, 1880-04-15
TALKING PARROTS.
Ifnby birds md Their Elders, Of vnrl-
ous Dispositions md Capacities.



GUS Dispositions md Capacities.
Ns,p York Herald.
A noise like tho opcnlng IF n boilcr-fnctory
was hcnra IN Sixth avenue yesterday. 1t
was some newly imported baby parrots max
itg retnntks to cacil other. I'flo pnrrot Sell
s0i lIuh evidently set H., for dcllcnte mid
nervc-s!,attcretl women fltttr,t Into tic place
Tho gentle lal,.l of wonlan stfrreti fhosg
parrots up until tito din was tlenfnnnR, mud
It WIS not s.rprlslng 10 sce tllc pt,Ur llttse
cnnarics putting their ctaws to tlle!r uArs.
mf a sy Hss!o soo fFs sro Ssy & ffYSssssse s Sssfs
Chairs lfkc, realrcteil Col,Eresslllen.. It
starved s,! wnma'!s trying to bcat town Y
ho So n se Of aE ErRy yo parrot n' to n slo
hse M itsG en int 9s o ht foa shs aSs pas pTe
rOtY wlnkcd Mt c0cll other, because they were
present wl,eil the sallors, trntlctt brnss wiro
for tfelu, nit! they remembered how tlle Cap
tai' of t!e tratitlE'yessel cl1;e!e1 tho sailors
tnrnish@!!}, how tho Captain brought. them
to New York md was glntl to got rttt of them
ut $40 2 doZci., And becaust tho .sailors
tnuKl't the i.arruss, tn swear during the yoy-
AEg ffoiM Africn II amllsGtl them to SEQ the
Indy start back when n scarlet rlncnw
honrsety screamed, "lleef TINT topsail, yo,,
lttl,bar, or III brain yoil With n marlin-
spiktG,", kt, SlIe snia such lan9uage would ruin
ss H. r o WI M W19 ,Irre1 s9 x VIZ nsstiE for
upon tic bird.ttcaler s!gnalHl will, his finger
nrtl y gray Cungo parrot yelled. :.'''
"AdJolru CURT, yonr llonort tho witness
Is ,.i9 ps,iTJarc'l scoun'lrel' She knows shc is
-. Tile bahy parrots attracted mucl, attention.
Their nlelndy Is pervallng. Dne can ilnltutu
1t by scrapng Il atoycptpe with cnSekhify
on cold mornings. baby parrot Is tic i,c-
NfuFE EVtslln Ii
olt!. then 1t assumes I'LL nlr OF gravity and
tatks md swears. As parrots live frt,tn eighty
to fa0 yenrs they have plenty Ut ti,iu tl RI
pent. q cheap, unedl,clltsd i'arrot Is wortl,
those hardened sinners tint do everything
SIS e soo. These are liz cry aslael.ea,urcti I
bir!s 1onlni M tho west C0ast of Africa
inc s efal 3 as e9"phey thc n NeE1es eatSh Itch ths
large ,r,'lncrs. TlIo New YorE importci
sends them to shoclnakcrs md tnilors u be
educated. as. theso worthy artisans have
Il rlft Of gub tint never leaycs Hiln. X isl
Of phrases accompanies ench parrot, md III
thls way the, blrtis become skiIiful nrtic't;
,tk lat9rs s' Of s,ie!' ep'FrqmS; as Go home an
s1 yf yo eago n1 sH' to l ?n % ySSy ssss, Esst
lsmy home" etc. The corrupt language
w,hicl, nlntly parrots use llas been taught
them by snilors Ill bnarl tho ship.
"A, AsM ,ih. r2ils they Rro deseitful, treaclerons
jury for yetrs, and ieir lIll his ths streMEti en- ii
! nf pair Of gns-tongs 10 i,,llct retrlbntlon
| When angry they Will pick of nlall's finger
MHlls as though they were suRar-p!unls
They are not hnppy unless Initiating so1ns
| of Equatorial Africa, where ,nnllkeys
S nt "rs'e, 5 and IT, 0' IS not fssts's'1fi aeea
in that land IL lcar sounds tint would frightel
oook aeelt , 70 leatll ~ ten niutes. a!
rotS mock the animals, and MI tlay long thu
Cntl.etrn-lika solItlttlcs echo Will, tho vii,
ronr Of beasts, \ hundred purrots, will, CT,
MiM"lioras M , Ike l.yonas, tlen another hundred
'ba fl!iai with l!o!ls md lc6partls, and tltt
tunIult Is so terrible that ntally OF tho rn.,
b,nsts r1,! AWAY IL fear,. while scores ot Gle
plants t'inE nloft their trunks and ten
aEc, md TIC serpcnts sIiie thronsh @ tic Ii Tor
s;ts 1T frIgl'tfAl speed, filling tho a1r VIII
h!sses and poisonous ,vapots,-n!l Of witrl
Eiycs plcslsllre tu the pnrrot8 tlIat ar.
1atfncEs as sw"y IN te+ tl'e tFGss tsx Tho a1
tho c,.staN OF splitting their toi,gnes i,
three pieces to makt thnn talk t|!rce lall
Esinkes at once ls labor thrown away. Hun
numerous iii tle forests Of tlla Amazo,l is it
break down trees with tlroir weight mil i
brown tho roaring 0f waterfalls with thei
!tlccssa,lt cries.. This prevents tho lionel,
Traveller from bcenning melancholy. ThI
Romans were 20 fond Of 1}nrrDts thut the,
kept ttlein ili silver nid t0rtOise-sllelf cages
md imperial trainers tuught tfoln to it,trr1,l
for Ca'sar, 80 That thoy brought more none,
tllnn sayes. .fhe ttontlt,-hcnittd yellow uni
rnts which llyo in Mexico are easiIy timed
Tho African blrls only. talk, Will,
tllese parrots sing sallgs, speak Spanish, am
whistle alNl swear like pirates. fr.Un thor,
nro pnrrutS FROM Australia, Inllln, Ceyloi,
Cuba, nttl FIoriaa. Some l!erer. progress be
ybhh s,raking a fGw words. others whistle
respectfully aud sqnnwk with II foreign ncccllt
rating lawns. They aru two feet lol.g, al,
tlcy viii r0ost MI iny I'll Il hnrfz0htnt bAr
nllll give beauty md t0ne to lIist-clusH tunr
yard which stone dogs md cnst-lron Vcrllsp
cnn meyer inlpnrt. ''ffoy nru intellectual all,
tatknttyc, and they lGnr1i tricks rs flst Rs
boy cn1l Stenl Watprmelnns. 'rl,U Sixth nvg
mo lHall sn1tl lllnny g0Oll words for the clar
ncter nf parr0ts, hut he admitted that tho,
were not always trustworthy. Sometime
the Spahisfl birds will be tlcsil,lre III dove
for days, Wills IatliGa nrG urDl,Ill, but tn
!i!e1ncllt Il tlreyrO appears they will swear II
lin antl Gull him names Until tho nlnste
comes along and rcbllkcs them With club,
FAILED TO PASS.