. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. Tllli SiiKIiN FINCH. This bird is generally known as the St. Helena Canary. It is about the size of a small canary, the beak thick for its length and the plumage of a yellowish green, darker on the upper parts and more inclined to yellow underneath. The fe- male is not so bright in color as the male, Their neat form, and liveliness the tolerable sweetness and strength of their never-tiring song, cause them to be very de- sirable cage birds. The males will readily mate with female Canaries. They require the same cage and treatment as th
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. Tllli SiiKIiN FINCH. This bird is generally known as the St. Helena Canary. It is about the size of a small canary, the beak thick for its length and the plumage of a yellowish green, darker on the upper parts and more inclined to yellow underneath. The fe- male is not so bright in color as the male, Their neat form, and liveliness the tolerable sweetness and strength of their never-tiring song, cause them to be very de- sirable cage birds. The males will readily mate with female Canaries. They require the same cage and treatment as the Canai y A male Serin Finch is worth $; a female, $ THE CIRIL FINCH. This bird closely resembles in habits and general appear- ance a green Canary. It is one of the liveliest and most indefatigable song- sters of all cage birds. Its voice, although not strong, is sweet; and, ex- cept in a few notes in which it resembles the song of the lark, is re- markably like that of the Canary. It should be kept in a canary cage and will thrive on the same seed that is given to the Canary. In the aviary the Ciril Finch will mate and inter-breed with the can- THE CIRIL FINCH. ary, goldfinch, linnet, or with the siskin. young male Ciril Finch is worth $; when in fiall 8ong the price is | 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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