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Description. 



CHAP. VI. 



" Lord, how he nicks us," Tom More cries; 

 " Lord, how he nicks us," Poll replies : 

 Tom throws and eyes the glitt'ring store, 

 And, as he throws, exclaims, " Tom More!" 

 " Tom More !" the mimic bird replies, 

 " TV astonish'd gamesters lift their eyes, 

 And, wond'ring, stare and look around, 

 A doubtful whence proceeds the sound. 



AN01T. 



THE ASH-COLOURED PARROT. 



THIS parrot, which is the species now mosf 

 commonly brought into Europe, is nearly the 

 size of a small pigeon ; and, including its tail, is 

 about twenty inches in length. The bill is black ; 

 the cere, and the skin round the eyes, are mealy, 

 and vrhite. Its plumage is chiefly ash-coloured: 

 the rump and lower part of the belly are hoary, 

 with ash-coloured edges: the feathers on the 

 head, neck, and under parts, are hoary on their 

 edges. The tail is of a bright red, having the 

 shafts of the feathers blackish. The legs are ash- 

 coloured ; and the claws inclining to black. It 

 is a native of Gninea, and several of the inland 



