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PERCHING BIRDS ( PASSERITORMES ) 



BROADBILLS (Eurylaimidae). Feed fruit, bananas, oranges, apples, grapes, 

 boiled eggs, mockingbird food. 



WOOD-HEWERS (Dendrocolaptidae), OVENBIRDS (Furnariidae), ANT- 

 THRUSHES (Formicariidae), ANT-PIPETS (Conopophagidae), TAPACULOS 

 (Rhinocryptidae). The birds of these families are known as soft-billed birds, 

 and will eat fruit, mockingbird food, boiled egg, and mealworms and other 

 insects. Live worms and insects are essential. 



COTINGAS, BELL-BIRD, COCK-OF-THE-ROCK (Cotingidae), MANAKINS 

 (Pipridae). Feed fruit, boiled egg, mockingbird food. 



TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (Tyrannidae). Aerial feeders in the wild, and 

 difficult to keep in captivity. Feed mealworms, ground meat, boiled egg, 

 mockingbird food. Insects are almost essential. 



SHARP-BILLS (Oxyruncidae), PLANT-CUTTERS (Phytotomidae). Same 

 as above. 



PITTAS (Pittidae). Feed mealworms and any other available insects, mock- 

 ingbird food, and ground meat. The floor of the cage should be covered with 

 soft material, as their feet are tender. 



NEW ZEALAND WRENS (Acanthisittidae), ASITIBS (Philepittidae). Feed 

 insects, mealworms, mockingbird food, boiled egg. 



LYRE BIRDS (Menuridae). Feed fruit, insects, seeds, and green vegetation. 

 They spend much of their time on the ground. 



SCRUB-BIRDS (Atrichornithidae). Soft-billed birds. Feed the same as 

 thrushes. 



LARKS (Alaudidae). Feed mockingbird food, mealworms, boiled eggs, 

 ground meat, fruit, lettuce. 



SWALLOWS (Hirundinidae). Give them mealworms and any other avail- 

 able insects, also ground meat. Try bread, soft, well-ripened fruit, and cheese. 

 These birds are rarely kept in captivity, and no method is known to be par- 

 ticularly successful with them. 



CUCKOO-SHRIKES (Campephagidae). Soft-billed birds. Feed meat, mock- 

 ingbird food, insects boiled egg. 



DRONGOS (Dicruridae), OLD WORLD ORIOLES (Oriolidae). Feed meal- 

 worms and other insects, ground meat, mockingbird food, fruit, boiled egg. 

 Insects are essential. 



CROWS, MAGPIES, JAYS (Corvidae), These omnivorous birds thrive in 

 captivity if given a wide variety of meats, soaked grain, bread, fruit, vegetable 

 material. They enjoy mealworms, insects, and mice; some of them will eat 

 small birds. 



BIRDS OF PARADISE (Paradiseidae). Feed mockingbird food with liberal 

 addition of grated carrots and boiled eggs, apples, raisins, bananas, oranges, 

 meat, insects. When the birds are growing new plumage, they apparently 

 become greatly exhausted. At such times they should have ant eggs and plenty 

 of insects. 



PARROT-BILLS, SUTHORAS (Paradoxornithidae). Soft-billed birds. Feed 

 same as thrushes. 



TITMICE (Paridae), NUTHATCHES (Sittidae). Feed mockingbird food, 

 boiled eggs, ground meat, mealworms, seeds, soft nuts, bread, meat, insects. 



CORAL-BILLED NUTHATCHES (Hyposittidae). Soft-billed birds. Feed 

 mealworms and other insects, ground meat, bread, fruit, and tender green 

 leaves. 



