nt tlie tame iiidGi yfia^ <m tlie ymg were 

 mktdkm f&t tB)s species ^foMm or £he e^m^ 

 ripic/it/.^. On being placed in tlie lien-coop the 



l>ii'(l (lid not scrrjiiii, luako ai)y noise, nr Hutfrr 

 about to regain its lihcrty, but quietly settled 

 itself, occasioually peeking with tlie sharp 

 a*odfe#d ^fat upi^er tnasidlljle agaimt 



the rails of the coop, but did not ct)utiuu{^ this 

 for auy leu^^^tli ol" tiuie. It reuuiined durino- the 

 whole time of its confiuemeut always sitting 

 down, excepting once or twice (the first time it 

 wae |teced in tlie eoop) walking length of 

 its prison, and had a pefSectly contented ap- 

 l)earauce. The first two or three days, the bird 

 refused any meat tliat was given it, l>iit that 

 being lean fresh meat, 1 do not think it Mas re- 



lifiji6d» tar aft^ giving it a fee f# lump of 

 salt-pmit iPwu eagerly devonred. la teee days 

 it was very quiet and tame, pecked its fea- 

 thers, and seemed to be in good health, having 

 a lively, bright, and beautiful eye ; it uttered 



MO «ry ^Imii caught, nor hm it id^ii^ so disw^ing 

 iU tonx^mimU After mimitig lite SMilg, 



these, and alinost tbe whrde of tlie oeeanie bhxls 

 which luul belbre been fullowiug the sliip, had 

 forsaken us, 1 arrived with it safe at Sydney, 

 on tim 23^ ^ it tui^ived unit£l the 

 wliesn it ^4*a» fmni d[«ad ih fte in the 



