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I'KtEOXS AXl) ALL ABOUT THEM. 



carried uver tlie laiL Tliere i]iust be iiu suspicion of booting 

 on the legs. 



It is liard to tell wliicli is tlic most popular coloi- in ttese 

 birds, as they come in all eolois, and that is one beauty 

 about them. I tliinli that tlie old style birds, the tirst real 

 Jacobins, came usually in rcils, and I rcjfer to the time in 

 this country, when tlie old fanciers lirsi liegan to breed them. 



Constant care must Ijc excerciseil, or Jacobins cannot be 

 kei)t in good shape. If tliey are allowed to feed on the 

 ground or a rough floor, tlie chain is liable to be damaged. 

 Atteniion must also lie paid to the bath, as they soon become 

 so wet and bedraggled in a deep Ijath, that they cannot take 

 care of themselves. 



