. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. May 2M,] I'llF, CO'l'TAOE OAlillRNI'in US ENGLISH CAGE EUIDS. Sn/r THE InSESSOKES Dh-XTinOSTRES. litxcinid. Alotacilltt iiixriniti, Ciirnnn lifsrinii 111,1,1 liischiia. This is, luiquestioiiably, tlio most beautiful of songstoi-s; is most easily kept, luul as easily captured, 'i'lie time of it' lu-iival into this couiiti-y, being one of our snniniiT niiirra- turies. is about the miiUUe of April. I have lii,,;||( me this day (April 18th); and before I give a .l.'^,ii|,ti,„| ,,f its mode of treat
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. May 2M,] I'llF, CO'l'TAOE OAlillRNI'in US ENGLISH CAGE EUIDS. Sn/r THE InSESSOKES Dh-XTinOSTRES. litxcinid. Alotacilltt iiixriniti, Ciirnnn lifsrinii 111,1,1 liischiia. This is, luiquestioiiably, tlio most beautiful of songstoi-s; is most easily kept, luul as easily captured, 'i'lie time of it' lu-iival into this couiiti-y, being one of our snniniiT niiirra- turies. is about the miiUUe of April. I have lii,,;||( me this day (April 18th); and before I give a .l.'^,ii|,ti,„| ,,f its mode of treatment, I shall endeavom' to Ik iii,.,le of capture, together with a rough sketch of tlie trap coiiimonlv known as the " uigbtingale-ti-ap;" for you must first catch your bird before you keep it. The nudes amve tirst, and the sooner they are caught the better, for if caught after tlie an-ivnl of the female they are not so soon reconciled to confinement, unless the female is placed with them; and as the bird is only cared for, for its soug, the female is not desired. The trap is formed of thin pieces of wood shaped Wiiejiq. •>, with a. 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 [London : W. S. Orr
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