. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. C H A P T 1^: R X I PARROTS, CUCKOOS, JXD PLANTAIN-EATERS Parrots THE art of taming wild animals," writes ^Ir. Jcnks in liis " IIistor_v of Prilitics," •' and making tlicm serve the purposes of man, is one of tlie greatest diseo\-erics of tlie ; He lieilds — and there can be little question as to its reasonableness — " that the domestication of animals con\'erted the savage pack into the patriarchal tribe," and that the earliest domesticated animals
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. C H A P T 1^: R X I PARROTS, CUCKOOS, JXD PLANTAIN-EATERS Parrots THE art of taming wild animals," writes ^Ir. Jcnks in liis " IIistor_v of Prilitics," •' and making tlicm serve the purposes of man, is one of tlie greatest diseo\-erics of tlie ; He lieilds — and there can be little question as to its reasonableness — " that the domestication of animals con\'erted the savage pack into the patriarchal tribe," and that the earliest domesticated animals were pets. How great a sliare, then, ParkhTs ma_\' have had in this civilisation and advancement no man can tell, for it is impossible to say how long these beautiful birds may ha\e been esteemed as pets, or how earl}' they were introduced to the notice of the civilised peoples of past generations. Certain it is, however, that for more than 2,000 }'ears they have been held in the highest esteem. Modern discovery has added enormously to the list of known parrots, so that to-da\' more than 500 different species ha\'e been described, and these may be divided into Nesturs, Lories, Cockatoos, Cockateels, Macaws, and \Wlshau!, KEA ^/so knoivn as the ]\lountain-neitor 91. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, University Society
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