. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. IS Dy far the handsomest member of the Quail family. It is called the Plumed Part- ridge, because it has a crest or crown of six long feathers on the head. The female is somewhat rrrore soberly. attired than the male. In confinement they soonbecome thoroughly domesticated, and will breed, in a large cage; but more readily in an aviary or large pen built out of doors. Price per pair, $, for either the rnountain or valley variety. THE EUROPEAN QUAIL= The^European, or Mi- gratory Quail, are some- what smaller than their American cous
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. IS Dy far the handsomest member of the Quail family. It is called the Plumed Part- ridge, because it has a crest or crown of six long feathers on the head. The female is somewhat rrrore soberly. attired than the male. In confinement they soonbecome thoroughly domesticated, and will breed, in a large cage; but more readily in an aviary or large pen built out of doors. Price per pair, $, for either the rnountain or valley variety. THE EUROPEAN QUAIL= The^European, or Mi- gratory Quail, are some- what smaller than their American cousins. They will thrive equally well in a large cage or in the aviary, and will build their nest and rear their ,oung in either. They become very tame and much attached to the person feeding them. Like all of the Quail family they require, in confinement, a diet of mixed buckwheat and wheat, with occasional grains of hemp seed. European Quail are lyorth $ per 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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