In Robert Louis Stevenson's story Treasure Island, the one-legged pirate Long John Silver had a parrot which cried "Pieces of eight." The parrot's name was Captain Flint.
Long John Silver from the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson had a parrot named Captain Flint that cried 'pieces of eight'.
In Robert Louis Stevenson's story Treasure Island, the one-legged pirate Long John Silver had a parrot which cried "Pieces of eight." The parrot's name was Captain Flint.
"Pieces of Eight! Pieces of Eight!"
Cap'n Flint, Long John Silver's parrot.
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The pinkey toe.
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Loot. Doubloons. Pieces of eight. Money. High value goods. Treasure.
Pieces of Eight
The parrot (Captain Flint) repeats the phrase "pieces of eight" often. He also says other things like "Stand by to go about."
The phrase "pieces of eight" is associated with pirates burying treasure, so the parrot's mimicry of these words fits the pirate theme commonly attributed to silver's parrot. In the context of the story, it adds an element of mystery and intrigue surrounding the parrot and its connection to hidden treasures.
There is no seventy-eight, but there is a Twenty-Eight Parrot (from its call) also known as Port Lincoln Parrot. It is native to SW Western Australia and parts of SA.
Conservation.