F. C. THORPE,


ImpoFter of all VaFieties of Foreign

Birds and (flaterforal.



ANIMALS IMPORTED TO ORDER.


All Birds kept in Aviaries not Cages, and sent on approval.


Note Mess- 75, SOUTH PARAD E, HULL.


Stock in hand October 19, 1904.


Nanday Parrakeets 15/- each, 1 Blue-crowned Coimre 10/-, 2 Yellow

Budgerigars 20/- pair, acclimatised Rose Cockatoo 10/-. Also finest lot of

Doves in England—3 pairs Red Mountain Doves ^3, 1 pair Brazilian Doves

(name not known) £2 10/- pair, 6 pairs Talpacoti Doves 10/6 pair, 4 pairs

Allied Doves 15/- pair, 5 pairs Zebras 3/6 pair, Senegal Finches 2/- to 5/- pair,

aviary-bred Cut-throats 3/- pair, 8 Blue-fronted Amazons 16/- to 30/- each,

1 Dong-tailed Gloss}' Starling 35/-, 3 Rosy Pastors fine 7/6 each, 1 pair

Pileated Jays ^3, pair Scarlet Tanagers 30/- true pair, rare Yellow-bellied

Grosbeak cock 30/-, 4 adult Demoiselle Cranes (pinioned) ^4 10/- pair, 4

Porto Rico Pigeons £2 10/- pair very rare, 4 pairs Cambayan Doves beauties

12/6 pair, Australian Crested Doves 20/-. Shanias, Pittas. 3 pairs Pileated

Parrakeets (Pionopsittacus pileatus) £5 10/- pair, 1 hen Green Cardinal 12/6,

x pair Red-headed Hangnests ^3, 2 rare Blue-winged Pigmy Amazons,

rarest birds in England, £3 each.


3 pairs Ruddy Shelldrakes £2 15/- pair, 3 pairs Spotted-billed Ducks,

£2 10/- pair, 1 pair Green-billed Toucans, £5 10/-, 3 pairs Shellducks 12/6

pair, 2 pairs Sarus Cranes £25 pair, 1 Raven perfect £1, 1 Talking Grey

(been under wrong treatment but nearly right again 4 years) £2, 3 pairs

Carolina Ducks 45/- pair, 2 pairs Widgeons 12/- pair, 2 pairs Garganey 12/6

pair, Muscovies good breeders 10/6 pair, 1 Gander and 2 Chinese Geese ditto

ditto 40/- the trio, East Indian Ducks 15/- pair, Bean Geese 25/- pair, Blue¬

winged Teal £4 pair, Albino Wild Ducks £1 pair, 3 cocks 1 lieu extremely

rare Calornis calybeus or Eastern Starlings^ 10/- pair, x pair rare White-

fronted Guans or Penelope Fowl £4, 1 talking Hill Mynah £2, 1 Bell-bird

£4 10/-, 8 pairs Californian Quails 12/6 pair, 1 pair BJack-breasted Rain-

Quails 12/6 English bred, Jungle Bush Quails 10/- each, 1 .Stork 15/-, 3

Rufous-necked Weavers full colour 7/6 each, 5 Textor Weavers ditto 5/6eacli,

1 pair Half-masked Weavers ditto 6/6 each, 3 Baya Weavers ditto 5/- each’

1 pair Red-head Weavers ditto 7/6 pair, 4 Oryx Weavers ditto 7/6 each, 1

Gold Sparrow hen 6/6, I pair Swainson’s Sparrows 8/-, 2 pairs Bahama Pin¬

tails £5 10/- pair, 1 pair Brent Geese 15/-, 2 pairs Anas supercilious or Austra¬

lian Wild Ducks 50/- pair, 1 Diademed Amazon tame acclimatized £2 10/-,

I Brazilian Wild Canary 5/6, 1 Adult male Black Swan very fine £3 10/-, 1

pair young from same ^6 pair, 1 pair Black-backed Geese pair £6 10/-,

X Saltator £2.


IW Please Noth.—I wish to call the attention of my customers to the fact that I have

lately added two more agents to my number, one in Central Africa, another on the River

Plate, so that I hope to be able soon to offer varieties which are seldom to be got in this

country.


Stock Always Changing.



