Excerpt from The American Bird-Keeper's Manual: Or Directions for the Proper Management of American and Foreign Singing Birds, With Particular Instructions for the Breeding of Canary Birds, and the Proper Treatment of Their Young From my early days I have been an enthusiastic admirer of Birds, and have always considered these beautiful denizens of our woods and fields as the most interesting and delightful portion of animated nature. In a beautiful rural landscape it is the Birds that give life and vigor to the scene; and when the passing breeze brings sweet sounds of harmony to the ear, it comes from those lovely feathered choristers who give animation and beauty to Nature. It will be a pleasing reflection to me therefore, if I can aid and assist those that keep Birds in the proper management Of them, and thereby increase the com fort and happiness of my feathered friends, from Whom I have derived so much real pleasure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.