I've always wanted a parrot, have you ever had one?
Yes, I had one When I was a kid. There are three super families, I had the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos).
Interesting, do all of the birds in that family speak?
I don't know, I couldn't tech my parrot to speak.  Many parrots are vividly colored, Mine was white.
I don't think I've ever seen a white parrot, are you sure it wasn't a cockatoo?
Yes, It was "Cacatua alba" also known as the umbrella cockatoo.
Oh interesting, I thought it was a parrot only if it was multicolored.
It is similar to yellow-crested cockatoo, He is white with yellow crest. He is beautiful too. 
Sounds like it, it's too bad you couldn't teach him to talk, is that difficult?
My father also tried, But he could repeat melody. He was beautiful with that showy crests