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A bcaiitirul j^iiiik cockatoo, from tlio t'lii^roTU 

 H^li^, attaclied to a hanging perch, is jjlac^ 

 tms avidity; and a lai^e, d^^asit iWi^ 

 cat, WiA fur of a most delicate MIkjr texttire, is 

 H'cn nttnclied hv a long* Btring to n tree. Tlio 

 docile rrcaturf; re])o>;rr; (liiriiig the fine smiiiy 

 weather upon the grass-plot in front of tlie 

 aviary. The two latter «re mwm&i iiak> Ibe 

 ho^se^t xugM, m€ p!0e@d in the garden during 

 iilie and serene weather. 



Upon a hirge tree, al^o, on tlie terraeo, near 

 the aviary, is a line female specimen of the 

 Qii&ilmiqDL ii^uk^ <i Ceylon ^^enm H 



ieenma, ChL) f he ^r Ihe imiMl is i)Mk, 

 with a liirp:e wliite mane falling over on each 

 side of the liead. This specimen is nearly two 

 feet high, but does not walk in the erect position 

 A house is p&eed M it & the Ibmoh^ of the 

 tree^ and the animal h seeuTed %j & ehaui, vnSk 

 a nijpveable tmg, passing round a lofty bamboo, 

 whii'h eommtmicates with the tree; so that Jeniiv, 

 us the creature is called, can ascend or descend 

 from the tree, and range for « certain extent 

 tlirongli tihe l^nche^ or for a short dlstaiiee mt^ 

 the groximlj when ©hedescends. She is not readily 



to keep otT lioard i^ring a long voyage; this root, therefore, 

 ghreti to tlK iiK cither hi a raw at boiled stale, p^lbetity serves 

 as IL substitute. 



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