Show death of a Feat feathered hemd centenarian lau baldwin the centenarian par rot of the zo zoo is dead crippled sa go terribly by rheumatism that for the past sa six months he had not been able to mount his perch he suffered uncomplainingly until monday when the disease attacked his heart ani and bo 6 succumbed the circumstances surround ing in his death were fero pathetic on monday morning head keeper byrne was passing through the birdhouse and as is his bis custom approached the aged cockatoo and said good morning colchy who was lying in his cage looted looked at the speaker piteously with his sharp little ittle eyes now dimmed with suffering 1 but made no response goodby then said M mr r byrne and he walked away he had almost reached the door when he heard a feeble little chirp and turning saw the hoary bird erect upon his feet goodby screamed bravely and toppling over on his hig side ho fell dead this thia cock cockatoo atoo was at the time of his death years old and his age is well authenticated he T was as brought to this country in 1708 1703 by a sailor who had purchased him in china the mariner sold gold his pet to captain william taylor who after spending thirty years in purifying ayin Crock ys vocabulary which had been sadly soiled on the voyage over died with his life work accomplished the bird profane no longer after spending several years with the family of Matthew Baird became the property of ef the baldvins baldwins Bald wins whence his surname thirty years later hugh madeira became his possessor and after passing through h various hands in 1872 he be wr donated to the zoo philadelphia record |