Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . NO. 6.—BREEDING-CAGE. action, and voice. The head of the male isbroader than that of the female, and flatteron the crown; and the colors around thebeak and eyes are deeper. Put a male birdin a cage and his manner is bold and defiant;his chirp, clear and ringing; his actions arequick, decisive, and full of fire: while thehen hops backward and forward in a quietway, with a soft plaintive chirp. Of courseyou wont remember all these things; nomore did I, when Cousin John recited themto me ; but by - and - bye you will guessnearly as well as Old Probabilities. F
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . NO. 6.—BREEDING-CAGE. action, and voice. The head of the male isbroader than that of the female, and flatteron the crown; and the colors around thebeak and eyes are deeper. Put a male birdin a cage and his manner is bold and defiant;his chirp, clear and ringing; his actions arequick, decisive, and full of fire: while thehen hops backward and forward in a quietway, with a soft plaintive chirp. Of courseyou wont remember all these things; nomore did I, when Cousin John recited themto me ; but by - and - bye you will guessnearly as well as Old Probabilities. Find out how much seed is eaten in eachcage in one day, add a litUe more than theamount, and feed the same quantity an equable temperature ; if toowarm the birds will be forced out of season;but it should be warm enough to make themost of them in season. Whitewash the cage twice a year, beforeand after the breeding season. Mix ordi-nary whiting to the consistency of cream,with thin flour paste. Look for the in-sect p
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