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he would have none of them. The berries of the bush honeysuckle 

 he ate until we got him cherries, when he utterh^ refused the honey- 

 suckle berries, and threw them out of his dish. Seeds and sand he 

 will not notice, but pecks regularly at the cuttlefish in his cage. 

 When hungry he announces it in shrill staccato whistles, but when 

 his hunger is satisfied, he will seek an upper perch and preen his 

 feathers, and often sing to us in a soft, sweet whistle, which seems 

 full of love, confidence and content, though it may have a shade of 

 vague regret. 



On hearing our footsteps after a period of solitude, we are 

 greeted with a welcoming whistle, which is very delightful. This, 

 and the more strident tones of our Poll Parrot, convince us that 

 "they miss us at home." 



At night, though in the full glare of the electric light, Cedric is 

 ready to settle down to quiet, and when asked if he is ready to go to 

 bed, he will flutter all his feathers and snuggle up in a corner, when 

 we cover the cage with a paper and bid him "good night." If 

 offered food at night he snaps his bill at us and makes an indescrib- 

 able little querulous sound in his throat and will peck at our fingers 

 if we continue to annoy him. 



The cage is placed on the end of the piano and often when we 

 play and sing, Cedric sits very still and accompanies us with his 

 soft, whispering trill. 



Every morning Cedric has his bath in the big bath tub, where 

 he is sprinkled with cold water from a bath sprinkler. He spreads 

 his feathers and prances about apparently in great delight. He 

 always seems sorry when his bath is ended. Notwithstanding his 

 daily bath, he frequently goes through the motions of taking a 

 second bath, this time in his drink dish, though no water gets 

 farther than his eyes. 



Cedric has been moulting for two months or more. When 

 found his breast was whitish, mottled with dark spots, like the breast 

 of a thrush. He had no red spots on his wings and was not the 

 beautiful purplish fawn color which is now showing on back and 

 crest and breast, as the new feathers make their appearance. Now 



