THE ORANGE-CHEEK WAXBILL. 

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links', but very much finer than either of these much- 

 admired birds. 



" Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight." 



He will mate and rear his young in the aviary, ad- 

 hering to the tropical spring month, November, 

 raising beautiful young birds in our mid-winter. 



THE SILVER-BILL, or Quaker bird, has a pretty 

 warbling song, and will often dance upon the perch, 

 as if keeping time to his melody. When kept in 

 couples, they are very affectionate, and devote the 

 greater part of their time to caressing each other. 



" And hear the sound of music sweet, 

 From birds among the bowers." 



THE ORANGE - CHEEK WAXBILL is a beautiful, 

 smooth little bird, always as neat as possible, with 

 every feather in its place, vermilion beak, gray head, 

 neck and throat brown. 



THE ZEBRA, or orange - breast waxbill, is quite 

 small, but very pleasing ; and, as he is scarcely 

 three inches long, he is considered desirable. 



THE CHESTNUT FINCH is another choice bird, and 

 one which will speedily become a favorite. The 

 whole body is of a rich chestnut-brown, both above 

 and below ; the upper and under tail coverts white, 

 and the tail black. 



THE MAGPIE FINCH is one of the little beauties 

 with a bottle-green head, brownish back, white 



