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JAVA SPARROW. 



{Loxia Orycivora.) 



A tender and delicate bird, worth little to 

 recommend it, except the beauty of its colors ; 

 a native of the East Indies, as its name im- 

 ports. Its food should be wholly unhuiled 

 rice, or Canary seed, in a small portion, with 

 a large quantity of brown gravel, to assist its 

 digestion. It has very little pretensions to 

 music, though we have heard one whistle 

 delightfully, in our possession. They are 

 readily kept by observing the above simple 

 rules. 



INDIGO BIRD. 



{Fringilla Cyanea.) 



A native of America of surpassing beauty, 

 a little allied in habits to the preceding, — 

 though in every way more familiar. Their 

 song is lively, unique, and interesting, and 

 given not only at early dawn, but during the 

 intense heat of mid-day in summer, and again 

 is frequently heard during a great part of the 

 night, especially if it be moonlight. Its notes 

 resemble those of the Canary, and it may be 

 kept in confinement on precisely the same 

 food as given to the adult birds of that spe- 

 cies. The male of this species is a brilliant 

 azure blue, with a reflection of green ; the 

 female of a dingy yellow and olive brown, 

 rather inclined to purple. It is sometimes 

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