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that of the great body of the Psittacidae, the holes 

 of decayed trees being the receptacle for the eggs 

 and young. They are easily tamed when taken at 

 an early age, but do not possess the imitative powers 

 of the true Parrots, seldom being able to acquire 

 more than two or three words besides their own pe- 

 culiar note or cry of cockatoo. The first we have to 

 notice is the 



