NILES — Floyd talks, makes kissing sounds and whistles the tune from “The Andy Griffith Show.”

And he’s missing.

The Mexican Red-Headed Amazon Parrot was stolen between noon and 4 p.m. Saturday from Ewert’s Pets, 2059 S. Third St.

George Blake, store manager, said the theft ruined the Christmas of an area family that had planned to purchase the bird as a gift, either for itself or someone else.

He said the family — he didn’t get a name — went to the store Sunday to close the deal and discovered Floyd had been stolen. For details read here.