. The American bird fancier; considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds; with remarks on their diseases and remedies; drawn from authentic sources and personal observation . l of the Old World is no slight re-commendation to the amateur. In the breeding sea-son, that of the male commences by repeating softly, tonesresembling verra, verra, followed by the word pieveroie, utteredin a bold tone, with the neck raised, the eyes shut, and the headinclined on one side. Those that repeat the last syllables tenor twelve times, cons
. The American bird fancier; considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds; with remarks on their diseases and remedies; drawn from authentic sources and personal observation . l of the Old World is no slight re-commendation to the amateur. In the breeding sea-son, that of the male commences by repeating softly, tonesresembling verra, verra, followed by the word pieveroie, utteredin a bold tone, with the neck raised, the eyes shut, and the headinclined on one side. Those that repeat the last syllables tenor twelve times, consecutively, are the most esteemed. That ofthe female only consists of verra, verra, pupu, pupu, the last twosyllables being those by which the male and the female attractone anothers attention; when alarmed or angry, their cryresembles guillah! but at other times, it is only a murmur,resembling the purring of a cat. This bird never sings when , ^ ■^mi THE EUR0PEA17 QUAIL. 105 left to run about in a light room, except during the night, butcontinually when in a darkened cage. When wild, the quail is found throughout the eastern conti-nent. It is a bird of passage, arriving in Europe in May, andtaking its departure at the end of THE EUROPEAN QUAIL, FOOD. In a tvild state, the quail feeds on wheat and other corn,rape seed, millet, hemp seed, and the like. It also eats greenvegetables, as well as insects, and particularly ants eggs. In the house, it is fed on the same food, adding bread, barleymeal, mixed with milk, the universal paste, and occasionallysalad or cabbage, chopped up small, and, that it may wantnothing to keep it in health, plenty of river sand for it to rollin and peck up grains, which assist its digestion; but thissand must be damp, for if dry, it will not touch it. It drinks agieat deal, and the water, contrary to the opinion of some I*SP ~ — --^gi 106 THE EUROPEAN QUAIL. ^ persons, should be clear, and never turbid. It moults twice inthe year, once i
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