. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1906 . the breeding time of most of them is during our winter (theseasons being reversed south of the equator), many of the little immi-grants adapt themselves readily to the changed conditions and breedin the summer of the North Temperate Zone. AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. Ordinary Australian birds also sell for $ a pair wholesale. Ofthese, apart from shell parrakeets, diamond sparrows are imported inthe largest numbers, the .years supply being 332. Australia is notable, however, for its charming Lady Gould finches,which, perha
. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1906 . the breeding time of most of them is during our winter (theseasons being reversed south of the equator), many of the little immi-grants adapt themselves readily to the changed conditions and breedin the summer of the North Temperate Zone. AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. Ordinary Australian birds also sell for $ a pair wholesale. Ofthese, apart from shell parrakeets, diamond sparrows are imported inthe largest numbers, the .years supply being 332. Australia is notable, however, for its charming Lady Gould finches,which, perhaps, reach the highest point of beauty and elegance attainedby any of the smaller cage-birds of the world (see PI. IX). Few aresold in this country, possibly because of their high price—$9 to $10 apair at wholesale—and because they are difficult to keep (an Englishfancier says of them that they suffer all the ills that beset other cage-birds arid several special ones of their own). They are highly prized Yearbook U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1906. Plate Lady Gould Finch. CAGE-BIBD TKAEFIC OF THE UNITED STATES. 179 in England, where they have been bred a number of times. The mainreason for their unusual mortality seems to be improper they come from the warm climate of Australia, they areusually kept where they have plenty of sunlight. As a matter of fact,however, as recently pointed out by a writer in Bird Notes, theyinhabit dense scrub, and in their natural habitat avoid the direct raysof the sun. To place them in a small cage in the sunlight is a veryeffective method of destroying them. Lady Gould finches are attract-ive in their ways as well as in appearance. They tame readily, arenot pugnacious with cage mates, and exhibit many individualities ofdisposition. They have a very interesting little dance that sometimesforms a part of their BIRDS FROM SOUTH AMERICA, MEXICO, AND CUBA. Omitting parrots, gray cardinals are the principal cage-bird
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