Awtrultural ^orirtg of (Haltfnrma 



For the Study of American and Foreign Birds in 

 Freedom and Captivity 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



Adolph UU, 



President 

 F. W. D'Evelyn 



W. W. Cooley. 



Secretary 



Dr. S. R. Jacobs 



E. W. Gifford 



717 Market Street 

 i>an 3Franri0r0, Olalifornta 



PUBLISH ERS OF 



BIRD NEWS 



W. W. COOLEY, 



Business Manaser 



each issue $20.00 

 each issue 10.00 

 each issue 7.00 



Subscription Rates — 75 cents per annum. 



Limited advertising will be taken. 

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BIRD NEWS is published bi-monthly. 



BIRD NEWS will open columns for exchanges or sales. 



BIRD NEWS is open for queries on bird management, disease and all 

 kindred topics. 



BIRD NEWS will conduct a purchase department by which members 

 may obtain birds, bird literature or aviary furnishings. 



WANTED 



WANTED — Young hen Belgian cana- 

 ry, suitable for breeding. A. B., of- 

 fice Bird News. 



WANTED — Names of all bird fanci- 

 ers in California. Address with list 

 of birds, Business Manager, Bird 

 news. 



EXCHANGE 



EXCHANGE — One pair Green Budge 

 rigars for pair Yellow. E. B. M., 

 Bird News. 



QUERIES 



WHAT is meant by "Sib-bred," asks 

 Robt. S, Stockton. Sib bred is sim- 

 ply a fancier's term for birds bred 

 in and in — much used in hybrid 

 breeding. 



QUERIES — Cont'd. 



JAS. B. Lodi, asks: Is "Tailing" 

 young canaries a helpful method? 

 Just the reverse, it is both useless 

 and injurious. 



C, B, E., Berkeley — Asks: What are 

 the symptoms and how may one 

 get rid of red lice on a canary? 

 The red mite is a tick, nocturnal 

 in its habits; birds become restless 

 at night, start, shake their feath- 

 ers; peck at the body; just indi- 

 cates something is biting. A white 

 cloth around cage will attract; 

 then may find the tiny red specks 

 adherent. Thoroughly disinfect 

 the cage with hot water, turpen- 

 tine, Condy's Fluid, etc.; if all 

 metal cage bake in an oven. Bu- 

 hach powder on bird; wash in bath 

 of Synol soap. Smear camphor oil 

 or Cedar Wood oil on perches. 

 Will give special article on Red 

 Mites in an early number of Bird 

 News. 



