. Cassell's book of birds . , composed of fibres from variousroots, is placed, and this again is lined with the hair of the deer or horse ; sometimes a little wool ismixed with the horsehair. In May, from three to four small, round, smootii eggs are deposited in the 104 CASSELLS BOOK OF BIRDS. nest; they are of a light green, or greenish-blue colour, covered with pale violet or black spots, andreddish-brown dottings that form streaks or lines. The female sits upon her brood for about afortnight, and is tended by her mate during that time; both parents combine in the care of theiroffspring. The
. Cassell's book of birds . , composed of fibres from variousroots, is placed, and this again is lined with the hair of the deer or horse ; sometimes a little wool ismixed with the horsehair. In May, from three to four small, round, smootii eggs are deposited in the 104 CASSELLS BOOK OF BIRDS. nest; they are of a light green, or greenish-blue colour, covered with pale violet or black spots, andreddish-brown dottings that form streaks or lines. The female sits upon her brood for about afortnight, and is tended by her mate during that time; both parents combine in the care of theiroffspring. The nestlings are fed at first upon insects, then with seeds that have been softened inthe crop, and afterwards with the same in their natural state. Should there not be a second brood,the young remain for a long time under parental tuition. Those who wish to rear these birds should take them from the nest while still unfledged, and thesooner their education commences the more profitable it is likely to be. In the woods around. \ r. \\1 8 : fifilPmm* FEMALE BULLFINCH AND NEST. Thiiringen hundreds of young Bullfinches are caught annually, and sent, when properly educated, tothe principal capitals of Europe, and even to America. The course of instruction begins from thefirst day of their capture, and the principal thing that is necessary is that their instructor shouldbe able to whistle the air he is teaching them with great clearness and precision. Persons have triedto teach these little birds to sing with a hand-organ, but with little success, for even the flute cannotproduce a sound so delicate as that uttered by the lips of a good whistler. Some Bullfinches canlearn to sing two or three tunes without any great difficulty, whilst others never acquire will retain a tune during their whole life, and others again forget it entirely during the moultingseason. The voice of the female is much inferior to that of her mate. We have often heard theRedpole and the Blackbird
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