. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. The Diamond Sparrow's head and back are silver-gray the wings and tail darker gray; the breast and lower part of the body chest- nut, ornamented with irregular white spots; the chest is crossed by a band of velvet black; and the end of the back and root of the tail is of a rich crim- son. The Magpie Finch, or Bronze Wanakin is of a glossy black, with tinges of purple and violet on the head, throat, wings, and back; on the breast he is pure white. He is very playful, and will mate and breed readily. the orange cheek. The Orange Cheek Wa
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. The Diamond Sparrow's head and back are silver-gray the wings and tail darker gray; the breast and lower part of the body chest- nut, ornamented with irregular white spots; the chest is crossed by a band of velvet black; and the end of the back and root of the tail is of a rich crim- son. The Magpie Finch, or Bronze Wanakin is of a glossy black, with tinges of purple and violet on the head, throat, wings, and back; on the breast he is pure white. He is very playful, and will mate and breed readily. the orange cheek. The Orange Cheek Waxbill has quite a pleasant song. In color he is mainly of a light grayish brown, with orange spots on his cheeks, from which he derives his name. On the abdomen there is also a patch of orans^e; the tail is dark brown, with a crimson root. The beak is coral red. The Cordon-Bleu is one of the showiest of Finches, and is a sprightly singer. The plumage xs pale brownish gray on the back; the face, throat, chest, and tail of pale sky blue. The cheeks of the male are orna- mented with crimson patches. The prices of Afri- can Finches vary from to $jr,.(0 per pair, according to THE CORDON-BLEU. the 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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