F. C. THORPE,


Importer of all Varieties of Foreign

Birds and ttlaterfoml.


ANIMALS IMPORTED TO ORDER.


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


Noie * am ess - 75, SOUTH PARADE, HULL.


Stock in hand January 22, 1905.


Nandav Parrakeets 17/6 each. Also finest lot of Doves in England—


1 pair Red Mountain Doves £2 10/- pair, 4 pairs 'l'alpacoti Doves 10/6 pair,


2 pairs Picni Doves 12/6 pair, Demoiselle Cranes, only 1 pair left (unpinioned)

4 pairs Canibayan Doves beauties 12/6 pair, Australian Crested Doves 20/-

pair. Chinese Quails 20/- pair, Pennant’s Parrakeets 40/- pair. Yellow

Budgerigars 20/- pair.


12 pairs Ruddy Shelldrakes £2 pair, 1 Spotted-billed Duck, £1, 4 pairs

adult Carolina Ducks 50/- pair, 1 pair Widgeons 12/- pair, Chinese Geese 20/-

a pair, East Indian Ducks 15/- pair, Albino Wild Ducks £1 pair, 1 Gold

Sparrow hen 6/6, 2 pairs Anas superciliosa or Australian Wild Ducks 30/-

pair, 1 pair Black Swans very fine £5.


White Java Sparrows 9/6 pair, Trumpeter Bullfinches 10/6 pair, Grey

Cardinals 8/6 pair, Cockatiels 6/6 each, Scaly or Graceful Doves 25/- pair,

White Java Doves 6/6, Indian Collared Doves 7/6 pair, Porto Rico Doves

40/- pair, very fine birds, Crowned Black Tauagers 25/- pair, Orange-head

Troupials 20/- each, Ringneck Parrakeets 2/6 each, White-eared Conures

12/6 each. Brush Bronzewing Doves 50/- pair, Bronze-necked Doves 20/-.

ChineseZosterops 15/- pair, rare Spectacled Amazon £3 10/-, Goffiu’s Cocka¬

toos, Bare-eyed ditto, 2 Hyacinthine Macaws, 1 Lear's Macaws, Blue and

Buff ditto, Illiger’s ditto 30/- each. Redrump Parrakeets 30/- pair, Many-

coloured Parrakeet hen £2 5/-. 1 pair Great-billed Parrakeets ( Paloeornis


magniroslris) true pair perfect condition £4. Yorkshire Canaries 20/- pair.

Half-masked Weavers 6/6 each. Paradise Sliellducks £7 10/- pair, Austra¬

lian ditto £7 10/- pair, .Spur-winged Geese £3 pair, White-fronted Geese

£1 10/-pair, Mandarin Ducks 35/- pair. Green Cardinals £1 2/6 the pair.


Arriving about Feb. 12 : Quantity Blue-breasted Pittas, Fruit-suckers,

Sliamas. New Arrivals: 1 rare Black-throated Yellow Oriole 50/-, 1 pair

acclimatised Blue Robins 20/-, 1 Yellow Wagtail, winner 7/6, 12 pairs Ruddy

Sheldrakes, 12 pairs Bar-head Geese £2 10/- pair, 24 Shatnas (arrive middle

Feb.) 20/- each, 6 pairs Crowned Tauagers, 1 Pied Albino Tanager, 3 Scarlet

Tauagers 16/- each, 1 Monster Waxwiug 17/6, English, 1 finger-tame Cali¬

fornian Quail cock 10/6, 2 ditto cock Red-capped Parrots £3 each, I pair

Cape Doves, 1 rare Barbet 40/-, 1 Blue-bearded Jay 35/-, 1 Black Tanager 20/-

I Bare-eved Cockatoo 30/-, 7 pairs Mandarin Ducks 36/- pair (arrive middle

Feb.), 36 Golden-fronted Fruitsuckers and other rarities from 20/- each,

Blue-fronted Amazons 30/- each, perfect feather, I Tyrant 15/-.


Notice. —After much difficulty and expense my Central African Agent has got down

to the coast a quantity of Giant Whydahs and Waxbills, some of the latter I am hoping

will be the rare Violet-eared and Jameson’s Waxbills. These birds will arrive about the

time the February number is issued.


Please Note. —One of my old schoolfellows has just been offered and accepted the

position of Curator of Borneo Museum. He writes me that he will do his best to send me

live specimens from that most highly favoured bird world.


Stock Always Changing.



