. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. d near. Theyare generally green, but other species areraised which are very handsome, among themthe whites and the blues. They are made tohatch (as do most of the parrot race) in closetnests, because in the natural state they raisetheir young in hollows. If persons have but one parrot, it is best notto use the traditional round cage, but a squareone with a flat roof. It is not atnecessary that the perches shouldbe of metal. It is true that thebirds take delight in gnawingwooden ones, but what ofthat ? When the perches flyinto
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. d near. Theyare generally green, but other species areraised which are very handsome, among themthe whites and the blues. They are made tohatch (as do most of the parrot race) in closetnests, because in the natural state they raisetheir young in hollows. If persons have but one parrot, it is best notto use the traditional round cage, but a squareone with a flat roof. It is not atnecessary that the perches shouldbe of metal. It is true that thebirds take delight in gnawingwooden ones, but what ofthat ? When the perches flyinto splinters new ones canbe inserted, and, in anycase, parrots must be sup-plied with bits of wood. Theymust also have plenty of sandand rust is as bad for themfor other birds. Then why use cages ? The larger species should be . _ ^ ^ Si- ^ Trained Crow fed with rice, Indian corn, and hemp; the smaller ones with canary seed and surely mark the limit of the variousraces that may still be reckoned among domes-tic animals. Other species of decorative birds. are found in aviaries, where,bred and brought up in captiv-ity, they know no other homethan that with man. Amongthem are pheasants, peacocks,and certain gallinaceous fowlsthat are never fully tamed. Butcan these be termed domesticanimals ? For the pheasant ofour woods, the wild bird wehunt, the answer must certainlybe in the negative. Among thedecorative pheasants, kept fortheir beauty, the best knownare the golden pheasant (T/ian-malea picta), very difficult toraise, and the diamond, copper,and silver pheasants, and all ofthese are brilliant in color, quickin their movements, and veryself-conscious in manner. Peacocks were once the great adornment ofparks and country houses, and the cool tintsof their displayed plumage had an indescrib-able charm and beauty. The common peacock{Pavo cristatns) is either of a metallic green-ish blue or wholly white. The well-knownostentatious parading of the cock before the henand his
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