. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 75 green an4 jjray, with a dingy white throat, and a black cap on the It is a so't-billed bird, and requires to be fed upon our Preparefl Morl, i i w )0 1, is worth $, and in brass A Ci;>, com; g into song, will cost ; after the song is perfected, |io 00. THE ENGLISH BLACKBIRD. The English Blackbird is a jovial, jolly fellow; with a fine, hearty, and mellow whistle that grows louder during rainy weather. In size and build he somewhat re- sembles our Robin. He will learn to pipe any easy tune that is whi
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 75 green an4 jjray, with a dingy white throat, and a black cap on the It is a so't-billed bird, and requires to be fed upon our Preparefl Morl, i i w )0 1, is worth $, and in brass A Ci;>, com; g into song, will cost ; after the song is perfected, |io 00. THE ENGLISH BLACKBIRD. The English Blackbird is a jovial, jolly fellow; with a fine, hearty, and mellow whistle that grows louder during rainy weather. In size and build he somewhat re- sembles our Robin. He will learn to pipe any easy tune that is whis- tled to him. When once learned he will never forget it. He is jet black, with a yellow bill. He requires the general treatment giv- en to all the soft-biiled birds, and should be kept in a mocking- bird ca^fe of large size. An English Black- bird, beginning to whistle, is worth |; in full song, | Englsh Blackbirds are very hardy, and soon become so tame that they can be taken out of the cage, and will whistle lustily while perched on their owner's finger. They will breed in an aviary. They are fond of bathing, and water for this purpose should be supplied 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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