Petey the Parrot
Petey the Parrot will read the common and scientific names of the birds to you. [Windows version only. This feature is a Microsoft Agent application.] You can open Petey's Sandbox and type or paste anything into the box. Click Speak and Petey will read the words to you. Petey also knows a few really bad jokes and quite a few good birding tips. Right-click Petey and select Hide to make him go away.
Petey’s “real” name is Peedy and he is a Microsoft agent. (No, that does not mean he is a spy.) Microsoft has discontinued their support of the “Agent” feature, but we have included code so that it will still work on Vista and Windows 7.