. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 522 PETS PETS before 1795 in Germany. They are now bred with the wings colored and the legs feathered. The beak is a trifle longer than that of the wild pigeon, and they carry a larger body, but yet do not appear so bulky. The Magpies and Helmets should be included with the Nuns, Spots and Swallows. The former is bred to imitate the bird whose name it bears, in color particularly. The Helmet is a Nun whose color is confined to the top of its head like a helmet. The Trumpeters and Laughers are characterized by their peculiar coo,
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 522 PETS PETS before 1795 in Germany. They are now bred with the wings colored and the legs feathered. The beak is a trifle longer than that of the wild pigeon, and they carry a larger body, but yet do not appear so bulky. The Magpies and Helmets should be included with the Nuns, Spots and Swallows. The former is bred to imitate the bird whose name it bears, in color particularly. The Helmet is a Nun whose color is confined to the top of its head like a helmet. The Trumpeters and Laughers are characterized by their peculiar coo, and the former by the odd curl- ing feathers at the beak, curving forward over its base. Their legs are excessively feathered. The Frill-Backs have a peculiar curl backward or upward to their feathers, especially on the wing coverts. The Cumulets or "High-flyers," as they are called, are described best by their second name. With them and the Tipplers and th3 Homers, the fancier can easily use the barn-loft for housing. These varie- ties delight in being up in the air, and are built for flight. Cage-birds. The number of cage-birds kept as pets is very large. Many common wild birds have been domesti- cated as will be pointed out below. All of the birds here mentioned are domesticated and found in aviaries. The canaries usually kept in America were for- merly bred for the most part in Germany or Eng- land, but now a large number are bred here, espec- ially the fancier ones. These birds are about five and a half inches long, with rather stout, compact bodies, and vary in color from a very light mealy yellow to nearly a clear green. Si ime of these birds have crests, but this is rather an unusual ad- dition. Their voices are mellow and play over a long range of notes. The St. An- dreasburg canary is bred in the same dis- trict in Germany as the other Hartz birds. It is a small bird of about the same colors as the others, but with a song of a greater variety of notes than t
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