Answer:

parrots

Answer	Crossword Clue
PARROTS	Lories and macaws
PARROTS	Echoes
PARROTS	Imitates

PARROTS	Macaws and cockatoos
PARROTS	Mimics
PARROTS	Imitative birds
PARROTS	Repeats word for word
PARROTS	Repeats without comprehension
PARROTS	Pirates' pets
PARROTS	Repeats verbatim
PARROTS	They're now legal in N. Y. C. after ban since 1938.

PARROTS	"Captain Flint" and others.
PARROTS	Lories and lorikeets.
PARROTS	Feathered repeaters
PARROTS	Apes
PARROTS	Chatty birds
PARROTS	Lovebirds and lories, e.g.
PARROTS	Repeats mindlessly