This antique book contains a detailed guide to foreign birds commonly kept as pets in cages and aviaries. This book describes the different species that experience has shown to be the most suitable subjects for domestication, indicating the food and treatment necessary for each, and any points connected with their management of value to the reader. The perfect book for prospective and existing bird owners alike, this text constitutes a must-have addition to any collection of avicultural literature. The Chapters of this book include: The Cardinal Family, The Crow Family, The Dove Family, The Finch Family, The Lark Family, The Mannikin Family, The Owl Family, The Parrot Family, The Quail Family, The Robin Family, The Sparrow Family, The Starling Family, The Tanger Family, The Thrush Family, etcetera. This book is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction on aviculture.

Explore the world of exotic birds with this comprehensive guide to cage and aviary species. With detailed descriptions and full-color illustrations, this book is an invaluable resource for hobbyists and breeders alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Foreign Birds for Cage and Aviary, Vol. 2: The Larger Foreign Birds Bird protection, in so far as it puts a -st0p to the shoot ing down of every rare bird which approaches our shores, or to the wicked slaughter of sea - birds by trippers with guns, and more particularly in its efforts to put a stop to the iniquitous traffic in bird skins and plumes for the adornment of hats and bonnets, is an excellent institution; but when, not content with this good work, it strives to do away with the study of birds in cage and aviary, it becomes at once an evil thing for which posterity will have just cause to curse its advocates. Bird-life can only be partially studied by the field naturalist owing to the skulking nature of many birds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.