text:  The moonbeam aforesaid is kind enough to convert into silver all the trees bushes leaves and twigs in the vicinity of the young ladies with the Thor-and-Odin names; whilst to complete this German vision a white bird with a yellow tuft upon its head stands sentry upon a branch beside them the said bird being we presume a filthy squealing cockatoo although Mr Boas gay deceiver that he is evidently wishes us to infer that it was an indigenous volatile of the phoenix tribe