. Cassell's book of birds . n excellent little parrot! Take time, neighbour, take time ! &c. If any one knocked at the door he would call veryloudly and distinctly (just like a man) Come in ! Come in, Herr B. ! What orders have you?I am your humble servant! lam delighted to have the honour! quite delighted to have thehonour! Or he would tap on his cage and say the above to himself. He could imitate the cuckoo excellently. Occasionally his conversation was rather discursive. 36 CASSELLS BOOK OF BIRDS. Look out! Come out! Come up ! My dear little parrot ! Bravo, bravissimo ! Are we notgoing to d
. Cassell's book of birds . n excellent little parrot! Take time, neighbour, take time ! &c. If any one knocked at the door he would call veryloudly and distinctly (just like a man) Come in ! Come in, Herr B. ! What orders have you?I am your humble servant! lam delighted to have the honour! quite delighted to have thehonour! Or he would tap on his cage and say the above to himself. He could imitate the cuckoo excellently. Occasionally his conversation was rather discursive. 36 CASSELLS BOOK OF BIRDS. Look out! Come out! Come up ! My dear little parrot ! Bravo, bravissimo ! Are we notgoing to dinner ? Let us go to the window ! Hieronymus, stand up ! I am going ! Long live theEmperor ! Y\hcre have you been ? Will you kindly excuse me, but I thought you were a bird ?Whenever he bit or spoiled anything, he would say, Dont bite! Be quiet, do! Whathave you been doing? Wait a minute, you rascal; what have you been doing? I amcoming after you ! How are you, you little chatterer? Have you got something to eat? I hope. HSfe . THE JAKO (Psittacus erithacus). you will enjoy it! Hush, hush, good night! Pretty Poll may go out; so come, come, shoot,Poll, shoot! and ther he would shoot, calling loudly Puff! There, there, there ! Go home, comemarch, go home directly ! Im coming after you ! He would ring a bell that was placed in hishouse, and say, Whos that ringing ? whos that ringing ? Why, heres a little dog ! a prettylittle dog ! Then he would whistle to the dog and say, Whistle, little dog ! and ask, What does thelittle dog say ? and then bark. If told to fire, he would say Puff! and give the word of command, Halt; right about face ; make ready ; present; fire ! Bravo, bravo ! He never said Bravo ! inconnection with his faults. Sometimes he would cry out, What are you shaking me for? What are you doing to me ? and PARROTS. 37 scream for help, as though being shaken, and call out again, Dont shake me; you rascal!All! thats the way of the world! alas! alas! Dont shake me, you rasc
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