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often are ii the market, they are to be avoided, since they will shorten the 
bird’s life. Up to the age of four months, rape and canary seed are the 
best, with three-fourths of a teaspoonful a day, to each bird, of egg-food, or; 
still better, Macena Biscuit. After that age they should have only rape 
and canary seed, with a small quantity of green food every day, if it can 
be secured. The German rape seed is the best, and if it can be procured, 
will be all that is needed in the way of-seed. Canaries are vety often in- 
jured or killed by sugar and other delicacies. 
The Mocking-Bird and Thrush Family.—All kinds of soft-food 
eaters must be treated with more care than seed-eaters. In this class 
mocking-birds are the most admired and valued. They need a liberal sup- 
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ply of meal-worms, ant’s eggs, earth-worms, caterpillars (without hairs), 
and sometimes green food, such as berries and fruits. Grated carrots and 
potatoes, meat, and boiled becf-heart are suitable for summer. For use in 
winter, and for those people who can not get the articles just named, I will 
give a recipe upon which a superior mocking-bird food can be prepared, 
which is also excellent for all soft-food, meat and insect eaters:—Chop 
finely four pounds of beef and dry it well in a stove; grate one and one- 
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