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be so, it is to be hoped that some may be brought to England. 
In conclusion, I cannot too strongly impress upon the reader the 
necessity of giving the birds plenty of employment, — sticks to bite, or 
reels to play with, if they are to be kept from feather plucking, which 
generally arises from want of something to do. 
P-S. — Since writing the above, I have seen a Parrot which, according 
to its owner’s testimony, can perfectly imitate two distinct voices. I 
have not heard it do so myself, but I have not the least reason to 
doubt that it does. 
As we have already stated, we have known a Parrot that could 
imitate exactly the voices of both its master and its mistress so 
accurately as to deceive every one that heard it. 
