. My birds in freedom & captivity. Birds. POPE CARDINAL CHAPTER VII VIRGINIAN NIGHTINGALES " It must have a kind of human facility in adopting itself to climate, as it has human domesticity of ; OST people who have visited bird shops know the jolly, flaring Virginian nightingale —Cardinal Grosbeak is his other name—by M sight. He is as conspicuous as a Life Guardsman walking down Knightsbridge. Bright scarlet, which colour deepens by a wash of brown in it on the upper parts, he is not easily hidden from view ; and his pretty crest, raised or depressed at will, with his big
. My birds in freedom & captivity. Birds. POPE CARDINAL CHAPTER VII VIRGINIAN NIGHTINGALES " It must have a kind of human facility in adopting itself to climate, as it has human domesticity of ; OST people who have visited bird shops know the jolly, flaring Virginian nightingale —Cardinal Grosbeak is his other name—by M sight. He is as conspicuous as a Life Guardsman walking down Knightsbridge. Bright scarlet, which colour deepens by a wash of brown in it on the upper parts, he is not easily hidden from view ; and his pretty crest, raised or depressed at will, with his big hawfinch-bill of sealing- wax red, edged round with a small black mask, enhances the general flaring and perky appearance. He is called a nightingale, not because he is one in 99. 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 Astley, Hubert Delaval, 1860-. New York, Dutton
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