36 MR. BEALF.s' AVIARY. 



collection, will no doubt be broken up and dis- 

 persed. 



The great object of attraction at Macao, (toge- 

 ther with the agreeable society of the English and 

 American ladies, and the beautiful specimens of 

 the fine arts to be seen in the painting room of the 

 celebrated Chinnery,) is the splendid aviary and 

 gardens of T. Beale, Esq. How pleasant it is 

 to see this gentleman (now resident for upwards 

 of forty years in China) devote his leisure mo- 

 ments to the care and delight of the elegant and 

 brilliant productions of nature, both in the ani- 

 mal as well as in the vegetable kingdom. On 

 entering the large doors, which open from a 

 narrow lane, the ear is saluted by various noises 

 proceeding from a number of caged birds, inha- 

 biting the verandah of the dwelling. The pecu- 

 liar notes of the Minas, the different screams 

 of Loris, parrots, and parroquets, the twitting of 

 the smaller birds, are variously heard vying with 

 each other in loudness ; the occasional caw of 

 the aetherial Paradise Bird, or its resounding note 

 of whock, whock, whock, is also heard. The at- 

 tention of the visitor is diverted from the elegant 

 plumage of the birds to the beautiful flowers 

 of splendid tints in the garden before the veran- 

 dah, or placed in pots upon the balcony. This 



