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voice, sending forth notes ot* such power as to he 

 hmtd at a long distance, and aft it would scarcely 

 w0ffO8^ so deltoatd « bird <^uM utter ; 

 these notes are whock, 7vhock, whock, wkock, 

 uttered in a barking tnut^, the last being given 

 in a low note as a conclusion. 



A dra;wlitg^«| the bird, of the natural size, was 

 made by a OMicitese ar^^ TMs i^ taki^ ozto 

 morning to tlie originalj ^\ho paid a compli- 

 ment to the artist, by considering it one of his 

 oym species. The bird advanced sfedl'astly 

 towards the picture, uttering at the same time 

 itse^wiag C0tt^tulatory ncte J itdid ttotap* 



p^KT^cited l>y rage, l}ut pecked gently at the 

 representation, jumping about tlie perch, knock- 

 ing its mandibles together with a clattering 

 noise, and cleaning tliem against the perch, as 

 if welcoiaing the amval ^ftk ^m^psss3^n. 



After the trial ^th ^« |teupe, a looking^ 

 glass was l)rought, to sec what effect it would 

 pnHbtee u]ion tlie biril, and tlu' resiih. was nearly 

 the same , he regarded the relieetion of himself 



«i<i^ili^l% i«i msm^ quitingit 

 fi^^ tbe &m it i^ak^ i^oreMM. Wlen 



the glass was removed to the lower, fnuu the 

 upper percb, he instantly followed, hut wuidd 

 nut descend upon the floor ol" the cage whett it 

 was placed so low. 



