. The popular natural history . Zoology. COCKATOOS. 357 termed "pen and ; Lastly the howls grew fainter, as the dog was supposed to be limping away, and you really seemed to hear him turn the corner and retreat into the distance. The memory of the bird must have been most tenacious, and its powers of observation far beyond the common order ; for he could not have been witness to such a canine accident more than once. The food of this Parrot consists chiefly of seeds of various kinds, and in captivity may'be varied to some extent. Hemp-seed, grain, canary- seed, and the cones of f
. The popular natural history . Zoology. COCKATOOS. 357 termed "pen and ; Lastly the howls grew fainter, as the dog was supposed to be limping away, and you really seemed to hear him turn the corner and retreat into the distance. The memory of the bird must have been most tenacious, and its powers of observation far beyond the common order ; for he could not have been witness to such a canine accident more than once. The food of this Parrot consists chiefly of seeds of various kinds, and in captivity may'be varied to some extent. Hemp-seed, grain, canary- seed, and the cones of fir-trees are favourite articles of diet with this bird. Of the cones it is especially fond, nibbling them to pieces when they aie young and tender ; but, when they are old and ripe, breaking away the hard scales and scooping out the seeds with its very useful tongue. Hawthorn berries are very good for the Parrot, as are several vegetables. These, how- ever, should be given with great caution, as several, such as parsley and chick-weed, are exceedingly hurtful to the bird. When proper precautions are taken, the Parrot is one of our haidiest cage-birds, and will Uve to a great age even in captivity. Some of these birds have been known to attain an age of sixty or seventy years, and one which was seen by Le Vaillant had attained the patriarchal age of ninety- three. At sixty its memory began to fail; and at sixty-five the moult became very irregular, and the tail changed to yellow. At ninety it was a very decrepit creature, almost blind and quite silent, having forgotten its former abundant stock of words. The general colour of this bird is a very pure ashen grey, except the tail, which is deep scarlet. Two species of Green Parrot are tolerably common, the one being the Festive Green Parrot, and the other the Amazon Green Parrot. The Amazon Green Parrot is the species most commonly seen in England. It is a native of Southern America, and especially frequents the banks of the Amazo
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