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brought him, which he devoured with great avi- 

 dity; but he did not seem to know how to ma- 

 nage that of a hen, but when broke for him 

 he ate it with the same avidity as the others. 

 When he was hungry, he would eat bread, espe- 

 cially with honey or sugar. It was very observ- 

 able, that a bird, whether confined in a cage near 

 him, or flying across the room, engrossed his 

 whole attention. He followed it with his eyes 

 wherever it went, nor was he, at this time, to 

 be diverted by placing biscuit before him ; and 

 it was obvious, by the great interest he seemed 

 to take in its motions, that he was accustomed 

 to watch for victories over it, either for his 

 pleasure or his food. He seemed very much 

 alarmed at the approach of a Cat, and endea- 

 voured to hide himself, but shewed no symptom 

 of preparing for any defence. I never heard he 

 had any voice ; he suffered himself, not without 

 some difficulty, to be handled in the day, when he 

 seemed rather inclined to sleep, but was exceed- 

 ingly unquiet and restless so soon as night came, 

 and always endeavouring his escape, and though 

 he did not attempt the wire, yet with his sharp 

 teeth he very soon mastered the wood of any 

 common bird cage. From the snout to the anus 

 he was about ten inches long, his tail five and a 

 quarter, near an inch on the tip of it was black. 

 From the point of his fore shoulder to the point 

 of his fore toe, was two inches and seven eighths. 

 He was two inches and a half from his occiput to 

 the point of his nose, the length of his ears three 



