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Some Experiences of Cockatoos. 
in ao unheated aviary, and after a cold night in November, 
she was 2>icked up dead. Like most Cockatoos, the Uang-- 
gang can only stand low temperatures whcii in perfect plum- 
age, and properly hardened oil'. A year latei', we obtained 
the widower another bride, this time an adult bird, who, as 
her predecessor had done, soon became very tame and ,af- 
fectionate with her human fiiends. The old cock, it may Ije 
added would always accept food from the hand, but he resented 
any liberties being taken with his person. With the newt 
hen we determined to run no risks, cutting her wing when 
we turned her out, and as sne had nOb mouliea by the following 
autumn taking her indoors for the wintei'. With the return 
of the warm weather, she again went out, but just about the 
tune she rejoined her mate the latter met with a mysterious 
accident as tue result of which the greater part of one oi 
las legs was severed clean off at the joint, "ihe injury did 
not appear to alfect his health and spirits, but it interfered 
a good deal witn his activity and comfort. 
As tile hen again failed to moult hei' cut, wing quills 
auring the course of tne suminei', we were finally compelled 
to remove tne stumps, after which the new featners made a 
{j[Uick growtn, and ner powers of llight were restoxed. By 
late autumn she was full-winged and in such tine condition 
as to be indilferent to the worst weather. 
During the winter montiis Gang -gangs are very silent 
birds and altnough the pair never straj'ed to any great uist- 
ance, one migUt nave l>eeii quite unaware of tneir presence 
in the garden for days and even weeks together. A good deal 
of time was spent m tne cypress trees, the harsh, resinous* 
fruits of wnich, they were extremely fond of; and in faci they 
subjected tlie branches to a pretty severe pruning, as they 
invariably nipped off each twig, which carried a berry, in 
order to reach the latter with greater ease. Although a'e- 
jected by most, if not all, of our iiritish birds, the seeds of 
the cypress and thuja are relished by the majority of the 
Parrot Family, even the little Black-cheeked Lovebirds eating 
them greedily when they are just ripe. 
The flight of the Gang -gang Cockatoo is rather pecu- 
liar, and bears a close resemblance to that of the Short-eared 
Owl, the shape of the wings being very much the same in 
both. The Cockatoo also possesses a manner of alighting 
