Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1894 — The Parrot’s Memory. [ARTICLE]

The Parrot’s Memory.

Parrot; not only remember, but recollect; that is to say, they know when there is a missing link in a train of association, and purposely endeavor to pick it up. Thus, for’ instance, the late Lady Napier tells of an interesting series of observations on this point which she made upon an intelligent parrot of her own. Taking such a phrase as “Old Dan Tucker, ” the bird would remember the beginning and the end, and try to tecollect the middle. tor it would say very slowly, “old —old—old—old” (and then very quickly) “Lucy Tucker.” Feeling that this was not ria r ht it would t y again as before: “Old—old—old—old Bessy Tucker.” substituting one word after another in the place of the sought-for word “Dan.” And that the process was one pf truly seeking for the desired word was proved by the fact that if, while the bird was" saying “old—old—old—old,” any one threw in the word “Dan,” he immediately supplied the “Tucker. ”