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tioii. Being let out from the cage, the drake 

 immediately entered t&e aviary — the unfortunate 

 eottple were again united ; iit^ qttsuskiedl, er>DSs^d 

 necks, baflictl tog-ctlicr, and tlien are supposed 

 to have related all their mutual hopes and fears 

 during the long separation, 



Ob'^ Word mora on tlie unfortunate widower^ 

 wbo klzxdiy t^ted mtmhMmiM imk when 

 overwlielmed witli grief : she in a most ungrate- 

 ful manner informed her drake of the impudent 

 and gallant proposals he made to her during ]iis 

 absence ; — ^it is merely supposition that she did 

 50 ; btti ^ all m^U the tesult wm^ tl^^e te- 

 j(3direred d^ak^ attacked the other, ^disiy subse- 

 rpient to liis return, peeked his eyes out, and in- 

 flicted on him somauy other injuries, as to occasion 

 liis death in a few day^ Thus did this ui^^fortunate 

 dtake wftli ^ pmosi^i^ violet d&atb 

 fbl Ha kindness and attention to a disconsolate 

 lady- It may perhaps he correctly written on 

 [I tablet over his grave — J. vktim to conjugal 

 Jidelitt/.' 



Bmml of tte b&attti^l Nicoto pg^^ nire 

 also in ^ atlaifya And are usually seea4 f^eitSliei 

 upon the trees, even upon the loftiest branches* 

 They build tlieir rude nests and rear their young 

 upon trees, similar to all the pigeon tribe* Tliey 

 usually coitte i^mt to feed liponA^ grtmnd, }mt 



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