. The popular natural history . Zoology. CANARY.—[Ca^difeli' cnnaria.) in " M> Feathered Friends," together and rearing of these pretty birds, there is no need to repeat the account in the present pages. The Siskin is hardly to be considered more than an occasional visitor in England, but in Scotland it sometimes breeds, as may be seen from the following extract :-- " The Siskm is a coinmon bird in all the high parts of Aberdeenshire, which abound in tii-vvoods. They build generally near the extremities of the branches of tall fir-trees, or near the summit of the tree. Someti
. The popular natural history . Zoology. CANARY.—[Ca^difeli' cnnaria.) in " M> Feathered Friends," together and rearing of these pretty birds, there is no need to repeat the account in the present pages. The Siskin is hardly to be considered more than an occasional visitor in England, but in Scotland it sometimes breeds, as may be seen from the following extract :-- " The Siskm is a coinmon bird in all the high parts of Aberdeenshire, which abound in tii-vvoods. They build generally near the extremities of the branches of tall fir-trees, or near the summit of the tree. Sometimes the nest is found in plantations of young fir-wood.' In one instance I met with a ne-t not three feet from the ground. I visited it every day until four or five eggs were deposited. During incu- bation the female showed no fear at my approach. On bringing my hand close to the nest, she showed some, inclination to pugnacity, and tried to friginen me away with her open bill, folli'wing my hand round and round when I attempted to touch her. At last she would only look anxiously round to my finger without making any attack on me. The nest was formed of small twigs of birch or heath outside and neatly lined with ; Its eggs are a bluish-white spotted with purplish red. The noisy, familiar, impatient Sparrow, is one of those creatures thai has attached itself to man, and f )llows him wherever he goes. Nothing seems to daunt this bold little bird, which is equallv at home in. SISKIN.—(Fringillus 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. New York, Burt Co
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