Speaking of "caged birds", it is easy to think of the decaying Eight Flags disciples, such as the "Yellow Bird" in the "Tea House" as the second grandfather of Song, but the caged bird culture has a long history in China, not the Qing Dynasty's widows and widows exclusive, the folk have the "four caged birds" said. What are the four? Larks, thrushes, embroidered eyes and indigo chin also.
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Mongolian lark
Lark, also known as Mongolian lark/Melanocorypha mongolica, is a bird of the order Finches, a bird of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The species is very famous in the folk, but after seeing it with your own eyes, it is inevitable to be disappointed, because its plumage is mainly earth brown and black brown, and its head is chestnut red, just like the large old home Qiao'er. Lark's specialty lies in the "singing voice", which has a wide range of vocal sounds, tactful and changeable rhymes, and is good at imitation, so it has always been sought after by people.
The bird cage that raises larks should be tall and wide, and there is room for them to "fly"; because the larks in the wild live in the desert, the bottom of the cage must be covered with fine sand to "sand bath"; and the lark is not good at arboreals, and there is no jumping stem in the cage and a round platform, that is, the stage where the lark appears to perform "butterfly opening". The so-called "butterfly open" means that the lark stands on the stage, flapping its wings like a butterfly while chirping... In short, there are many more exquisite and techniques for raising larks, and the press is not a table.
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thrush
Thrush/Garrulax canorus, Finchaceae, Bird of Guangzhou. Most of the names of the species of the family end with "Noisy Stork" or "Harrier", but the term "thrush" has been used for a long time and is still retained as an official Chinese name, from which the English name "Hwamei" is derived. Thrush also does not win by appearance, but slightly more than lark, the plumage is dominated by olive and brownish yellow, slightly more colorful than lark, the eye circles are white, and the upper edge extends backwards to the side of the neck, forming a clear eyebrow pattern, which is very eye-catching.
Thrush's business scope is wider than that of the lark, and it can not only be pleasant to the ear with its sound, but also good at fighting. According to the fourth volume of the Old Xining County Chronicle, which was continued from the ninth year of Daoguang to the third year of Xuanun, "The thrush has two eyebrows and is particularly white, and those whose eyebrows are long and not chaotic are good at singing, those with short chest hair are good at fighting, and those who are fed by the Guangdong Xinyu yi people are said to win the gold." It can be seen that thrush has long spanned the two worlds of "fighter" and "singer" in the folk, and is not particularly known for its sound.
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Embroidered eye, generally referred to as dark green embroidered eye bird /Zosterops japonicus, passerine embroidered eye bird family. It is small, with dark green feathers and a short circle of white fluffy feathers around the eyes, forming a distinct white circle, which is very cute. The shape of this kind is small and delicate, taking the route of small family jasper, coupled with the crisp and beautiful sound of the sound, it is called a player with "excellent color and art", and it is not surprising that it is favored by people.
Red-winged embroidered bird
There are 3 kinds of embroidered eye birds in China, in addition to dark green, there are also gray-bellied embroidered eye birds / Z. palpebrosus and red-winged embroidered eye birds / Z. erythropleurus, the three sisters are small green birds, to distinguish the details that must be screened, this article is not detailed. In short, the "embroidery eyes" that appear in the domestic flower, bird, insect and fish market are basically dark green, and there are also a few red-threatened embroidered eye birds, which may be unfortunately caught during migration. The "embroidered eyes" of Southeast Asians may be dominated by gray bellies.
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Blue-throated singing plover
The end of the four major is the indigo [diàn] chin [kē], which actually contains two types: the red dot chin and the blue dot chin. Both are birds of the family Finches, and their proper names are Red-throated Singing Plover/Luscinia calliope and Blue-throated Singing Plover/L. Svecica. The plumage is relatively dull, but the throat is brightly colored, which greatly improves the overall appearance. The appearance of the two is not far apart, the most obvious difference is the larynx: the former larynx is bright red, the latter larynx is bright blue, with maroon spots.
Red-throated singing plover
The caged red-spotted chin may have a longer history than the blue-spotted chin and is mainly popular in the Beijing area. It is said that in the past, it was mostly fed in the royal court, and the Three Birds Tower and the Five Tea Houses in Beijing Tianqiao also had special feeding, with exclusive point cages and a set of cultivation techniques. Its song is melodious and gentle, very pleasant, especially good at imitating crickets, golden bells, oil gourds or golden bells. It's rare now.
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Yellow finches
The "yellow bird" he raised, the yellow finch/Spinus spinus of the genus Goldfinch in the family Finches, is also one of the traditional cage birds. Its plumage color is mainly yellow-green, and like "embroidery eyes", it is also a double online of appearance and song. Casually, the yellow finch has carried the insult of "praying mantis catching cicadas, and the yellow finches are behind" for thousands of years, in fact, people are basically vegetarians.
Red-billed acacia bird
Red-billed acacia / Leiothrix lutea, and thrush in the same family of small songbirds, bright plumage, beautiful song, is one of the world's famous caged ornamental birds, zoologist Mr. Tan Bangjie in the book "China's rare birds and exotic animals" mentioned this species, and said that it is China's traditional foreign trade export birds, for China in exchange for a large amount of foreign exchange.
bohemian waxwing
Peacebird/Bombycilla garrulus, Passerine Family Peacebird family. The song is monotonous like an oil gourd, not very pleasant, the whole body is grape gray-brown, from the tip of the eye to the back of the eye has a black stripe, the wings have a unique yellow wax spot (or red), the head has crown feathers, and it is generally personable, so it is often raised as a caged bird.
In addition to the above species, there are also some endemic traditional caged birds, as well as tongue-based purpures and various parrots, which will not be described in detail in space.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > when tradition meets law</h1>
budgerigar
People's perceptions are always changing, and many things that used to be considered "traditional" are no longer appropriate, and caged birds are one of them. Under the framework of existing laws and regulations, there are only about 9 species of birds (not counting poultry) that can be legally raised as pets in China: tiger parrot, cocktail parrot, peach-faced peony parrot, colorful bird, canary, zebra finch, long-tailed grass finch, white-waisted mandarin bird and Javan grass finch. None of the traditional caged birds make the list.
On February 1 this year, the new "List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection" was officially promulgated, adding 517 species (categories) of wild animals, one of the highlights of which was the significant increase in songbirds, and many species that used to be only "three protected animals" entered the first and second levels. The lark, thrush, red-spotted chin and blue-spotted chin of the four famous birds are all national second-level key protected animals, and the red-threatened embroidered eye bird is also second-class. In addition, the red-billed acacia bird is promoted to the second class, and the yellow finch, peacebird and dark green embroidered bird are still "three haves" protection.
The full name of "three animals" is the "List of Terrestrial Wild Animals with Important Ecological, Scientific and Social Value Protected by the State", which is protected by law like the wild animals under national first- and second-level key protection, but the protection methods and measures are different. Individuals who kill or buy and sell more than 20 "three animals" without permission may be investigated for criminal responsibility, and 1 first-level or second-level animal can be sentenced to prison. Illegal things can not be done, such as larks, thrushes and the like is best not to touch, it must be known that the traditional caged birds almost all come from wild fishing, naked violation of the criminal law.
Ouyang Xiushi's "Thrush" said: A hundred voices and a thousand voices move at will, and the mountain flowers are red and purple trees are high and low. Knowing that the lock listened to the golden cage, it was not as easy as the forest to cry. If you really love birds, let them fly freely in nature.