. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 44 ground color presents a bluish-gray cast such specimens are called Blue Lizards. In breeding Lizard Canaries the best results are produced by mating a Gold Span- gled and Silver Spangled together. Until the young birds shed their nest feath- Lis they look exactly like a common gray or green canary, with a yellow cap; ihi- spangles being absent. As they advance in age they' grow lighter in color, so that they are in the final plumage when a year old. As songsters they are only ordinary. Lizard Canaries, males, are worth to |i2.
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 44 ground color presents a bluish-gray cast such specimens are called Blue Lizards. In breeding Lizard Canaries the best results are produced by mating a Gold Span- gled and Silver Spangled together. Until the young birds shed their nest feath- Lis they look exactly like a common gray or green canary, with a yellow cap; ihi- spangles being absent. As they advance in age they' grow lighter in color, so that they are in the final plumage when a year old. As songsters they are only ordinary. Lizard Canaries, males, are worth to |; fe- males $ to | I. FEATHER FROM BACK ⦠â »â THE MANCHESTER COPPY. The Manchester, or, as it is sometimes called, Lancashire Coppy Canary, is the largest of all breeds. There is con- siderable grace in a good specimen, bearing a large crest on its head, and standing fearless and stately. The longer the birds are, and the better the crests, the more they are prized. Their song, al- though loud, is not very musi- cal. In breeding "Coppies" the same rule applies as with all other crested varieties. Matei a plain-headed bird with a crested one to produce the best results. LAiJCASHiRE coppv. Males Manchester Coppies are worth $10 00 to ^; females, $ to $ 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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