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By S. M. TowNSKND. 

 DARESAY some of our readers may remem- 

 ber a short article in Vol. I of "Bird 

 Notes" on " Tig Timothy," who is the 

 subject of the plate this month. Those 

 who have read it will know that he is an 

 eccentric character. He, like the majority of birds, 

 knows strangers, but where he differs from others is 

 that he nearly always shows a violent and very audible 

 dislike to them : in fact when I am away and anyone 

 who is strange to him is feeding him, that person has 

 to take the seed in one hand and a stick in the other ! 

 This perhaps sounds as though the bird were hope- 

 lessly vicious, which he is not : but since he has 

 been to one or two Shows, from the very fact of 

 his being so tame and fearless, he has attracted a good 

 deal of attention and has been, I am afraid, a good 

 deal teased. These birds are always sold when they 

 first come over as naturally tame, but I think this is a 

 mistake. Those that I have come across are, indeed, 

 naturally fearless, but can hardly be called tame, for 

 without some training they are very much inclined to 

 be spiteful. But they become very affectionate, and, to 

 anybody who wants one bird to make a special pet of, 

 I can recommend this species. 



When Mr. Goodchild was painting his portrait 

 Tig Timothy did not behave himself, he quite lost his 

 temper and clambered round and round his cage, as if he 

 wanted to get out and devour the artist, and it took a 

 great deal of Mr. Goodchild's time and patience to get 

 this happy result — but he is a dear little fellow all the 

 same. 



