
















OF BIRD Ss. 2g! 
| When’ he takes’a diflike to any perfon, he pecks 
at his legs, and follows him to fome diftance,, 
always the wing the fame marks of difpleafure : 
| he obeys his mafter, and comes to thofe who call 
him: he likes to be taken notice of, and offers _ 
“his head or his’ neck to be ftroked, and when he: 
s ufed to thefe attentions, he expe€ts them, and 
. Pgitoubeforve. He attends at table without be- 
“ing called ; before he feems to with for any thing, 
toeat, he drives away the cats and the dogs, and 
fut rs no other favourite to be in the room ;. 
d he is fo bold. and courageous that he never 
sas away. Dogs of a common fize gene- 
tally ly yield to him at. laft, though they may cons 
d for fome time : he avoids the bite of the dog’ 
ig in the air, and immediately alights upon 
his enemy, and endeavours to peck his eyes: 
when once he has got the better, he is fo furious. 
‘to deftroy the dog unlefs they be parted. 
 Agami, in his fondnefs to men, refembles. 
i dog and it is faid, that he learns { eafily,, 
at he might be taught to take care of a flock of. 
_ He feems too to be very jealous, and 
oe the negroes, or thofe fervants, who at. . 
‘meal times go near his mafter.. 
- Agamis are not bad food when. they are young’;, 
ma Beet of their plumage, ‘the feathers of the 
ae are B 3 neck. 








