Letter: W.H. Holden to Mount Auburn, 1882 (page 2)

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BIRDS.
My Importations of Birds, arriving every Two
Weeks, include the following:


CANARIES. Singers. Good. Each [Singers.] Best. Each. Female Each.
HARTZ MOUNTAIN $2.50 $3.00 $1.00
RED, Clear or Mottled 15.00 20.00 5.00
GOLD SPANGLED 10.00 12.00 5.00
SILVER " [spangled] 8.00 10.00 5.00
JONQUIL 4.00 5.00 2.00
ST. ANDREASBERG, with Bell, Water ___ ___ ___
and Flute Notes 4.00 5.00 2.00
NORWICH, Eng., Deep Gold 6.00 8.00 3.50
WHITE ___ ___ ___
MANCHESTER, Eng., Long and Large 10.00 12.00 5.00
SCOTCH FANCY, Long 10.00 12.00 5.00
GREEN 4.00 5.00 2.00
FRENCH LONG, Feathers grow Curly 8.00 10.00 5.00
ANTWERP, Long 8.00 10.00 5.00
the above, and any bird can be exchanged if not
satisfactory.


MISCELLANEOUS. ___ ___ ___
GOLD FINCH, Thuringian 2.00 3.50 1.50
LINNETS, Gray or Brown 2.00 3.50 ___
BULFINCH, Unlearned 3.50 5.00 2.00
" [bulfinch] Learned, Pipes One Song 15.00 25.00 ___
" [bulfinch] " [Learned], " [Pipes] Two Songs 25.00 40.00 ___
SISKIN 1.50 2.00 1.00
CHAFFINCHES 2.00 3.00 ___
JAVA SPARROWS 1.50 2.00 1.50
ENGLISH BLACK CAP 4.00 5.00 ___
" [english] ROBIN 3.50 5.00 ___
" [english] THRUSH 8.00 12.00 ___
" [english] BLACK BIRD 8.00 12.00 ___
" [english] " [black] " [bird] Whistles an ___ ___ ___
Opera Air 25.00 40.00 ___
" [english] NIGHTINGALE 15.00 25.00 ___
" [english] LARK - Sky or Wood 3.00 5.00 ___
JAPANESE ROBIN 6.00 8.00 ___
CARDINAL, Brazilia 5.00 7.00 ___
" [cardinal] Virginia 3.00 5.00 2.00
SOUTH AMERICAN TROOPIAL 8.00 15.00 ___
STARLING 8.00 10.00 ___
" [starling] Learned, Whistles an Opera Air 25.00 50.00 ___
MULES, Canary and Goldfinch 3.00 20.00 ___
MOCKING BIRD, Young Males 3.50 5.00 ___
" [mocking] " [bird] 1 year old in song 8.00 10.00 ___
" [mocking] " [bird] 2 year old in song 10.00 25.00 ___
FINCHES and NUNS, average about 2.50 ___ ___
BOBOLINK, Yellow Bird, Red Linnet 1.00 2.00 ___
INDIGO BIRD 1.50 3.00 ___
ROSE BREAST GROSBEAK 3.50 5.00 2.00
NONPAREIL 3.00 5.00 2.00
PARROTS, Gray, Young 12.00 15.00 ___
" [parrots] " [gray] Talker 20.00 50.00 ___
" [parrots] " [gray] Extra Fine Talker and ___ ___ ___
Whistler 50.00 100.00 ___
" [parrots] Double Yellow Head, Young 15.00 20.00 ___
" [parrots] " [double] " [yellow] " [head] Talker. 25.00 50.00 ___
" [parrots] Cuban or BLue Front, Talker 5.00 10.00 ___
PAROQUETS, Australian or Shell....Pair 7.0 10.00 ___
" [paroquets] Red Face or Love Birds " 7.00 10.00 ___

SEEDS. ___ ___ ___
BEST Sicily Canary, German Rape, ___
and Domestic Millet Mixed, ..quart $0.20
MAW " [quart] .25
HEMP, UNHULLED RICE " [quart] .20
ANTS' EGGS " [quart] 1.00
CANARY RED, a Food, imported, for ___
Feeding to Color Plumage Red.. oz. ___

CAGES, Brass, Round. $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $4.00
" [cages] " [brass] Sqaure. 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 5.00 $6.00

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mjcurran

after MISCELLANEOUS (bold text), not sure how to get columns to once again align

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Elizabeth Casner

I did some more formating work