. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. CANARIES AND SEEDBATERS 145 in most districts of the Cape and Natal, but in the Orange Free State and Transvaal it is uncommon and "; This bird has a fine sustained song of sweet full notes, the quality of which varies, however, in individual members. It lives principally on weed seeds and insects, thus being useful as well as pretty and a songster. It builds a neat little cup-shaped nest and lays three or four eggs of a very. Fig. 79.—Cape Canary at nest. pale blue, streaked and spotted at the obtuse end, with purple and reddish-br
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. CANARIES AND SEEDBATERS 145 in most districts of the Cape and Natal, but in the Orange Free State and Transvaal it is uncommon and "; This bird has a fine sustained song of sweet full notes, the quality of which varies, however, in individual members. It lives principally on weed seeds and insects, thus being useful as well as pretty and a songster. It builds a neat little cup-shaped nest and lays three or four eggs of a very. Fig. 79.—Cape Canary at nest. pale blue, streaked and spotted at the obtuse end, with purple and reddish-brown. It takes readily to confinement, being hardy and can be bred in captivity; it is in consequence much sought after by the schoolboys of the Eastern Districts of the Cape, who made a regular traffic in the catching and selling of Canaries before the Wild Birds' Protection Act of 1899 was in operation. [Unfortunately no clause was inserted allowing the collection of birds for scientific purposes.] This Act is largely due to the praiseworthy efforts of L. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Haagner, Alwin Karl, 1880-; Ivy, Robert Henry. Cape Town, T. M. Miller
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