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By Alexander Wetmore
Another favorite is the linnet (Carduelis
cannabina), valued for its pleasing, varied,
warbling song (Color Plate III). It is an excellent cage bird, and with proper handling becomes very tame.
While males in the wild state are marked
with crimson on the breast, they often lose
most of this color after the first molt in captivity. This species often breeds in well-kept
aviaries, and frequently hybridizes with related
birds.
Originally appeared in the December 1938 issue of the National Geographic Magazine
This Web version COPYRIGHT 2004
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