. Bird notes . MK, S. BEATYS GKKKNHOUSE AVIARIES. Bird MR. S. BEAiYS GREENHOUSE AVIARIES. The enclosure on the left is devoted to British birds andcontains, amongst others. Goldfinch, Linnets, Twite, Redpoll,Greenfinches, and Bullfinches, the latter being so tame they willhardly move out of your way when you are cleaning. One ofthem was the first prize winner at the Crystal Palace this year,among the keenest competition. On the right is an aviary in which I have hen British andcock mules ; one a six-pointed light Goldfinch-Canary mule. To the right of the entrance is a large cage conta
. Bird notes . MK, S. BEATYS GKKKNHOUSE AVIARIES. Bird MR. S. BEAiYS GREENHOUSE AVIARIES. The enclosure on the left is devoted to British birds andcontains, amongst others. Goldfinch, Linnets, Twite, Redpoll,Greenfinches, and Bullfinches, the latter being so tame they willhardly move out of your way when you are cleaning. One ofthem was the first prize winner at the Crystal Palace this year,among the keenest competition. On the right is an aviary in which I have hen British andcock mules ; one a six-pointed light Goldfinch-Canary mule. To the right of the entrance is a large cage containing aGreen-billed Toucan {Ramphastos dicoforus).* He is a very in-teresting bird, useful as well as ornamental, for he acts the partof a watch-dog with great zeal, and when anyone passes theaviary greets them with his discordant bray. When roosting hemanages to lose his huge beak in his night flue, and hoists histail as a shield. He is very fond of soft fruit and possesses ahealthy appetite. Underneath him is a Magpie Tanager; he isvery tame and will readi
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