. The American bird fancier; considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds; with remarks on their diseases and remedies; . or may not be accused of the reproach q€ wearing bor-rowed plumes, it is hereby candidly confessed that he bas made a free use of thewritings of Audubon, Nuttall, and paiticularly those of Dr. Bechstein, a%well as of the Boys Treasury of Sports, without giving them, in numerous instances, such, creditas the punctilious critic would seem to demand. Be this as it may, the autlror hasendeavored not to deviat
. The American bird fancier; considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds; with remarks on their diseases and remedies; . or may not be accused of the reproach q€ wearing bor-rowed plumes, it is hereby candidly confessed that he bas made a free use of thewritings of Audubon, Nuttall, and paiticularly those of Dr. Bechstein, a%well as of the Boys Treasury of Sports, without giving them, in numerous instances, such, creditas the punctilious critic would seem to demand. Be this as it may, the autlror hasendeavored not to deviate from, established custom, except in cases where he deemedit expedient to change the langu^e, in pai-t, for the sake of brevity, elucidation, orAmericanising the subject, or adapting it to our climate, economy, and social con-<lltion. Much of the matter, however, and several of the illustiations, he claims tobe original. The publisher, therefore, confidently presents the American Bird Fancier tothe public with the full belief that it containes such information on the subject, as thetaste and economy of our fail ountry women and their children require. C. M. SAZTON. >. R D S, from their elegant andbeautiful coloring, the graceful easeof their flight, their varied music,their tender solicitude for their young, their singular andengaging instincts, their susceptibility of domestication, andtbeir subserviency to the sustenance of man, have, for agespast, attracted universal admiration, and, as objects of humaninterest, and even affection, they stand foremost, perhaps, inthe entire range of animated nature. 6 INTKODTJCTION. The structure of birds and their habits of life, are wonder-fully adapted to the various functions they are destined toperform. The pointed beak, the long and pliant neck, thegently-swelling shoulder, the expansive wings, the taperingtail, the light and bony feet, are all wisely calculated to assistand accelerate their motion through the yielding air. Ev
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