Some parrots are vociferous talkers.

Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.

The most artistic method of mounting on card or paper is to mount on plain white plate paper, with the plate - mark sunk in , as in the case of engravings

When we gets back to the old Laughing Lass, then we drops back into our dooty again all right and proper.