Identifier: illustratedbooko00blak (find matches)
Title: The illustrated book of canaries and cage-birds, British and foreign
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Blakston, W. A Swaysland, W Wiener, August F
Subjects: Canaries Cage birds
Publisher: London New York : Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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no modern instance of success in breeding. Considering the frequent instances of GreyParrots laying eggs, although kept singly, it ought to be easy to breed them, and cage-bredGrey Parrots would fairly be worth any price in reason. It is marvellous that cage-breedingof foreign birds has never yet been taken up as a business in England. Dozens ofaquaria have sprung into existence, where people may see soles and codfish disportingthemselves in their native element. The habits of fish are not nearly so interestingas those of birds, and for one private aquarium there are hundreds of private aviaries.A large well-arranged aviary, in which the life and habits of birds in their natural statecould be observed, would be one of the prettiest sights, and would interest thousands.Breeding and acclimatising foreign cage-birds for sale would afford a source of large profits ifproperly managed. Zoological gardens can scarcely be expected to do much in this direction, Cassells Canaries 6t Cage Birds
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KING PARROT. Vmcenl Broolffi Lay «iSoii luji PENNANTS PARAKEET Amazon Parrots. 441 as visitors of these establishments expect to see a general collection of animals, and therebythe minute care of any special department becomes difficult. In the Zoological Garden ofAntwerp, birds have been bred and dealt in as a business, and the enormous success of thissplendid garden has been largely due to its traffic in foreign birds. But to return to Grey Parrots. It is certain that some have lived for over fifty years,and no limit to their endurance, if once acclimatised, can be stated. Their food should behemp, canary-seed, oats, wheat, and Indian corn. They will become accustomed to almostanything which human beings eat. Ripe fruit, nuts, and biscuits are a welcome occasionaladdition to their diet. Bathing is very beneficial, and if Parrots do not bathe of their ownfree will, exposure to a warm shower in summer, or a warm shower bath, so applied by agarden syringe that the bird does not become

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