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or fugar. It was very obfervable that a bird, whether con- 

 fined in a cage near him, or flying acrofs the room, engrofTed 

 his whole attention. He followed it with his eyes where- 

 ever it went, nor was he at this time to be diverted by 

 placing bifcuit before him, and it was obvious, by the great 

 intereft he feemed to take in its motions, that he was ac- 

 cuftomed to watch for victories over it, either for his plea- 

 fure or his food. He feemed very much alarmed at the 

 approach of a cat, and endeavoured to hide himfelf, but 

 mewed no fymptom of preparing for any defence. I never 

 heard he had any voice ; he fuffered himfelf, not without 

 fome difficulty, to be handled in the day when he feemed ra- 

 ther inclined to lleep, but was exceedingly unquiet and 

 reftlefs fo foon as night came, and always endeavouring his 

 efcape, and though he did not attempt the wire, yet with his 

 fharp teeth he very foon mattered the wood of any common 

 bird-cage. 



From the fnout to the anus he was about ten inches 

 long, his tail five inches and a quarter, near an inch on the 

 tip of it was black. From the point of his fore-fhoulder to 

 the point of his fore- toe, was two inches and |ths. He was 

 two inches and a half from his occiput to the point of his 

 nofe, the length of his ears three inches and -f-ths. Thefe 

 were doubled, or had a plait on the bottom on the outfide ; 

 the border of his ears in the infide were thick- covered 

 with foft white hair, but the middle part was bare, and of 

 a pink or rofe colour. They were about an inch and a 

 half broad, and the cavities within very large. It was very 

 difficult to meafure thefe, for he was very impatient at ha- 

 ving his ears touched, and always kept them erect, unlefs 

 when terrified by a cat. The pupil of his eye was large 



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