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loured kinds, belonging to colonel O'Kelly, 

 of Bristol, and for which he gave one 

 hundred guineas, (nearly five hundred 

 dollars.) This singularly talented bird, 

 whistled not one, but a number of distinct 

 and lengthy tunes, with the greatest pre- 

 cision and power, beating time with his 

 right foot throughout his whole perform- 

 ance with all the exactitude of an accom- 

 plished musician. His ear during the air 

 was remarkably correct, but if he occa- 

 sionally produced a false note, he would 

 immediately recommence the same bar, 

 and then continue on to the end of the 

 piece in a regular and exquisite manner, 

 keeping time until its termination. 



Besides this extraordinary musical ta- 

 lent, he would give his orders for the dif- 

 ferent articles of food of which he was 

 most fond, in a manner which had the 

 strongest appearance of perfect reason. 

 This strangely accomplished bird lived to 

 the age of thirty years, and when he died, 

 a long obituary notice appeared in the 



