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chatting, and laughing, again it is deep and coarse with a lurking 

 impudence throughout. To persons in the road he says something 

 like "Howl" long drawn out and very rowdyish, and if they turn 

 aroimd to see what it is, he lends a human touch by laughing loud 

 at them Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! 



Every morning as soon as it begins to get bright Jim feels it his 

 office to waken the household. He ustially begins by helloing and 



Jimmie in full feather. 

 Photo hy A. A. AUen 



laughing and then breaks into more complicated variations. 

 Papa he often calls "Pa! Pa! "and, as if annoyed by Papa's inatten- 

 tion, he will articulate vehemently "Paaa-paaa!" If we finally 

 ask him "What's the matter?" Jimmie says a quite intelligible 

 "Come on out . ' ' These three syllabled phrases are difficult for him 

 and seem to be modified by the larynx, for they cause the sides of 

 the throat to dilate and the feathers to stand out. 



