The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-06
G~UATEMALAN Birds.
Parrots thu Perfection of Whose
Education Is Marvellous.
A Polly That Repeats h Lords Prayer
with Considerable Piety and One
Which Initiates a BAD Boy
The lmetzaI and Sopilote.

with Considerable Iiefy and One
Which Initiates a Had Boy
The iuetzaI and Sopilote.
A letter from Que-altenango. Guatemala.
to the New York Times saws: A small IN
habitant of Central America not hereto
fore mentioned by me, but very deserving Of
II, Is the "ioro. or parrot. One sees MANY
that are VIII taught IL the United States. but
doubt II there are birds in any part of the
world which have attained such perfection
OF education as those here. 1 heard one
sing an Are Maria" from beginning TO end
without missing a word or note or uttcriug
false one. Another, belonging 10 4 priest,
could repeat the Lords PRAYER. and should
one not understand sufficient Spanish to
know he would Yet be Instantly aware that
the bird was praying. so perfect were his
tones initiating the low. solemn voice Of
his master. There are. OF course. the great
ria jOrlty winch wish TO know c-crv moment
II there IS -no bread for Poi,-. and those
which use strong ard ciaDhatic Ian
Guage- Some persons teach their
birds 70 repeat certain answers 10 Ger
tam questions. and IL this way save
themselves much annoyance. In Cen
ira American towns. the houses are built
or 4 hollow-square plan. having An interior
patio" or court. TIE heavy double door
leading IN IL usually open. Hay. wood and
carbon or charcoal are sold from door to
door by Indians carrying their loads on
their backs. Whatever NAV DC for sale is
te-eu Il the door III very much the same
voice that Tenders of oranges Strawberries
anC Drooms used TO cal ont IL the streets of
Ne" York but II this country the yelling
l. continued until AL answer IS obtained;
and when q house Is We'll supplied il is
rather trying TO patience and and latent
temper TO have carbon thunL2rad OFT in
your yard every five minutes. So they put
the parrot IL a green tree. where it is diff
cult TO see him. and he No. and
IL = voice SO human that not five carbon
niers IN a hundred can discover the deceit.
a. THIS IS very agreeable should you NOT
wish 70 buy ANY thing. but should you wish
TO buy something the parrot answers NO"
Just the same. and probably adds on course.
which explains a common s~ight-that Of =
Sa.tless. ~coatiess man rushing out Of his
house into the street to call back Al Indian
who has just been dismissed oy the parrot.
While staying in q hotel Ia Quezalienanco
IT. room was next TO that of q German fam
il. who had a splendidly-educated parrot
a Elittle boy named Herbert. The parrot
" : much a member of the family IS any
others. and, being constantly with
- be became very wise. Herbert was
~ often scolded and punished BIZ his
n~O.her-oftener. / believe. than the little
fellow deserved: and these punishments
and He-bert's sobbirg and crying made q
decided impression Oh the bird. The little
boys fAther WAS often away. and l soon
noticed that he turned 10 the parrot for CON-
Partnership. As there were no little children
g playuatcs. When the family left their
MONS Polly was always locked IN. and dur
ing these absences he vould practice his
repertoire. now singing some song. now
swearing ~ some imaginary person. Then,
IL imitation Of the mother and in her harsh,
stdfn voice. he would CRY out: Herbert!
Hefoert. what 90 you mean BY that! You
q boy. and after making q sound in imi-
ta4on o: a slap. ne would cry and sob pre-
use.y like the hid Though l knew that
the family owned this bird. yet he often de-
ceived me and excited what at the time was
unnecessary sympathy for Herbert
A beautiful bird. and one now fast be-
coming extinct, is the "Guetzal.' the Ma
toral bird of Guatemala: and with such
reverence is he regarded that his engrav-
ing. occupies the center OF the postage
stamps OF the country. The body Of the
bird is about the size of that OF O good
sized California quail: his general color
Is Z beautiful emerald green, with 4 Grim
sou and . yellow luster running through il:
the small feathers o. the head stand
straight I'D. and his four or FIVE tail feSth-
e-s. which grow 70 the length of two feet
are rlch green and red. HIS home is IL the
taiiest mountains; ne pines away and dies
after Z month OF captivity. and cven the
INDIANS who know his habits. arc unable to
Keep crn alive when away from his native
haunts- II IS said that his food Is the plan
tan; but confined as a pet he does not rel
lsh 4, prepared il most tempting Was.
Tney Say he dies should one of his tail
feathers De broken. How true this MAY be
Cos not Know. bur it seems 10 have some
foundation considering the great care he
taxes o. them. HIS nest is built in cvlin-
0rlcll shape. with q hole az each end. and
Eucn resembles a lady's muf. He enters
a one ead aid rests with his long feathers
hanging out. II leaving his nest he never
b3cks out-that would -ufic and break his
leatAe-s-aAC the Indians. knowing this.
a-wl-> approach MS head and easily capt
IRE HIM After death the crimson and
ye--or" ILstcr IN I great degree disappears.
AM this beng the life of his Green color.
the STUFFED specimen IS n|voT - handsome
q tie ike bird.
-1~>--FcEecf OF the COUNTY, l. the SODi-
tots, CT large black buzzara. Every house
has two ~ three Of these birds continually
watching for kitchen waste and other ref .
Use q thc hQ.sc. and though they are
assisted somewhat br maly strange dogs ,
Tie peopie are mucA indebted % them. /,
s-aitS-T Precautions .rc d~isrcgarlci, Eud
ttesc bird. have instituted themselves
iato : .Tcct-c-a-nI2- department. remoy-
irg az tic filth and CARTON which would
otherwise 70. and foster il the not sun 10 D
breed disease. SusrIas of Thorn hover on
tae outskirts OF the towns 10 PREY upon !
ceec nu-es. horses and other animals. A
uarles bones WILL be- picked clean in two !
ua-s. but before the meal commences he
oNcSf have d iiaut govt, for though the buzz
z4rd2oe . vou,mand he is nevertheless a I
scurEc4
Land Division In China.
Laor 20 China l. divided into more hold
incs TIA any other land in the world. IL
takes BIT d very small piece Of land to SUP