{"id":105276,"date":"2022-04-22T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:37:43","slug":"what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/","title":{"rendered":"What bird says Polly want a cracker?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_bird_says_Polly_want_a_cracker\" title=\"What bird says Polly want a cracker?\">What bird says Polly want a cracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Is_a_nutcracker_a_bird\" title=\"Is a nutcracker a bird?\">Is a nutcracker a bird?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Which_bird_has_a_beak_like_a_nutcracker\" title=\"Which bird has a beak like a nutcracker?\">Which bird has a beak like a nutcracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Is_a_nutcracker_a_crow\" title=\"Is a nutcracker a crow?\">Is a nutcracker a crow?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_kind_of_bird_says_Polly_want_a_cracker\" title=\"What kind of bird says Polly want a cracker?\">What kind of bird says Polly want a cracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#WHO_says_Polly_want_a_cracker\" title=\"WHO says Polly want a cracker?\">WHO says Polly want a cracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Who_is_Polly_And_why_does_she_want_a_cracker\" title=\"Who is Polly And why does she want a cracker?\">Who is Polly And why does she want a cracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Why_do_parrots_say_Pretty_Polly\" title=\"Why do parrots say Pretty Polly?\">Why do parrots say Pretty Polly?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Is_Nutcracker_a_type_of_bird\" title=\"Is Nutcracker a type of bird?\">Is Nutcracker a type of bird?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Who_discovered_Clarks_nutcracker\" title=\"Who discovered Clark&#8217;s nutcracker?\">Who discovered Clark&#8217;s nutcracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Is_there_an_animal_called_a_Nutcracker\" title=\"Is there an animal called a Nutcracker?\">Is there an animal called a Nutcracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_does_a_Nutcracker_eat\" title=\"What does a Nutcracker eat?\">What does a Nutcracker eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Who_discovered_Clarks_Nutcracker\" title=\"Who discovered Clark&#8217;s Nutcracker?\">Who discovered Clark&#8217;s Nutcracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_type_of_bird_is_Polly_want_a_cracker\" title=\"What type of bird is Polly want a cracker?\">What type of bird is Polly want a cracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Where_does_the_phrase_Polly_want_a_cracker_come_from\" title=\"Where does the phrase Polly want a cracker come from?\">Where does the phrase Polly want a cracker come from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_does_it_mean_when_someone_says_Polly_want_a_cracker\" title=\"What does it mean when someone says Polly want a cracker?\">What does it mean when someone says Polly want a cracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Why_do_birds_say_Polly_want_a_cracker\" title=\"Why do birds say Polly want a cracker?\">Why do birds say Polly want a cracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_movie_is_Polly_want_a_cracker_from\" title=\"What movie is Polly want a cracker from?\">What movie is Polly want a cracker from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_is_a_Polly_bird\" title=\"What is a Polly bird?\">What is a Polly bird?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_does_a_cracker\" title=\"What does a cracker?\">What does a cracker?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Why_do_people_name_their_parrots_Polly\" title=\"Why do people name their parrots Polly?\">Why do people name their parrots Polly?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_is_a_Polly_Parrot\" title=\"What is a Polly Parrot?\">What is a Polly Parrot?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#What_kind_of_bird_is_Polly\" title=\"What kind of bird is Polly?\">What kind of bird is Polly?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-bird-says-polly-want-a-cracker\/#Where_did_Polly_Parrot_come_from\" title=\"Where did Polly Parrot come from?\">Where did Polly Parrot come from?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_bird_says_Polly_want_a_cracker\"><\/span>What bird says Polly want a cracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Daniel Defoe&#8217;s Robinson Crusoe (1719) named his parrot Poll and taught him to speak, and in a much later 1894 children&#8217;s version <b>the parrot said Polly wants a cracker, cracker.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_nutcracker_a_bird\"><\/span>Is a nutcracker a bird?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The spotted nutcracker, Eurasian nutcracker, or just nutcracker, (Nucifraga caryocatactes) is <b>a passerine bird slightly larger than the Eurasian jay. It has a much larger bill and a slimmer looking head without any crest.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_bird_has_a_beak_like_a_nutcracker\"><\/span>Which bird has a beak like a nutcracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>nutcracker, (genus Nucifraga), either of two sharp-billed, short-tailed birds belonging to the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes), found in coniferous forests. The <b>Eurasian nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) ranges from Scandinavia to Japan and has isolated populations in mountains farther south.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_nutcracker_a_crow\"><\/span>Is a nutcracker a crow?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Clark&#8217;s nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), sometimes referred to as Clark&#8217;s crow or woodpecker crow, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to the mountains of western North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_bird_says_Polly_want_a_cracker\"><\/span>What kind of bird says Polly want a cracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The Parrot is called Pol, i.e. Polly, already in John Skelton&#8217;s Speke, Parrot (1521), where it wants an almond, crackers not having been invented yet.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHO_says_Polly_want_a_cracker\"><\/span>WHO says Polly want a cracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Nabisco originally released the saltine cracker in 1876. Their slogan for this new type of cracker was Polly wants a cracker?, which is where that saying came from. Saltine crackers were mildly successful after being released, but received a huge boost in popularity thanks to the Great Depression.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Polly_And_why_does_she_want_a_cracker\"><\/span>Who is Polly And why does she want a cracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>-This is a clich phrase taught to <b>parrots and other birds with speech-mimicking abilities. It comes from Polly, the diminutive form of Poll, which the Oxford English Dictionary defines as &#8216;a female name or the name of a parrot.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_parrots_say_Pretty_Polly\"><\/span>Why do parrots say Pretty Polly?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s just one of those things that&#8217;s in the collective mindset<b>Polly is a generic, go-to parrot name, the way Fido or Spot is for a dog. Like many phrases and sayings, the notion of parrots named Polly comes from popular culturealbeit that of 17th century England.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Nutcracker_a_type_of_bird\"><\/span>Is Nutcracker a type of bird?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The nutcrackers (Nucifraga) are <b>a genus of three species of passerine bird, in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows. The genus Nucifraga was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) as the type species.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_discovered_Clarks_nutcracker\"><\/span>Who discovered Clark&#8217;s nutcracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Clark&#8217;s nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), sometimes referred to as Clark&#8217;s crow or woodpecker crow, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to the mountains of western North America.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_an_animal_called_a_Nutcracker\"><\/span>Is there an animal called a Nutcracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The nutcrackers (Nucifraga) are <b>a genus of three species of passerine bird, in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows. The genus Nucifraga was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) as the type species.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_a_Nutcracker_eat\"><\/span>What does a Nutcracker eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>nutcracker, (genus Nucifraga), <b>either of two sharp-billed, short-tailed birds belonging to the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes), found in coniferous forests. The Eurasian nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) ranges from Scandinavia to Japan and has isolated populations in mountains farther south.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_discovered_Clarks_Nutcracker\"><\/span>Who discovered Clark&#8217;s Nutcracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Clark&#8217;s Nutcrackers are omnivores, although the vast majority of their diet is <b>pine seeds. They also eat other seeds, nuts, berries, insects, eggs and nestlings of other birds, and carrion. The young mostly eat seeds. All year round, the Clark&#8217;s Nutcracker diet is pine seeds, either fresh or stored.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_type_of_bird_is_Polly_want_a_cracker\"><\/span>What type of bird is Polly want a cracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The Parrot is called Pol, i.e. Polly, already in John Skelton&#8217;s Speke, Parrot (1521), where it wants an almond, crackers not having been invented yet. Show activity on this post. Wow, is this a Nirvana reference? Polly is a parakeet also used in this way.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_the_phrase_Polly_want_a_cracker_come_from\"><\/span>Where does the phrase Polly want a cracker come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Nabisco originally released the saltine cracker in 1876. Their slogan for this new type of cracker was Polly wants a cracker?, which is where that saying came from. Saltine crackers were mildly successful after being released, but received a huge boost in popularity thanks to the Great Depression.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_when_someone_says_Polly_want_a_cracker\"><\/span>What does it mean when someone says Polly want a cracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Polly want a cracker. -This is <b>a clich phrase taught to parrots and other birds with speech-mimicking abilities. It comes from Polly, the diminutive form of Poll, which the Oxford English Dictionary defines as &#8216;a female name or the name of a parrot.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_birds_say_Polly_want_a_cracker\"><\/span>Why do birds say Polly want a cracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The use of cracker in the cartoon is <b>a pun on the word for the biscuit as well as the fact that the boy is ready to crack the skull of the parrot open, presumably for annoying him (perhaps by asking him for a cracker?).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_movie_is_Polly_want_a_cracker_from\"><\/span>What movie is Polly want a cracker from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Paulie (1998) &#8211; IMDb.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Polly_bird\"><\/span>What is a Polly bird?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s just one of those things that&#8217;s in the collective mindset<b>Polly is a generic, go-to parrot name, the way Fido or Spot is for a dog. Like many phrases and sayings, the notion of parrots named Polly comes from popular culturealbeit that of 17th century England.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_a_cracker\"><\/span>What does a cracker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Paulie (1998) &#8211; IMDb.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_people_name_their_parrots_Polly\"><\/span>Why do people name their parrots Polly?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Polly is a diminutive of Poll as a female name, and name for a parrot, and Poll, altered from Moll, familiar form of Mary, is the traditional name for any parrot. The earliest quotation the OED gives for Polly as a name or designation for a parrot is from Ben Jonson&#8217;s Epigrams, 1616.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Polly_Parrot\"><\/span>What is a Polly Parrot?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Polly Parrot is <b>Granny and Grandpa Pig&#8217;s pet parrot. She copies everything she hears.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_bird_is_Polly\"><\/span>What kind of bird is Polly?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plot. The film is a picaresque tale about a <b>blue-crowned conure who humans can understand named Paulie (voice of Jay Mohr), and his long quest to return to his owner.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_did_Polly_Parrot_come_from\"><\/span>Where did Polly Parrot come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like many phrases and sayings, the notion of parrots named Polly comes from popular culturealbeit that of <b>17th century England. Ben Johnson was one of the most popular playwrights of his day, right up there with Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What bird says Polly want a cracker?Is a nutcracker a bird?Which bird has a beak like a nutcracker?Is a nutcracker a crow?What kind of bird says Polly want a cracker?WHO says Polly want a cracker?Who is Polly And why does she want a cracker?Why do parrots say Pretty Polly?Is Nutcracker a type&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}