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more live insects he gets the better ; and a lizard he will 

 tear to pieces with a positively fiendish joy. He is, how- 

 ever, a very sociable bird, extremely fond of being noticed 

 and petted, and is the most accomplished mimic in exis- 

 tence. The neigh of a horse, the mew of a cat, and the 

 song of a canary, he will render in perfection, and has even 

 been known to talk an accomplishment not recorded, so 

 far as I am aware, of the famous American Mocking-bird. 

 To any one who wants a really good pet bird, I can cordial- 

 ly recommend the bhimraj . 



F, BC 



