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opened, than it gave a fliriek, and difappeared in an in- 

 ftant, flying over the Tempatee Greek. The poor valet 

 flood perfedlly petrified, and could only pronounce 

 " Voyez-vous?" whilft I took to my heels to avoid the 

 approaching florm, but flopped near enough to obferve 

 Fourgeoud's motions through the underwood. He was 

 no fooner informed of xh^dreadful accident, than he began 

 to florm, fwear, and dance like a man totally deprived of 

 reafon ; he next, by kicking it, killed a poor waddling duck 

 belonging to one of our officers; and at lafl a6tually tram- 

 pled his very wig under his feet, while I flood trembling, 

 and the reft of the fpedtators were laughing aloud. In 

 about half an hour his paffion began gradually to cool, 

 and then he had recourfe to a ftratagem which adlually 

 brought the parrot back into his pofleflion. He placed 

 the remaining captive on the top of its cage, tied by a 

 fmall cord round its claw; this he fet in the open air, 

 putting a ripe banana in fide, and leaving the door open, 

 fo that any other bird except the prifoner might come 

 at it ; the poor captive at lafl becoming very hungry, 

 made fuch a noife and fhrieking as to be heard by his 

 mate, who returning entered the cage in queft of food, 

 and was once more deprived of his freedom. I now 

 ventured from my concealment, and was acquitted after 

 a gentle reproof ; though poor Laurant, as may well be 

 imagined, did not efcape without a thundering led:ure. 



The cocatoos are lefs than the parrots, and of a green 

 colour, except the head and a few feathers in the tail, 



which 



