RARE CAGE BIRDS.
Lovers of cage birds have hitherto confined their attention chiefly tothe canary, the parrot, and the mocking bird. Now, however, there is atendency to acquire rare varieties and dealers are preparing to meetthis novel demand.
The bulbul is among the feathered pets now in demand in this country."A few bulbuls have been hitherto brought from India," said a birddealer. "These have not included, however, the bulbul of Persia, theOriental counterpart of the European nightingale, but gifted with aricher, sweeter, and more plaintive song."
The hill minas of India sometimes eclipse parrots in their lingualabilities, yet very few have been imported into the United States.They now retail at $17 apiece. Japanese robins, sometimes called Pekinnightingales by English aviculturists, are peculiarly colored--darkand greenish, with distinctive yellow and orange on breast, bill, andwings. They are easy to keep, possess a sweet and musical song, andhave a song period lasting ten months.
The skill of Japanese breeders is also shown in several varieties ofcage birds that are coming into notice in this country. A pure whitevariety and a buff-and-white variety of one species--the Japanese nun,also known as bengelee or mannikin--bear testimony to the assiduity ofthe Japanese fanciers. Nuns are small birds of different species, suchas the black-headed and tri-colored nuns, the spice bird or chestnutfinch, and others. Most of them have more or less dark brown in thecoloring.
Cage birds from Africa are notable for beauty of plumage rather thansong. The African weaver, in addition to attractive coloring, offersa striking exhibition of his skill in the art that has given him hisname. At nesting time, if furnished with worsted or other suitablematerial, the birds will weave this in and out of the wires of theircage, making neat and compact examples of their handiwork. Bishops andMadagascar weavers are brilliant red and black in coloring, cutthroatshave a band of red across the throat from which is derived the name,and whidah birds (sometimes but incorrectly called widow birds) haveextremely long tails.
Waxbills form a family of African cage birds which are just beginningto attract fashionable notice. These include the dainty little cordonbleu, or crimson-eared waxbill, various species of silverbills, andseveral other kinds. The violet-eared waxbill, a bird of radiantprismatic beauty, though for some years past popular in Europe, hasjust been brought to this country. Edelsingers, or African graysingers, are an African species with a pleasing song.
Lady goldfinches from Australia have hitherto been extremely rarein this country, although they are said to reach the highest pointof beauty and elegance attained by any of the smaller cage birds ofthe world. These birds tame readily, are not pugnacious with cagemates, and exhibit many individualities of disposition. Among theiraccomplishments is an interesting and graceful little dance.
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4--Motor Matt's Race; or, The Last Flight of the "Comet."
5--Motor Matt's Mystery; or, Foiling a Secret Plot.
6--Motor Matt's Red Flier; or, On the High Gear.
7--Motor Matt's Clue; or, The Phantom Auto.
8--Motor Matt's Triumph; or, Three Speeds Forward.
9--Motor Matt's Air Ship; or, The Rival Inventors.
10--Motor Matt's Hard Luck; or, The Balloon House Plot.
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14--Motor Matt's Promise; or, The Wreck of the "Hawk."
15--Motor Matt's Submarine; or, The Strange Cruise of the "Grampus."
16--Motor Matt's Quest; or, Three Chums in Strange Waters.
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17--Motor Matt's Close Call; or, The Snare of Don Carlos.
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18--Motor Matt in Brazil; or, Under the Amazon.
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19--Motor Matt's Defiance; or, Around the Horn.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Added table of contents.
Italics are represented with _underscores_, bold with =equal signs=.
This text edition expands oe ligatures to "oe"; the HTML editionretains the ligatures.
Retained inconsistent spelling of Gallego vs. Gallegos.
Page 12, corrected typo "atempt" in "Any further attempt to chase."
Page 15, corrected typo "glitering" in "stern face and glitteringeyes." Changed "Hs" to "He" in "He iss arrest."
Page 17, corrected typo "arested" in "Why had Matt been arrested?"
Page 23, changed "secondhand" to "second-hand" for consistency ("oursecond-hand machine").
Page 31, corrected "volet-eared" to "violet-eared."
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