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house : the bird appeared aware of it, for, when 

 he saw the lady approach, he would flap his 

 wings, elevate his crest, shriek out, and at the 

 same time pretend to pursue her, at which she 

 ran away quite terrified. 



When the poor animal lay on the bed of sick- 

 ness, from dysentery, produced by the cold, there 

 was as much inquiry after his health, by the 

 officers and crew, as if he had been of " human 

 form divine," for he was a universal favourite 

 on board ; and there was much regret when he 

 died — all his gambols and playful antics ceasing 

 for ever. His skin, properly stuff'ed and pre- 

 served in its natural erect attitude, was kept to 

 be consigned, on our arrival in England, to one 

 of the glass-cases in the British Museum, where 

 he was eventually deposited.* 



His death occurred as follows : — On the 19tli 

 of March, 1831, we had reached the latitude 

 45° 41' north, and longitude 24*^ 40' west. The 

 animal seemed (although clothed in flannel, and 

 kept in my cabin) to suffer much from cold, and 



* The ape and monkey tribe, altliough approaching so 

 near the human race in external appearance, as well as in its 

 omnivorous habits of diet, still differs materially in not being 

 able to sustain a change of climate ; nor is it readily inured to 

 a cold climate, if a native of the tropical regions. 



