Poll (parrot)

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Poll, nicknamed Polly, was a pet grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) originally owned by Rachel Jackson but adopted after her death by her husband, U.S. president Andrew Jackson. According to an unauthenticated anecdote, Poll had to be removed from Jackson's funeral in 1845 after causing a disturbance by shouting profanities.