BIRD NEWS 



BIRD NEWS 



FREDERICK W. D'EVELYN, Editor 

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In Introducing Bird News to the 

 bird lovers of America, we offer it as 

 a companion, a friend and a guide to 

 aid, to educate and to encourage. 



We anticipate not only the hearty 

 support, but also the active co-opera- 

 tion of all — and they are legion — who 

 not alone treasure "their pets," but 

 are desirous of affording them more 

 intelligent and rational treatment, 

 and thus better to appreciate their 

 worth, beauty and utility. 



It is not an unmanly thing to seek 

 a wider fraternity in that kinship of 

 nature, which helps to make life — 

 worth while. 



CHIRPS 



Black Swans were bred in England 

 last season. 



Varied sized branches cut to fit 

 the cage make best perches for all 

 finches. 



Don't put paper in the bottom of 

 the bird's cage. Birds don't enjoy 

 it, even if it is the "funny page." 

 Cover the floor liberally with dry sea 

 sand, sprinkle a little gravel in one 

 corner. Your cage will be less of- 

 fensive-looking and the bird will feel 

 at home. 



At the recent Jubilee and Crystal 

 Palace Show, London, England, al- 

 most 3000 birds were on exhibition. 

 A rare specimen of the Painted 

 Finch — Emblema picta — of Austra- 

 lia, was on exhibition. We shall have 

 something to say about this beauti- 

 ful bird in our next. 



Don't forget, we want to get in 

 touch with you. Let us hear about 

 your birds, and what you know about 

 them. 



The Western Meadow Lark is still 

 on the protected list, thanks to the 

 intelligence and common sense of 

 our legislative, nature students. 



Our next issue will contain an ex- 

 cellent article upon, " Rearing Wild 

 Fowl on a Southern California 

 Ranch," by the late H. L. Sefton. 



Don't hang the cage outside with- 

 out putting a sunshade over the top. 

 Birds seek the shelter of branch e,-; 

 •dU(\ other cover when the sun is on 

 high. 



As we go to print the future of a 

 Bird Arbor Day Bill for the schools 

 of California, is in the hands of Gov- 

 ernor Gillett. We anticipate his 

 hearty approval. 



Luther Burbank celebrates his 

 birthday, March 7th. What more 

 graceful and fitting monument to the 

 Wizard of California, than accepting 

 March 7th as Bird and Arbor Day? 



Albinos were much in evidence at 

 the Crystal Palace Show of Cage 

 Birds. White blackbirds, white lin- 

 nets — but the rarest of all was a 

 white canary. The big London dailies 

 wrote much " copy " concerning it. 



California has again clothed her- 

 self in her " glorious climate." Don't 

 make this an excuse for propping up 

 the open window with the bird's 

 cage. Many a good songster has been 

 " chilled " to death by this careless 

 custom. 



