. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. 276 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. TiiF. Thrush Many remarkable anecdotes are told of the maternal love of the hen bird and her clever- ness in s}'stematicall\' dri\-ing' cats and dogs from the vicinity of her yoimg. Confined in large aviaries, they make life a lourden to other birds. Our Aiiicncaii ivood thrush (^Tiirdns iniistc- liiiHs) is an excellent vocalist, "the tones having a rare c|uality of rolling vibrance," sweet and placid and full
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. 276 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. TiiF. Thrush Many remarkable anecdotes are told of the maternal love of the hen bird and her clever- ness in s}'stematicall\' dri\-ing' cats and dogs from the vicinity of her yoimg. Confined in large aviaries, they make life a lourden to other birds. Our Aiiicncaii ivood thrush (^Tiirdns iniistc- liiiHs) is an excellent vocalist, "the tones having a rare c|uality of rolling vibrance," sweet and placid and full like the Jt^ notes of a fiute sounded »#''^' some morning in the /- open countr)' aii'. Next / to the robin this is the /' most widely known j of the thrush famil)'. If the A iiwricdii \ robin (Mem/a niii:^i'a- \ toria) is not a domestic \ bird, we have but few, foi he is a part of oui' \'er\' lixx's. His matin song is huniliar from the moment of i"emembrance ; his acquaintance leads him to our \'er) .^^^^, (-.^.j^ doors ; he seeks the a|i])le tree nearest to the country house, where he antl his mate may build their nest, that they may li\'e close to their curious friend — man. His song is sweet and charged with a x'ariety of expression. We find a far more tranquil conception of life among the finches, who are all gay, alert, and good whistlers. Their principal food consists of seed, berries, worms, etc. ; in destroying the latter they do good service to farmers. The species named Friiigillae spinus is much in demand for aviaries on account of its graceful attitudes. The color is not striking, but if coupled with the canary, birds of \ery pretty plumage may result. The eggs of this bird when living in a wild state are extremely hard to find. The liniu-t {l-'rint^ina cannabina) is much sought, especially in Germany and Belgium, for the a\'iary. It is another member of the finch family. The cardinal grosbeak {Cardinalis cardi- na/is), commonly known as redbird, belongs to
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