. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 76 THE ENGLISH ROBIN. The Redbreast, which is the national bird of England, is smaller than our Robin, resembling the latter only by the red on the breast. As a cage bird, he is very gentle, lively, and affection- ate; and sings his merry song summer and winter, often far into the night. The treatment given in the first part of this book for soft-billed birds is ap- plicable also to the English Robin. He should be kept in an oblong cage. An English Robin is worth ^; when in full song, $ THE ENGLISH ROBIN. THE JAPANESE ROBIN
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 76 THE ENGLISH ROBIN. The Redbreast, which is the national bird of England, is smaller than our Robin, resembling the latter only by the red on the breast. As a cage bird, he is very gentle, lively, and affection- ate; and sings his merry song summer and winter, often far into the night. The treatment given in the first part of this book for soft-billed birds is ap- plicable also to the English Robin. He should be kept in an oblong cage. An English Robin is worth ^; when in full song, $ THE ENGLISH ROBIN. THE JAPANESE ROBIN. This is one of the most active and merry of cage birds. He is always hopping from perch to perch, not stopping to sing, but pouring forth his merry song as he goes. In size he is about as large as an English Robin, The back is olive brown, changing to yellow at the head, and to gray on the sides. The throat and breast have a patch of bright orange, shaded towards the border. The wings are dark, each wing-feather edged with orange. The beak and feet are bright coral red. A small size Mocking - Bird cage and soft food are -eOiUired for their proper comfort. A young male Japanese R ^bin is worth ; when ii> full »ong,| ..—T^ ^. 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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