Java sparrows are eagerly sought for as pets, because of their brilliant plumage and the facility with which they learn innumerable tricks, (Figuier, 1869).

Sparrow

Java sparrows are eagerly sought for as pets, because of their brilliant plumage and the facility with…

<i>Padda oryzivora</i>. "...the rice bird of Java...about as large as the bobolink, of a bluish-gray color with pink bill and white ear-coverts; a well-known cage bird." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Java Sparrow on a Branch

Padda oryzivora. "...the rice bird of Java...about as large as the bobolink, of a bluish-gray color…