INTELLIGENCE IN PARROTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6491, 16 December 1881, Page 6

INTELLIGENCE IN PARROTS.

Apropos of parrots and intelligence in birds, I (says a writer is an English pa;en send yon the fella wing .—A Jackdaw and % parrot one fine day witnessed a bat making the fields. On the bell bring rcrg for afternoon tea Polly was not to be found anywhere. However, alter a long search Jack perched himself on the master's p»:<*r basket and made a “ caw,” whereupon trim among the mccce of waste paper appcirA the head of Polly, froa the mouth of »hdi issued the words, “We have enjoyed curselvee!” “We have mode a day of it:” Polly evidently having witnessed tooting acd smothering in the hay-field, while the children were “making a day of it.” I have beard one or two other storms about parrots, (fee evening at prayers Polly disturbed Divine semes, ana was ordered out of the room. On arriving at the door she exclaimed. “ I’m sorry I spoke!" I once kne w a parrot that was left at home who the family was out of town, and rather neglected, the servants both being afraid of Idling her off the perch to put her in the cage, kept repeating, “ You lake her up and I’ll put her in.” When the master came home on the Monday he found that cook had a bod finger, but could not discover the cause. Poll was seated next him at dinner, and would keep saving, “ Yon take her up,” which aroused suspicion, and it was soon found out why cook had her hand bandaged.