38 BIRD-KEEPER'S MANUAL. 



FOX-COLORED FINCH, OR SPARROW. 



This is a plump and pretty bird, and is another 

 of our winter visitants from the North. It is 

 tame like the others ; is a large bird of its species, 

 and being of a beautiful fox-color, it looks well 

 in a cage. Its call is musical and loud, and it 

 has some very fine low warbling notes. 



FOOD. It is a hardy and strong bird, and will 

 thrive well on hemp and Canary seed. If it gets 

 too heavy, and does not take exercise enough, 

 withdraw the hemp, and feed on Canary alone. 

 Give it plenty of gravel, and water to wash. 



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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The male and 

 female are very much alike, differing only in the 

 male being brighter in color, especially about the 

 shoulders. 



LOCATION. Found throughout the Northern 

 and Middle, and, some seasons, the Southern 

 States, during the fall and winter. Early in the 

 spring leaves for the North. 



