A breath of chill air seemed to rush across the room, and at the same time the macaws broke forth into ear-splitting screams.
I think it very unkind of you not to carry out my suggestion of turning me into a wolf," said Mary Hampton, as she crossed over to the conservatory to give her macaws their usual tribute from the dessert dishes.
There was a sigh of relief from the company; a wolf that ate sugar when it might at the least have been employed in tearing macaws to pieces had already shed some of its terrors.
Gaily-tinted macaws flew across the blue sky, and other birds of the gayest plumage flitted here and there.
Flights of macawsand parroquets flew here and there through the openings, or climbed up and down, cawing and chattering in various tones.
Numerous macaws passed above us, giving vent to strange harsh cries; while whole families of parrots screamed in various notes.
In the Macaws we have been describing, the prevailing colour of the upper feathers is a more or less bright green; but in the following genera blue predominates.
Macaws are found in large flocks in the great forests of tropical America, where they may be seen sometimes flying high in air, and sometimes sitting on the topmost branches of the tallest trees.
Macaws lay their eggs in holes in tree-trunks, as parrots do, and are said to enlarge the holes to suit their requirements by means of their powerful beaks.
These macaws were very tame, and a flock of them settled upon a mimosa tree under which we drew rein.
I have never seen these splendid birds in captivity, nor among those brilliant macaws from the Amazon and from Australia which are so often exhibited in collections.
He will be down upon us, and treat us much worse than the macaws have done.
Kallolo told us, as he went along, that had he possessed some salt he should have had no difficulty in catching as many macaws alive as we might wish for; but as yet we had not discovered that necessary of life.
We have some parrots and macaws roasting, and a collection of ripe fruit for the little maid.
Monkeys were jabbering overhead; tree-frogs were quacking; parrots were chattering and macaws were screeching more loudly than all, as they flew over the topmost boughs.
Flocks of parrots and blue macaws flew overhead, the different kinds of cawing and screaming of the various species making a terrible discord.
The parrots and the macaws thought that they would like oranges and bananas and such things, which would look so pretty on the tree, too; and so they were arranged for.
There were parrots and macaws among the palms making noise enough, and fluttering about, but it was not these.
Without saying a word, Guapo seized his gravatana and arrows, and stole off through the underwood towards the tree upon which the macaws had perched.
We frequently saw the scarlet heads of the macaws peeping out of holes in the trees in which they make their nests; while flights of gaily-coloured parrots and green parrakeets were flying backwards and forwards across the river.
In the lofty fronds of venerable palms and cedars noisy macawsgossiped and squabbled, and excited monkeys discussed the passing boat and commented volubly on its character.
Quarreling parrots and nagging macaws screamed their inarticulate message to the travelers.
The birds that go easiest and farthest in training are the parrots, macaws and cockatoos.
The most philosophic and companionable birds are the parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos.
And the other eggs held by those who had waited and by their father Yanáuluha, became gorgeous macaws and were wafted by him with a toss of his wand to the far southward summer-land.
In the rites of the four years in Tro-Cortesianus 37b, there are two birds which are quite different from those we have been considering, but which may represent macaws (Pl.
Various other glyphs occur which undoubtedly represent the heads either of macaws or smaller parrots.
In the Nuttall Codex, occur several figures of heavy-billed birds that may be macaws or other smaller parrots of the genera Amazona or Pachyrhynchus.
She had aroused one of the comatose macaws from his lethargy, and now stood watching him as he munched the biscuit she had taken from a neighboring table.
There was a third member of the tricolor group of Macaws found on the large island of Haiti, which Mr. Clark has also united under A.
Mr. Coward, in 1842, saw two large Macaws flying near the foot of the mountains in the parish of St. James, near the centre of the island.
Macaws of this colouration are mentioned by Du Tertre, De Rochefort, and others of the older authors as being found on Guadaloupe, Dominica and Martinique, and Mr. Clark has united them under one name.
Just before sunset and just after sunrise big, noisy, blue-and-yellow macaws flew over this camp.
Hyacinth macaws screamed harshly as they flew across the river.
The macaws live well in captivity, either chained to a perch or kept in large aviaries in which their strong flight is noticeable.
For the first time great flocks of parrots and gorgeously-coloured macaws played about and enlivened the air with their shrill whistles and shrieks, and flew over the palms, gently swung to and fro by the wind.
We saw some gorgeous red araras ormacaws of giant size.
Sir Ferdinand, when he resided at Armine, was accustomed to fill these pleasure grounds with macaws and other birds of gorgeous plumage.
Footnote 47: Lord Beaconsfield adds macaws to the ornament of his ideal garden.
Just then loud caws were heard, and several flights of magnificent-coloured macaws flew across the stream.
Not a breath of air stirred the leaves of the forest; the monkeys, as before, chattered among the branches, and bright-coloured macaws flew screaming overhead.
The tops of the trees were steeped in light, monkeys were swinging in the branches, splendid macaws flew in pairs from bank to bank; all around exhibited the glory and brightness of superabundant nature.
Without saying a word, Guapo seized his gravatána and arrows, and stole off through the underwood towards the tree upon which the macaws had perched.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "macaws" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
