In a pet shop, a dead one of these was "sitting" on its perch because it was nailed there
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Praline, Look my lad, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one
... [DOC] [TLE] Ask About English: Monty Python: Dead Parrot Sketch [PAR] Feb 18, 2006 ... C: Look, my lad, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right 
now.