. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 79 He in confinement and can easily be taught innumerable tricks. As to diet, he should be fed principally on cracked corn, with shreds of lean meat and an occasional meal worm. He is very fond of raw egg; he will puncture the shell with his bill, and then suck the contents. A very large cage is necessary for the proper comfort of the Jay. A male bird in good plumage, is worth EUROPEAN This bird is rather larger than our Jay ana i« cOx. ol so g^udy plumage: wh'ch is a purplish gray, wiiti a blacK j>tiipe running from th
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 79 He in confinement and can easily be taught innumerable tricks. As to diet, he should be fed principally on cracked corn, with shreds of lean meat and an occasional meal worm. He is very fond of raw egg; he will puncture the shell with his bill, and then suck the contents. A very large cage is necessary for the proper comfort of the Jay. A male bird in good plumage, is worth EUROPEAN This bird is rather larger than our Jay ana i« cOx. ol so g^udy plumage: wh'ch is a purplish gray, wiiti a blacK j>tiipe running from the beak to ^h-i middle ot die neck. The wings are crossed by brignt. narrow .stripes of blue; the tail is black. The docility of the European Jay is its chief recommen- dation as a cage bird. It can be taught to speak, to whis-. 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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