. The Bird food company's book of cage birds: . THE BLUE JAY. The American Blue Jay, i^ a handsome bird and an mimic. He will with equal facility imitate thesoftest sounds and the harshest sounds, but seems to delightmore in the loud noises that he hears about him; such asthe whining of a do^, the crying of a baby, etc. On hishead he wears a liglit blue crest, which lie can elevate atpleasure; the rest of him is of blue ia various shades. Heis very docile in confinement and can easily be taught in-numerable tricks. As to diet, he should be fed principally on cracked com, 42 BIRD FO
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds: . THE BLUE JAY. The American Blue Jay, i^ a handsome bird and an mimic. He will with equal facility imitate thesoftest sounds and the harshest sounds, but seems to delightmore in the loud noises that he hears about him; such asthe whining of a do^, the crying of a baby, etc. On hishead he wears a liglit blue crest, which lie can elevate atpleasure; the rest of him is of blue ia various shades. Heis very docile in confinement and can easily be taught in-numerable tricks. As to diet, he should be fed principally on cracked com, 42 BIRD FOOD companys BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS. with shreds of lean meat and an occasional meal is very fond of raw egg, he will puncture the shell with. his bill, and then suck the contents. A very large cage isnecessary for the proper comfort of the male bird in good plumage is worth ^ THE BULLFINCH. There is scarcely another bird as pleasing and engagingin confinement as the Bullfinch. Their pretty plumage,tameness, and winning actions, cause them to be generalfavorites. Their size is about that of a sparrow ; the beakis thickly rounded, and black. The top of the head, wings,and tail are glossy black; the back, bluish-gray; and thebreast, red. The breast of the female is gray-brown. Their natural song is a soft, low whistle, interspersedwith some curious sounds, and accompanied with bowingand waving of the tail, and other grotesque movements. A Bullfinch may early be taught to do wonders; to kiss itsowner, to come and go at command, etc. They can be BIRD FOOD companys BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS. 43
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