The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
EDUCATED BIRDS.
Hcldep's BullGnoh Taught to Marble The
Daughter Of the Regiment
Navy York sun.l

George "a. Holden, of 381 Sixth Avenue, II
one IT tine laraest importers Of and dealers Ii
cage birds In America, In addison TO tht
Sixth vnnue House. MIR. Holden has another
in Boston, at Bowdeiu Square. and stili All.
other In Providence, Rhode Island. A visit
III the store Ia sixth Avenue. on Saturday
gave some idea of the number and variety 81
cage and snng birds imported aud sold BY Mr.
Holden. The list IL too long for notice likt
this but for full information Ia regard to all
ths various birds. native and imported, kept
III this repository OF feathered pets, the reader
Is referred 10 the catalogue price liet found TN
the back Ut the little pamphlet, "Holden's
BOOK on Birds,n which can DO had at any af
the Holden bird stores. TAie little book should
he in tho possession OF every lover and keeper
or hlria, FOR IL answers every question that
suggests itself or diff iulty that could arise In
the experience of The bird fancier.
Id that sweet babel OF bird notes made by
the nipin4 and twittering OF unnumbared
ysnnHrtpa finchee. hobolinks, linnets and other
aungsters In the Sixth Avenue store, the at
tentian OF the visitor is called TO the ptpinHs
pronendng fro II d row of email wooden cages
similar to those IN which the canaries are im-
ported. There are SO many of the ptpers that
fnhnhit these boxes that ut first IL is impoest-
BILE to distinguish what the birds within are
whistling. The whistling, too, Is low and
sweet not loud aud shrill, like the blackhird's
note Every now aud then comes what seems
to be bar OF some familiar tune gently pipad
out But you scarcely catch the Rhythmic
melody before another air Is begun. But
Annn YOU are aware that this proceeds from
one birds tune cutting across another's,
The salesman removes one of the cages to the
back room OF the store and then and there
in the fuller light you descry purple winged
bulifinch. He is 4 cute and wise-iooking little
fellow. The salesman begins by whlstling a
few notes Of II will love you forever" nod
ding his head from side to aide at the same
time. The bird hops from side TO side, moving
his little body with extreme elegance. mods
his head In unison with his friend, and finally
spreading his tail like fan, begins with u
flourish OF several notes, and striking into
the tune whistles the whole Of the air. With
a slight pause he goes on without further en-
enlargement through his repertoire, consist
ing OF The Daughter Of the Regiment,
stPoliy Perkins" and "fhe Pope Lived High"
Some of these birds" remarks the sales
man, pipe one, some two, others three or
more tunes. This one is worth fifty dollars.
They range In price from fifteen to seventy
dollars"
Then he brings In the rarest Of hts parrots.
He Is q gray-coated, biaek-shaded, black
billed African parrot, with red tail, and
when he opens his mouth he reveals a tongue
eoaxing and perfect silence for about five
minutes TO induce him to begin. But the
repetition of Ned, Ned. My name Is Ned"
soon has the desired effect and this African
Ned begins repeating:
ha, ha " whoa. Emma" Come In, come
mi" "How do YOU do7 How 30 you do2"
aHa. ia | IA, hai" He crows, hal He
harks.' itHe cackles'' Here, Cover! Here,
Rover" where is papa?" "on, J ou naughty
man. with short stop between each SEN
Senee Or ejaculation.
The salesman says he repeats thirty SEN
fences, and Ii continually catching up more.
Even when he seems to have forgotten some
OF his sentences. he will suddenly and unex-
pectediy revive them, and break out with
Ha! ma ] and repeat them with apparent glee
for five or ten minutes Such parrots as
Ned are hgh-priced. but good talking gray
African parrots sell at figures varying from
$40 TO 500; young, untaught birds cost less.
being priced from $40 to SIS.
A visit to this interesting store suggested
that as novelty. varying from the usual
gifts offered at Christmas, a bird in a pretty
6ulIsinch, would be just the thirg for gentle
saan to send TO lady Id this season Of pres
es,t-rnakin0.