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Correspondence , Notes, etc.



THE DECREASED PRICES OF BIRDS.


Our Publisher sends me a little book entitled “ Bird-keeping” which

he says must be at least 37 years old. At pp. 151-2 the author gives a list of

the average prices of birds as sold by Mr. Edward Hawkins, of 6 Bear

Street, Leicester Square, which I think will interest our members.


Cockatoo, Leadbeater’s £5. Ditto, Lemon-crested ^3 5s. Mackaw ^5.

Parrot, Grey African from £1 5s. to £ 2. Parrot, Talking from ^5 to ^10.

Parrot Amazon, Green from £1 to £2. Ditto, Ceylon £1.


Australian King Parrot or Parrakeet from £3 to ^5.


The Rose-hill and Pennant’s Parrakeets (sometimes called Lories) from 25s.

to 60s.


Blossom-headed or Ring-necked Bengal Parrakeets from £1 to £2 each.

Cockateels £2 per pair. Ground Parrakeets ^3 per pair.


Grass Parrakeets, Mauv-coloured ^3.


Ditto Budgerigars from 10s. to 30s. per pair.


Turquoisine Parrakeets from 40s. to 60s. per pair.


Red-rumped Parrakeets from 25s. to 35s.


African Love-birds (Swindern’s) 25s. Brazilian Green ditto £1.


Collared Turtle Doves 10s. per pair. Troopials from £2 to £3 each.

American Mocking Bird £4. Indian Mina Bird from £4 to £10.


Tanager, Superb or Septicolor £3. Ditto, Scarlet from 25s. to 35s.


Virginian Nightingale from 20s. to 30s.


Green or Black-crested Cardinal £2. Red-crested ditto 25s. Pope £1.

Nonpareil 15s. to £1. Indigo Bird 12s. Wliydah Bird from 12s. to 15s.

Pin-tailed Whydah Bird from 12s. to 15s. Madagascar Bird £1.


Grand Bishop Bird £1 to £1 10s. Common Bishop Bird 12s. to 16s.


Crimson Bishop Bird £1. Weaver Birds 10s. to 12s. per pair.


Java Sparrows from 8s. to 10s. per pair.


Cutthroat or Coral-necked ditto from Ss. to 10s. per pair.


Diamond Sparrow from 12s. to 15s. each. American Goldfinch 10s. each.

Saffron Finch 12s. each. Cuba or Negro Finches ^1 per pair.


Senegal or St. Helena Canaries 12s. pair.


Green and Yellow Singing Finches 12s. per pair.


African Grey ditto from 15s. to 20s. per pair.


Australian or Rockhampton Finches (the Banded Grass-Finch, Chestnut-

breasted Finch, and Red-tailed Finch) from 30/- to £3 per pair.

Brisbane Finch from £1 to £1 10s. per pair. Combasso Birds 12s. per pair.

Spice or Nutmeg Birds 12s. per pair. Silver-Beaks, African 10s. per pair.

Ditto Indian 10s. per pair.


Manikins, African, Bronze 10s. per pair.


Ditto, Black-headed, ditto 12s. per pair.


Ditto, White-headed, ditto 12s. per pair.


Cordon Bleu 15s. per pair. Fire Finch 12s. per pair.



