The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-16


w1S do elve them '~Mary'dLltte IAmbr De-
sSgsf y Pr Riensy ga iRisS rSws s sesr3
IA appsrenti IN sii their natural sFies. and there.
fore IL moet easily mastered In mlmieklng hue
nap Hessnt1; sIbil4pts are yoTyh hard Tor talk
BnS. you 'STspsstca awhile 40 that yGu
missed and returned to another room for dell.
sosSies lin IN the U edible .ino xPlch siway' .clf
said, for tho simple reason that thcse birds ore
pns begins TO rattle "a the little pieces he hes
than they DO 70 me. ahiiH9 sstoSIshinslS Ys6oTt
time they begin to reneat them. AZ night bs
more or lees impeTtecf' 30 my main work IL to
The 6srdess vork I have p perform g 70
tive Isolation. L mean BIRDS that are never or
seldom IN company with. others OF their kind,
sPSu iHS oit ere 70 sns Sh sss' Il. Il PSS Sc SsSs Shq pe az 6Gs
bird must be addressed. must understand that
t hIs s wSTd' fSS pt HS. are / % 4 so sIsscl II IsoTat tSE
Understand that my attentions are isvis6ed On.
interest The birds or 70 reward. my eEorts with
succees. For my part I would rather
in association with others. and where they can
pick up all sorts Of phrases. verses. ditties, de-.
""iSSpeaRtnS Of private houses reminds me
owners desire them fnstsacted u home, Its
ask a good price Tor leaving the. academy.
When take . private pupil N hand I ascertain
SfsStas him n" g G express 81 o TsIRly,mfffPsss s j sd de STeSs
that the bird be taught 70 call Iem5ers o. tnS
seems TO- favor most. for parrots have as strong
on these names 70 him and he soon pickle them
besides this. / give the family some p~ointsto be
observed In treating the p9rrct; whlSh Esnsr-
niIbirds must be young, You cann2t teach an
old enc either music OF laneu1gel II after Re;
R Tieh 3 ds THsSs G icE p WHICH he ses s6 S5TS a = p ssTsaSIsq
fondness, he will soon understand that the
greater effort he puts forth the, more, frequent
SeavoriinS to WORK overtime"
The wife. Of the professor re-entered the
parrot pSqR a. es sRis SSOl aso Ml' RG SnG RaSd. aP e SSIz eTsSa
the visitor erayeIy and then remarksd Ia
I]sSsssR to tone &C. I IaS sh1 But Fi y sso to Text sei instant sSHE
might 6sye sstabifshsd SSAs blasted forever ~
blushed and looked rrproachiuily at the, pupil.
ra tTaof his e o% q ta9@Py ss 5iSsOf IKE SP ppSfe sass H sssfilG %
the parrot on his hand and rubbing bis head;
az 81 m nst pnpiIs .s siis falIo SPRB csTds a the ea acSdS %9St
young nan who lives downtown, and who 10
present the parrot to HE maiden aunt. Whoh has
9uentiy rebuEes him for Ills I%eaningsin TIE OBJ
posite direction. 30 no wants this bird hlled
S With sSTip'rpr y1 S GSSsatsSIS s sss slf I Ssn and Sn 9 W 1itslS
1 pissy l snG wi SSs dnSsse would u Ia ast SaE 5. YOU O1Snp ae
rapidIyy IS : child. Xii gray parrots arc GOOD
takers. the female as well as the male. which IL
Se @Yes. III Il ls sr rssh sis Sx aaS Efsea 70 6oard and re-
osive Instructions at the academy. IcharRe $3a
Tssa for 6irdsshs Ate. come here to learn lee nv, whatever %tSSUVssSr
not 60 out for private pupils under $3.50 a les
costs t FS e sSo g G sso to s s sS's sSeosdi sGn e sSe
!!sSn a a1t Of tine IN 81 spent s9sd Sa ite III lnf ssrcS pRsm ana 10
ourselves on the guitar or reed organ, and
3 fsn nien ysTS 81 s smFSSst @eIG notes. r Il T y ali due Seet 70
emphasis that parrots learn to swear long be:
pions ~ ntters9Ces. When cass words are poured
into the air they are usually characterized by
SsH oSs th ahG W W9hicih' never fails Sifise to intersst the ths
Poll, and he picks up and repeats profanity In
no time. Pious calculations are su6dued. and
s.Thavo two or three cockatoos and one crow
decidedly limited, You cannot teach them TO
repeat n connected sentence. About the best
they can DO is to call Pretty Cocky.' or some
other short phrase generally eulogistic OF
themselves. Parrots at times actually seem to
appreciate in part the Significance OF the wor<s
they, utter. but cockatoos simply accept the
words taught them as q substitute for their
natural and inharmonious cries.
crow is the smartest bird In the world.
more than two consecutive words. He learns
readily to call those he Is attached to by name.
/ cannot say whether 1t is absolutely necessary
or not to split their tongues In order to make
crows talk; but the one Instructed had a split
tongue. 1t Is certainly foolish to 80 mutilate
a parrot or cockatoo. for they get along better.
1 think. without the practice q such barbarity.
We teach canaries; . 6 Gh,a Earrings
dds long. in use. using the reed organ or the
flute. Idor,t bring them to the academy.
houses. where the birds may hear no other
tune than the ones they are being taught. l
as to the treatment Of their song birds In order
to encourage vocaiization."