130 BULL-FINCH. 



When singing one tune, he will come 

 forth from his cage at the word of com- 

 mand, perch upon the finger of his owner, 

 and on being bid will pour forth his en- 

 chanting strains without exhibiting the 

 slightest fear, even should a stranger be 

 present in the room. Birds thus educated 

 bring with ease wonderful prices, and are 

 rarely sold for less than eighty dollars; 

 frequently commanding as high as one 

 hundred and one hundred and fifty dollars 

 each. 



His colours are back of a soft ash-grey, 

 with the breast and belly of a soft crim- 

 son-red, and his wings and tail of a deep 

 glossy black. His head is likewise orna- 

 mented on the crown with a patch of the 

 same raven hue. 



In confinement he should receive seeds 

 of all the different kinds, except hemp, 

 which should only be given sparingly, and 

 when so, only in the winter, or during the 

 moulting season, which occurs at the 

 same time with him as with the Canary. 



