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on one of his visits to America, returned with a 

 large stock of live birds, which were distributed 

 among those who possessed the convenience for 

 keeping and superintending their almost domes- 

 ticated state. Several pairs were presented to 

 the magnificent aviary at Knowlsley, arid also to 

 the Zoological Society, and in both instances they 

 incubated and hatched their young-. 



