Ornithological and Other Oddities 



have sent them all into the sea, as their wings 

 were clipped. 



However, they survived all chances of disaster, 

 and finally reached the Zoo. I wish I could say 

 as much for my poor cats ; but, alas ! they all died 

 of dysentery on the voyage, the last just as we 

 entered the Thames. I was told by people who 

 had tried, that these creatures are not always easy 

 to rear ; but I was very sorry to lose them, especi- 

 ally Sheitani, for I am not likely, I fear, to find a 

 more pleasant and amusing pet for many years to 

 come. 



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