The New Noah
“I bought him when I was up in the creeklands, and he started being a nuisance almost immediately. The curassow are large birds, as big as a turkey, with jet black feathers all over their bodies, bright yellow feet and a thick yellow beak. The feathers on the top of their heads stand up and curl forwards in a short crest, and they have large, dark eyes with a mad expression in them.
Cuthbert arrived, being carried by his owner, who was a fat and shy little Chinaman. When I purchased the bird..., the Chinaman stooped and placed him on the ground near my feet. He stood there for a minute or two blinking his eyes and uttering a soft plaintive ‘peet-peet-peet’, a noise which was amazing, coming from such a large and fierce-looking bird. I bent down and started to scratch his curly crest and immediately Cuthbert closed his eyes and fell flat on the ground, shaking his wings with delight and giving a sort of throaty crooning noise.
The Chinaman assured me that he was very tame and that I did not need to shut him up in a cage, as he would not wander away.MoreLess
Cuthbert arrived, being carried by his owner, who was a fat and shy little Chinaman. When I purchased the bird..., the Chinaman stooped and placed him on the ground near my feet. He stood there for a minute or two blinking his eyes and uttering a soft plaintive ‘peet-peet-peet’, a noise which was amazing, coming from such a large and fierce-looking bird. I bent down and started to scratch his curly crest and immediately Cuthbert closed his eyes and fell flat on the ground, shaking his wings with delight and giving a sort of throaty crooning noise.
The Chinaman assured me that he was very tame and that I did not need to shut him up in a cage, as he would not wander away.MoreLess
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