depress its crest of feathers at pleasme. It raises it when 
irritated. It often repeats the word Cockatoo, as do 
several other species, whence that word has become a sort 
This species is one of the smallest, and easily learns to 
speak, and inhabits South America. 
Of all birds of this kind, the Parrot is best known in 
this countr v, and is most admired ; nor without reason, 
as it unites the greatest beauty with the greatest docility. 
Its voice more exactly resembles the human than that of 
any other bird, and it is capable of numerous modula- 
tions which even the tones of man cannot reach. 
The facility with which this kind is taught to speak ; 
and the degree of memory which it possesses, are not a 
little surprising. A grave writer assures us, that one 
of them learned to repeat a whole sonnet from Petrarch, 
i and Goldsmith asserts, that he saw a Parrot belonging to 
a distiller, who had suffered considerably in his circum- 
stances from an informer, his opposite neighbour, that 
could pronounce, in a very distinct and audible voice, 
| « Though shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh - 
j ! hour.” The bird w r as generally placed opposite to the 
i informer’s house, and greatly amused the neighbourhood 
I by its persevering exhortations. 
So numerous are the stories respecting the loquacious 
of generic name for these. 
HOARY PAH 
f Of a hlueish grey colour ; the 
temples ?iaked and white ; the 
j tail scarlet . 
