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firft taking hold of the branch above them with 
their beak, and afterwards they grafp it with their 
claws, and fo raife up their bodies. ‘They ufe 
their beak too as a kind of third foot; for, as 
they defcend from their perches, they often reft 
part of their weight upon it, before they. remove 
either of their feet. 
There are feveral kinds of Parrots: the Cocka- 
too is a beautiful bird of the Parrot kind; his 
feathers are white, and his beak very round and 
crooked: he has a creft of long feathers on his 
head, which he can raife or lower when he 
pleafes, | , 
In Ternate, (which is one of the Molucca 
iflands,) and in other parts of the Eaft Indies, 
the Cockatoos build their nefts on -the tops oF 
houfes. | | 
The Cockatoo may be taught to fpeak, but 
not fo plainly as many other kinds of Parrots. 
There is another kind of Parrot, without any . 
creft, having a fhort tail, The Grey Parrot from 
Guinea is one of thefe. It is eafily taught to 
{peak, when young, and will readily imitate the 
tone of a voice that is harfh. : 
A lady in France had a Parrot that was very 
fond of the cook-maid, and would follow her 
about the houfe, and exprefs the greateft fatifac- 
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