ALARM-CALL - Adapted from the wild, the budgie will make this high-pitched screeching sound at 5:30 in the morning, every morning, to show his affection for you.
BEAK - This part of the budgie is naturally adapted to shredding things, like wallpaper, and precious plants. A budgie will also use it to give any papers you leave out a beautiful "pinking shears" jagged effect.
BIRD-BATH - A small container holding water. A budgie will turn it on its side and soak the bottom of the cage.
BIRD-TOY - A device, usually made of plastic and costing close to five dollars, that is designed to repel budgies. They will avoid it at all costs.
CAT - An animal that will eliminate all household pests, like budgies, lovebirds, cockatiels, macaws, and other parrots.
CERE - The budgie's "nose", located on top of the beak, is useful in determining the bird's sex. If the cere is blue, the bird is male. If the cere is pink, the bird is female, unless the moon is crossing Scorpio or the month has an "a" in it, in which case the colours are reversed.
CURTAIN ROD - This long bar in a high place provides a convenient perch for your budgie while he shreds your curtains for you.
MAGNO-CAGIA - The magnetic force that repels a budgie from the door of a cage, making it involuntarily fly off your hand if you try to put it there.
MILLET - A small, hard seed made for a bird's entertainment. The budgie will scatter the millet on the floor all around the outside of the cage, and eat any important documents that you happen to leave out instead.
MIRROR - A device which projects the opposite force to MAGNO-CAGIA. Budgies will flock to mirrors, or any reflective surface, and attempt to feed it or release droppings on it. The amount of dirt the bird will leave varies directly with how expensive and hard-to-clean the mirror is.
MOLT - A few times a year, a budgie will drop most of its feathers (usually just before an exhibition) just to watch you vacuum.
VEGETABLES - Work almost as well as bird-toys as budgie repellent.