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Answer for the clue "Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots ", 9 letters:
parroquet

Word definitions for parroquet in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paroquet \Par"o*quet`\, n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot .] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Parrakeet . [Written also paroket , parroquet , and perroquet .] Paroquet auk or Paroquet auklet (Zo["o]l.), a small auk ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: parakeet , parrakeet , parroket , paraquet , paroquet ]

Usage examples of parroquet.

The two had fled through the hills by the Brocken Path, and though pursued after crossing, had reached the coast, and were taken aboard the Parroquet, which sailed away towards Australia.