golden-shouldered parrot

English

Noun

golden-shouldered parrot (plural golden-shouldered parrots)

1. A rare bird, Psephotus chrysopterygius, found mainly in Queensland, Australia.
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 390:

     Charles contemplated a rare golden-shouldered parrot, a being so beautiful that its dreamer's face showed a beatific smile […].