Which preposition to use with  parrots