The Avicultural Society of California 



HEAD OFFICE 



717 Market Street 



SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



W. W. COOLEY, Business Manager 



Bird News, the official magazine, is published bi- 

 monthly 



Bird News will conduct a purchase department, by 

 which members may obtain birds, bird literature, or 

 aviary furnishings 



Bird News will open columns for exchanges or sales 



Bird News is open for queries on bird management, 

 disease, breeding, and all kindred topics 



WANTED 



WANTED — Young hen Belgian ca- 

 nary, suitable for breeding. A. B., 

 office this paper. 



WANTED — Cage moulted, British 

 goldfinch male. 219 Central build- 

 ing, San Francisco. 



WANTED — Names of all bird fan- 

 ciers in California; address, with 

 list of birds, to Business Manager 

 Bird News, San Francisco. 



EXCHANGE 



EXCHANGE — Four Barbary Doves, 

 10 Tigrine Doves for ornamental 

 Ducks or Geese; 325 6 Briggs ave- 

 nue, Alameda; E. W. Gifford. 



EXCHANGE — Cent. 



EXCHANGE — Male hybrid linnet, ca- 

 nary, for female goldfinch. Address 

 care Business Manager, Bird News, 

 San Francisco. 



QUERIES 



CANARY AILING — W. B. C, Fres- 

 no: Your bird Is over fed; cut out 

 hemp seed; staple diet: canary 

 seed, twice a week 1-2 teaspoon- 

 ful of summer rape; put as much 

 Epsom salts as will lie upon a 

 dime, into the drinking water for 

 two days; feed chick weed and let- 

 tuce alternate days. 



