. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 53. Male or female Chaffinches are worth ^ ; when in full song, THE RED LINNET. This bird which is often called the Purple Finch is a beau- tiful, large, an 1 cheerful songster. The color of the male is a rich, d,^i k crimson, which is deepest on the upper parts of the body; his tail and wings are of a dusty brown. His song is very sweet, and is somet mes poured forth for hours, with scarcely a minute's intermission for rest He is quite heardy, and will thrive on a diet of canary seed, with occasionally a little sunflower se
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 53. Male or female Chaffinches are worth ^ ; when in full song, THE RED LINNET. This bird which is often called the Purple Finch is a beau- tiful, large, an 1 cheerful songster. The color of the male is a rich, d,^i k crimson, which is deepest on the upper parts of the body; his tail and wings are of a dusty brown. His song is very sweet, and is somet mes poured forth for hours, with scarcely a minute's intermission for rest He is quite heardy, and will thrive on a diet of canary seed, with occasionally a little sunflower seed, by the way of variety. He will in- ter-breed with the Canary. There is no native bird that becomes tame so soon after being captured than this one. He begins to show his sppre- ciation of cage life by beginning to smg after a few weeks of captivity. A male Red Linnet is worth $2; in fuU song, $5 00. — » iw THE CROSSBILL. This is a curious bird, e'^pecially noticeable from the peculiar formation of the beak, from which it derives its name. ' They are larger and stouter than the Canary. The head is thick, the tail and legs short. They climb about their cage, assisting their movements with their beaks, after the fashion of Parrots. The Crossbill is subject to great variation of plumage, being some- times red, and sometimes a green- ish yellow. The cage for this bird must be all wire, for it will soon destroy a wooden one. It "an be fed upon canary seed and a little hemp with a piece of sweet apple occasionally. The song of the Crossbill is somewhat harsh. The price of a male bird 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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