. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. winter, and changing to blue , again in the Spring. The fe- male IS gray in color through- out the year. This Finch has quite an agreeable song which may sometimes be heard even in the middle of the night. They re- quire the same treatment as the Canary, but should occa- sionally have a little green' THE INDIGO FINCH. food, such as chickweed let- tuce, celery, etc. They are very fond of bathing. A cross can be made between a male Indigo Finch and a female Canary A male Indigo Finch is worth ^; in full song, $ THE~CHAFFINCH. In
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. winter, and changing to blue , again in the Spring. The fe- male IS gray in color through- out the year. This Finch has quite an agreeable song which may sometimes be heard even in the middle of the night. They re- quire the same treatment as the Canary, but should occa- sionally have a little green' THE INDIGO FINCH. food, such as chickweed let- tuce, celery, etc. They are very fond of bathing. A cross can be made between a male Indigo Finch and a female Canary A male Indigo Finch is worth ^; in full song, $ THE~CHAFFINCH. In plumage the Chaffinch is certainly a handsome bird, although the colors are soft and subdued. The head is dark bluish-gray ; the back, brown; and the wings; black; the ends of the wing- feathers, white, and bars on the wings. The breast is pinkish- red ; the belly inclin- ing to white; the vamp, greenish; the tail, dark. The fe- male is smaller than the male and much duller in plumage. This bird is 3. most delightful songster. His short, sharp, clear, thrilling note, is uttered with that ear- nestness which is so fit,,.!, f THE CHAFFINCH. attractive. The Chaf- finch to smg well, should be kept in small cage a square or?.?^'"^,P''^^"''l'?'"- ^^^^ him on our Mixed Seed and occasionally give him a meal-worm or some ant egg- He Wll br§ed with a Canary. ^'"'^'SS^- "e. 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 Philadelphia bird food company. [from old catalog]. The Philadelphia bird food companu
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