. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. eo The female is of more the tail as brilliant as the crown, sober plumage than, the male. The Tit is a most active and amusing bird, and is easily tamed. Its song is an indistinct warbling composed of a few strains, with high notes interspersed. 1 hey should be fed on our Mixed Seed, with an occa- sional meal of ant eggs and meal worms. They are so expert with their bill that they must be kept in an all-metal cage with close wires. A suitable cage in solid brass costs I3 50. These birds are generally soM in pairs, male and female Tits
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. eo The female is of more the tail as brilliant as the crown, sober plumage than, the male. The Tit is a most active and amusing bird, and is easily tamed. Its song is an indistinct warbling composed of a few strains, with high notes interspersed. 1 hey should be fed on our Mixed Seed, with an occa- sional meal of ant eggs and meal worms. They are so expert with their bill that they must be kept in an all-metal cage with close wires. A suitable cage in solid brass costs I3 50. These birds are generally soM in pairs, male and female Tits, $ Singly, the male is worth THE WHIDAH This rare and beautiful bird, sometimes wrong'y called the Window Finch, is much admired on account of its odd appearance. ^ Its size is about that of the Canary, but in the male bird two of the feathers of the tail attain the length of thirteen inches. The head, chin, front of the neck, back, wings, an*^ tail are black. The back of the neck is light orange; the breast, upper part of the belly, and thighs are white. In the winter the plumage changes to a daik b'own, and the tail feathers are of the ordinary length. The female resembles the male in his winter attire. These birds are lively and in constant motion, and tak». 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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