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small pebble to place on the top of it. He had 15 five shilling 
pieces given him to-day, of which he hid three, and for an hour he 
continually changed the hiding places of these, ‘as if not content 
with them: even when these were securely hidden under the 
fender he always picked up some dust or some hairs to tuck in 
after them. It is very difficult to make out whether he remembers 
his hiding-places from day to day; when let out he does not go 
straight to the places where he hid food the day before, but rather 
seems to re-discover these places in the course of his very 
inquisitive peregrinations. 
(July 18th). He has a great predilection for holes, which he 
spends hours in enlarging. As he enjoys picking labels off things, 
he was to-day tried with the coloured labels on a Gladstone 
bag; result showed a preference for red. (After a series of 
experiments it was found that he went for red in preference to 
other colours, seven times out of ten). 
& (July 20th). Quilp was tried with various objects, to see his 
method of dealing with a foreign body. He always approached 
with short hops and side glances; then he pretended utter 
indifference, pecking about on the carpet but still getting nearer: 
this would go on for, from 5 to 10 minutes; short advances and 
_ then apparent indifference; next he would flutter and give a false 
peck at the object, not reaching it; this was repeated till he just 
_ touched it and moved it; at last he would seize it and drop it 
hurriedly; this occurred several times until finally he would carry 
‘it off and examine and destroy it at leisure. One thing—a pen- 
_ rest made of copper wire—he would not go near, but exhibited 
_ great fear of it as though it were a trap; a large tin vessel he 
_ kept jumping round, croaking the while, but he would not peck at. 
- it. Tried with a live toad he pecked at it at once, but it salivated 
_ him as it doesadog. Each time he pecked at it his beak ran with 
_ saliva. A stuffed ornithorhyncus he exhibited great fear of, and 
refused to go near it, shrieking and fluttering with fear whenever 
it was put near him. He has no fear of fire, he pecks directly at 
flaming paper, burning matches, red hot irons, etc., burning his 
beak but still continuing to peck at them. He shows no decided 
_ preference for bright shining objects, as magpies are said to do. If 
he has a preference it is for paper, which he tears to pieces— 
apparently with no object but wanton destruction. 
* (October 8th). Quilp has certainly developed sufficient 
Memory to recognise me after two months’ absence; he came at 
_ putting his head out to be scratched, and he will allow no one else 
but the man who brings him his food to touch him. His cries are 
_ peculiar, there are four distinct sets. 
(1.) His war-cry, which rings with most unmistakable anger 
and is accompanied by a ruffling of the crest, and fluffing 
out of all the body feathers. 
