| Show death of feathered centenarian baldwin the centenarian parrot of the zoo ia dead crippled Q terribly by rheumatism that for the yu els months he had not been able to mount his perch he suffered uncomplainingly until monday when the disease attacked his heard and he succumbed the circumstances surround ang bis death were pathetic on monday morning head keeper byrne was passing through the birdhouse and aa is his custom approached the aged cockatoo and said good morning ing in bis cage looked at the speaker piteously with his sharp little eyes now with suffering bat made no response goodby then said mr bamo nd he walked away ha had almost cached tha door when he heard a feeble little chirp and turning saw the hoary aird erect upon his feet goodby screamed bravely and toppling over on his side he fell dead this cockatoo was at the time of his death years old and his age is well authenticated he was brought to thia country in 1791 by a bailor who had purchases him in caina the mariner eold his pet to captain who after spending thirty years in puri tying Crock ys vocabulary which had been sadly foiled 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 cf the baldvins baldwins Bald wins whence his surname thirty years later hugh madeira became his possessor and after passing through various hands in 1873 ho w donated to the zoo record |
