. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. e of food), these birdswith their beautiful colors are easy to raise andwell worth their price. They rival many ofthe tropical birds in color. The bullfinch ofthe north of Europe {Pyrrhuhi vulgaris) ismuch larger than the bullfinch of this eggs are greenish blue, with a little circle state it lives among reeds, and is more or lesssquat in figure. Thanks to its beautiful yellowcolor and its very soft, melodious whistle, it isvery acceptable in the aviary, though in captiv-it) it is apt to lose one or both of its gif
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. e of food), these birdswith their beautiful colors are easy to raise andwell worth their price. They rival many ofthe tropical birds in color. The bullfinch ofthe north of Europe {Pyrrhuhi vulgaris) ismuch larger than the bullfinch of this eggs are greenish blue, with a little circle state it lives among reeds, and is more or lesssquat in figure. Thanks to its beautiful yellowcolor and its very soft, melodious whistle, it isvery acceptable in the aviary, though in captiv-it) it is apt to lose one or both of its gifts. Theyellow-hammer {^Colaptcs iniratus) is not oftencaged, and belongs to the woodpecker family. The species called the 7cngtails (Motaci/la)are the agriculturists among smaller birds,especially across the water. They follow theplowman along the furrows, and will evenjump between the legs of the horses. Andyet, though very eager, they are shy and are constantly wagging their heads andtails; hence their name. Though the yellow 28o OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. The Lark wagtail is an ornament to the aviary, the samecannot be said of the white species, which manis not allowed to catch in most countries. The brown lark {Anthus pennsylvanicus)is found throughout North America, but isaccidental in Europe. People say that the larkis well fitted for cage life simply because theywant to enjoy its ravishing song. This is notso. Of all the birds of heaven it should befree; only then can the full beauty of itssong be known. Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert,That from heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heartIn profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Teach me half the gladness That thy soul must know,.Such harmonious madness From my lips would world would listen then as I am listening now. The spring without larks is no spring atall, and though they make their nests closeto the ground they rise very high in theair to announce triumphantly the days re-newal. But
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