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be so, it is to be Hoped that some may be brought to England. 



In conclusion, I cannot too strongly impress upon the reader the 

 necessity of giving the birds plenty of employment, — sticks to bite, or 

 reels to play with, if they are to be kept from feather plucking, which 

 generally arises from want of something to do. 



P.S. — Since writing the above, I have seen a Parrot which, according 

 to its owner's testimony,, can perfectly imitate two distinct voices. I 

 have not heard it do so myself, but I have not the least reason to 

 doubt that it does. 



As we have already stated, we have known a Parrot that could 

 imitate exactly the voices of both its master and its mistress so accu- 

 rately as to deceive every one that heard it. 



