The New York herald., 1876-09-03
ing. from IS 70 slo e.eA .nd Robin redDre..!s ifou

lings from IS $40 each and robin redbreasts from
So 10 So apiece
.swha, DO you iced inssctivorous birds ons"
IA composition generally known q knocking bird
food II is made OF toasted bread. the meal cakes
made Of crushed poppy seeds and dried oxhearts, all
ground down 10 nne powder Then all bird dealers
have additions Of their put In pounded anus
bags and sold here a. 81 to 81 so per pound. Meal
worms broad and milk, apple and egg anc potato are
all good for this class OF birda They brought up
by hand on egg and potato They are subject TO The
diseases above mentioned"
.'what other birds have not treated ofs"
''Somctimes an odd msgpis raven gets In the mar
kst and come across eagles. falcons, hawks and
owls sometimes These however, not IN the regu-
Lar way Of trade. eu. parrots are staple goods"
proceed CONCERNING parrots"
'rhe best talker is the gray African parrot He is
gray with light head and scarlet sail, and comes
direct TO this market and they generally live and do
well while others taken to Liverpool nrss and they
learn easily he should DO talked quietly the dark;
but when hs has learned TO talk his articuation Is dis
tincs, and he has heap OF knowledge in mis- head:
An unframed gray African young bird worth $40 and
they will increase IN value up to $500"
what ls the next Variety"
1.-The double yellow head green parrot ranks next
1t comes from Mexico learns easily but does not talk
wel as The gray African aud is worth from $50 10
$3.50 Then there are several cheaper varieties The
Braxl!ian single yellow, the Cuban redbreast The
Haytian gray and blue forehead ana any number from
South America all worth So, $40 or $50, as the case
'COncerning oockatoOsw
Cockstoos, or white eagles a. the country peo-
pie Call thSIn are moro for show than sport There
are many varieties as you can see in any mcnager,e
They come from Australia and are worth from $40 TO
$50 each. Macaws fashionable . hundred years
ago, but shoir spendor seldom seen IN private
houssa They come from South America and are worth
from $40 TO $50 each"
IL SEQ some squirrels In the corner How do they
sslly"
The common gray squirrel IL worth from So 10
$40, according 10 his tamsness The fox or black
squirrel and ranges from So to SIS Rcd squir-
Tels IRON 81 SO to So each Chipmunks and flying
squirrels from seventy-ave cents TO 81, while whne
squirrels very seldom to be got and will sell from
SIS 10 $lo0."
.What about cages?"
"rhe best wire cages In the world are made in
America, and they the cheapest Aviaries
from $40 to $l5; while cages single birds from $40
s. Squirrel and mockng bird cages are priced from
50 to $12 each The amount made and sold IS enor-
aud suppose that the Trade up TO 5000 600
or 500, 900 year. mind that is in Cages alone j."
al sec you have goldfish ON hand. Tell me whero
they come iromY"
.Orig,naly from China but those In this market are
raised Long Island. great many bred Ia The
ponus about Hampstead. Men 70 out thcre and sweep
the creeks with and pay the four i've
apiece Tor all they take. Then they bring them
town aud sell them 10 tho dealers tor cents
apiece, and tho dealers retail them at twenty and
twenty tive cents OF course great many aie our
hands"
How should goldfish bc kepts''
'Give them fresh water every day, and In summer
twice day. Croton Is AZ good as you want Pour out
half the contents Of the globe and m IL up again Some
water prepared for tho purpose bat never give ninc
anything, aud they got along first rate. !"
what other hsh used for aquaria?
'siiver fish, daec, sinners, minnows, rocknsh, sun
6sh and tadpoles All Of them come from Long Island
and soil ton each. Some folk have
turtles and othors ask for young agators but dons
do much IN that line F"
'What do fish globes COST"
"From ten cents 70 81 each, according 70 size. Now
shop and 60 and have more lager chat over the
time we met in the "Harsz Mountains"