The history of birds - their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied (14770194713)

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Title: The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings

Year: 1880 (1880s)

Authors: Bingley, William, 1774-1823

Subjects: Birds Zoology

Publisher: Philadelphia : Edgewood Publishing Co.

Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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hundred guineas atBristol, not only repeated a great number of sentences, but answeredmany questions: it was also able to whistle many tunes. It beat timewith all the appearance of science ; and so accurate was its judgmentthat, if by chance it mistook a note, it would revert to the bar wherethe mistake was made, correct itself, and still beating regular time,go through the whole with wonderful exactness. Its death was thusanounced in the General Evening Post for the ninth of October,1802: A few days ago died, in Half-moon-street, Piccadilly, thecelebrated Parrot of Colonel OKelly. This singular bird sangnumber of songs in perfect time and tune. She could express htlwants articulately, and give her orders in a manner approachingnearly to rationality. Her age was not known; it was, however,more than thirty years, for previously to that period, Mr. OKellybought her at Bristol for a hundred guineas. The Colonel was re-peatedly oflered five hundred guineas a year for the bird, by persons

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OUR POLLY. 85 86 THE COMMON ASH-COLORED PARROT. who wished to make a public exhibition of her; but this, out oftenderness to the favorite, he constantly refused. The bird was dissected by Dr. Kennedy and Mr. Brookes; and the muscles of thelarynx, which regulate the voice, were found, from the effect otpractice, to be uncommonly strong. The sister of M. deBuflfon had a Parrot of this species which wouldfrequently talk to himself, and seemed to fancy that some oneaddressed him. He often asked for his paw, and answered byholding it up. Though he liked to hear the voice of children,he appeared to have an antipathy to .nera; he pursued them, andbit them till he drew blood. He had also his objects of attachment;and though his choice was not very nice it was constant. He wasexcessively fond of the cook-maid ; followed her every where, soughtfor, and seldom missed finding her. If she had been some time ou*of his sight, the bird climbed with his bill and claws to her shouldersand lavished on h

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