. The Bird food company's book of cage birds: . ng makes all rejoice wholiear it. Insize it is about as large as our robin, and ii speckled yellow, BIRD FOOD companys BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS. 41 which 13 the color of its bill. Thrushes pos?;ess imitativGpowers ii a marvelous degree, tunes played or whistled tothem are readily nc-ciuired. They re-quire tiic Fame treat-ment and cage asMocking Birds. Thesnails that arc foundin ponds and riversmake them a treat ofwhich they are pas-sionately fond. Itis wortli the troubleof collf cling these tosee them break theshells against thewires or perches ofthe c
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds: . ng makes all rejoice wholiear it. Insize it is about as large as our robin, and ii speckled yellow, BIRD FOOD companys BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS. 41 which 13 the color of its bill. Thrushes pos?;ess imitativGpowers ii a marvelous degree, tunes played or whistled tothem are readily nc-ciuired. They re-quire tiic Fame treat-ment and cage asMocking Birds. Thesnails that arc foundin ponds and riversmake them a treat ofwhich they are pas-sionately fond. Itis wortli the troubleof collf cling these tosee them break theshells against thewires or perches ofthe cage. A young Thrushcoming into song, isworth $; in full song, from $ to $ Our native Thrushes when raised fron\ fledglings makeexcellent songsters. -A young male is wortli $ A very elegant cage for a Thrush, is liere illustrated. Itis 2i>^ inches high, the base i6>^X20inches. The wires are of brass and the base of black wal-nut. It has patent cups to prevent scattering of , ^ THE BLUE JAY. The American Blue Jay, i^ a handsome bird and an mimic. He will with equal facility imitate thesoftest sounds and the harshest sounds, but seems to delightmore in the loud noises that he hears about him; such asthe whining of a do^, the crying of a baby, etc. On hishead he wears a liglit blue crest, which lie can elevate atpleasure; the rest of him is of blue ia various shades. Heis very docile in confinement and can easily be taught in-numerable tricks. As to diet, he should be fed principally on cracked com, 42 BIRD FOOD companys BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS. with shreds of lean meat and an occasional meal is very fond of raw egg, he will puncture the shell with
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