Created with refined strokes throughout the whole work, this painting carries a firm character. Yu Chung-lin learned flower and bird paintings from Hui Nan-tian with a specialisation in the Song School with a mix of gongbi and carefree strokes. Yu imitated Jin Cheng's bird scrolls with special attention in life drawings. His works carry an elegant scholarly character. Macaw in this work was vividly depicted with colourful feathers in meticulous detail. The feathers of the neck and body were depicted with a gradation of colours with a velvety texture sketched in minute detail. Refined stroke was used to depict the fine structure of features on the wings and tail. Yellow and blue was applied in a realistic depiction. The bird rests on a crooked branch, drawn with a double outline in calligraphy strokes. Dense ink was applied on the branches with intersecting dry and wet ink to highlight the gnarled texture. Outlines were used on the leaves with a gradation to depict light and shadow of the bush. This shows Yu's influence of chiaroscuro in Western painting, allowing him to transform traditional styles. The refined skills shown in this work in both brushwork and colour application are astounding, forming an elegant and realistic representation. This also hints at the skills of a widely respected flower and bird painter of modern times.