New-York tribune., 1884-10-26
POLL AND JOCKO ~ NE W-TORR.

QUEER BIRDS AND UGLY BEASTS IN ROOSEVELT
STREET SHOP
II il the traditional opinion that parrots ana
monkeys and other dcazens OF equatorial forests nh
their way into Northern homes solely by the kindly IN
teryeton of sailors People throw the cloak of chary
over Poll. profanity, aud inclined To attribute u
70 had company in the orecasc rather than to natural
dcpravity They account for Jockos almost supernat-
,ral ucLedne.s in the same way But these iancies
must give way before the hundrum truth. Monkeys
and parrots auJ for that matter the whole ching
tribe of tropical BIRDS OF every plumagc, voice and
shane arc imported rs regularly rs cocoa-nuts and
spices.
vcll-known i.nportc- Of birds and monkeys has n
,cruaueut supply store in Rooscvctst. This Ia con-
y,uiontlv situated the shipping OF the west In
dian, and South American trade The chatter: :f its IN
ma ha less unfamiliar sound than the Jabpcihs
f the dark faced sailors wh) saInter past the r al
all hour- in groups and pairs fnty yaruS uo"n 'h'
rc.t and one is in the midst of the rafting OF chains
the swearing of mates the smell OF fruit and Tpices
and the sight Of Ig- with spanish names
ihe head Of the house has gone over to the DrooH-
lyu wh,ryes o gel ot birds consigned to him from
| China. said an assistant to a IRiBU Ne reporter
a la. several sssnHs sss h1 s'qSk
I another in the West Indies one on the Gold Coast
ouc ia China etc They keep hm pretty wen sup
nIicd nut many of his orders are nied by
some of the rarest birds come from west AiIea AM
|
American parrots and paroquets, but VIC have large
| stock of them just now ,.o, >,
In default of the importer the reporter & ~
| make the acquaintance Of sharp-iooRmS rIhS -G'
| monkey from the valley of the Amlzon Jo"ko reciP,
| rocatcd his friendly advances by elntching 'he Pehc
| which was the medium OF commlnlra'ipf ann p'.'uS
or the ends i screams Of dlabolicai dellght Ill thl-
| work of destruction attracted the Keepers attention.
Then followed lively conversation lii when Jo' Ko d
| n,,.t of the talking and worked himself up into 2
shocking tcmper cnging u tie top of hls cage ana
gurg,ing proianey in deep undertone put aler 1e
minutes Of aD.ry protestation, ne suddenly ana uhcon
cerncdy dropped the bone Oh con'ehuch "nu oee"H''
| obvious to the affairs OF hie . .
| Meanwhile three South American ant-eaters were
raising mischief in another box lhey have long dei
| ;,,te ,,oscs with vauous tusks beneath them, ard
wne To- rhe hand that within scratching distance
their claws which about two inches hhg ana slar
nee Hes one can fancy these fellows clealih9 out
iJ ami hill or making rail orchard Iheir iood
continent is of soohing characnF; 1g liz,
ually hrefl and tuik. Another and quIe dineeht a'
eater baby armadio was set down s On aLo nGo
and allowed To- @ about ,1 M Ii. neres , Of n
They never let 20 when they bite, casiay re-
marked the keeper; and the arrnado was put Da'. Il
s;ore had just been put up in the room for IN
trnucnl birds need fire even IN the best Oh HIt'"n
we,inrr IL was not yet cold enough however e
silence their cIamor suppress their eariin! ihe
ncrctcS and tanagrrs the single and double yeiloE
nead> the bcebecs from san Bias Oh .he Nos4use
coast parrot, of all sorts from Nararaibo; FROM IN
! n"ner Amazon from Honduras and Guatemala, were 81
sitirllng and laughing and seoimg away 'oec'her II
'e IInrrT mn rang ont aeevish voice. the repore
Ia his hand ON the doorknob IN the act of ESCAPING
from the tuinuit. ---..,,,.. tr.,s ,,,s
{" That's a minor" said the keeper smiling ne lus
learning 10 talk They need no instruconpch IL tlE
mn of tLeir own accord; sort OF natural suppose
Tnev he # parrots all hollow and they brn bSh piic
TOO Those Young sntr,ned fellows III the cage are wol
so apiece and when uIl-heig.u' uiTH. NJ 10 i
,nod grammar they will be worth 500 Dlrd-d' ais
In ~1fc.utI It. ba, that he holds AT IL oOo ana
p KIRK of the Board OF Aldermen. has one Tor whch
maid : u that hc WOuldn't sell now M any price
The prettiesi brd- the room were some Arcah low
h,r. rhcy are tender aftectiOnate little thlng- VIII
nri,h green Dlumage and scarlet bills Ihey are tn
most -ocIable and domestic creatures in the world ana
wJo,c careIul sat cudd d-up" together like 20 man
sentimental lovers In their honeymoon Near thr"
striking contrast. cageiui OF higT astocraIlv an
soif cnnt,ined birds the Chnc-c They were
t,cly and delnurc rs the love birds were undi ne
o"J ,,-Iing Thry resrmbled rich old lph
0u,ksrs with their sober suits OF neutral brown, the
rsseryed manner and subdued voices.