every day at the same hour. For example, he is 

 accustomed to have sopped toast every morning at 

 breakfast, and if I do not give it to him at once, he 

 calls me by name until he gets it. He will learn to 

 say anything he hears a few times, and imitates the 

 cries of all other creatures, including those of street 

 urchins. We have had several cats since I had the 

 bird, and he never shows any fear of them, and more 

 than once he has played about on the floor with a cat 

 nearl}^ full-grown. On one occasion the cat upset the 

 table on which his cage stood, apparently without 

 upsetting in any way the mental equilibrium of the 

 parrot, who was found quite calm and told us he was all 

 right as well as he could. He knows those who are 

 not afraid of him, and they can do what they like with 

 him, but I never allow him to go close to those who 

 are afraid of him, as he is likely to bite them, Of 

 course he has bitten me many times, on occasions 

 when I crossed him, but he has never offered to bite 

 a man or anyone who is a stranger to him. 



He loves to be out of his cage, and in the evening 

 after daylight is gone, will sit for hours on a little 

 stand, or on my shoulder. In the day he wants to be 

 biting my hair or dress, so I cannot have him on me 

 very much. He never seems to feel the cold weather, 

 and summer and winter his cage stands by an open 

 window. I was rather surprised to be told by a 

 keeper at the " Zoo." that three fine specimens of 

 the Senegal Parrot had died, not long after they 

 had been placed there. However, that was some 

 years ago, and I hope that under the improved con- 

 ditions those they now have will flourish. I think 

 that if I had never owned the "Ideal Parrot" of 



