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The Brazilian Hangnest is quite an ornament in 

 an aviary, and he becomes so tame and confiding that 

 as a pet I can thoroughly recommend him. 



B BiblioarapbP of Cage BirDs- 



up to A.D. 1900. 

 By E. HOPKINSON aud W. Geo. Creswei,!^. 



IN compiling the following list of books devoted 

 to aviculture, we are fully conscious that there 

 must be many omissions, but hope in time to 

 fill the gaps, and to correct the possible errors 

 which may have crept in. We shall be grateful for 

 help in this direction, viz. for particulars of works 

 which should be included and for further details as to 

 those about w^hich our information is imperfect. For 

 convenience the list is brought up only to the end of 

 1900. Such books as have appeared since that date 

 we hope to give particulars of in a supplementary 

 paper. 



Our design being only to include works published 

 in English, we are debarred from inserting the 

 Classics of Cage Bird Literature, viz. the works of 

 Bechstein and Russ, which are only represented here 

 by their English versions. These, at any rate in the 

 case of the latter author, give but a poor idea of the 

 fund of information contained in the originals. 



A great number of the books mentioned we have 

 been able to examine ourselves : for particulars re- 

 garding many of the others we are chiefly indebted to 

 the German Zoological Bibliographies of Engelmann, 

 Cams, and Taschenburg, which include all works in 

 the different branches of Zoology published between 

 1700 and 1880. 



Adams, H. G. Favourite Song Birds, being a Popular des- 

 cription of the Feathered Songsters of Great Britain etc. 

 8z/c. With 12 coloured plates. London. 1851. 



Originally published in 12 parts with one plate to each part. 

 See also various editions of Bechstein, 1853 onwards. 



