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laying a white egg about the size of a pigeon's : directly 

 she had got rid of it, she became as lively as ever, 

 though apparently at death's door the moment previously. 

 Some time afterwards poor "Polly Cocko" showed 

 symptoms of the same kind, but we were not alarmed, 

 kept her warm, gave her a little oil, and nursed her 

 up; but she gradually got worse, and although she 

 managed to lay the egg, she did not rally as she had 

 done on the former occasion, but, in spite of every 

 care and attention gradually grew weaker and died, to 

 the great regret of a large circle of friends and acquaint- 

 ances to whom she had endeared herself by her gentle 

 and quiet demeanour. 



Other members of the species that I have had under 

 observation from time to time have varied a good deal 

 in character as well as in attainments, from which I 

 infer that it is decidedly rash to form a judgment of a 

 race from limited observations of a few individuals 

 belonging to it: which is exactly what many people 

 are fond of doing, hence the many "chameleon" stories 

 one hears and reads of with respect to such and such 

 a bird or beast. 



A propos of chameleons, I once heard a visitor at 

 the "Zoo" enquire what "Kahmah lions"! were and 

 he looked vexed with me for laughing. 



The scientific name of the Lesser Sulphur-crested 

 Cockatoo is Cacatua sulphurca. 



