Show THC mano how a sacred bird of slam evaa smug aled into san diego ha ha hat why dont you get a chabi to sit down ona the voice was rather loud but not disagreeable and the tone somewhat muffled as of a person halt choking with laughter the salutation camo to the news gatherer of tho ban diego times as he was cu his daily perambulations about the city and was traced to a handsome blue black bird in a cage banging under the shade oi a fig tree at the residence oi dr gildea on sixteenth street near H As the reporter approached nearer be was received with more laughter and inquiries as to whether he came to see the mino if his health were good etc A few inquiries directed to a pleasant faced lady near by elicited the information that the bird was the sacred mino of siam which as a nestling had been smuggled from the temple where it was bred by a roving sea captain and sold to dr gildea at honolulu about eight yeara ago minnie as she is called is about half the aize of a crow and nearly as black in the sunlight the feathers take a blue and green tinge and there is a spot of white upon each wing and a necklace of bright yellow about the throat th e bill which is largo and strong tapers to a sharp point and is orange huce near the head and lemon colored at the tip the prominent eyes are dark and b feet and lees lemon colored the bird is valued at but specimen have been known to bring in the united states where but few of them have ever been brought the species is carefully guarded in biaas and as none are ever sold they can only obtained good name to have both james and john ire names for a boy yet janea appears to lo 10 a better surname than any other lor a candidate for president of the united states we have had as many as five jameses in tho presidential chair within the century james madison james monroe james K polk james bachanan and james A carfeld Car neld moreover the father of president james madison was named james madison and the father of president james buchanan was named james buchanan after tho jameses the johns havo panned out next best john john Q adams and john tyler |