for giving me the opportunity of seeing her birds, 

 and with the hope that one day I may be able to 

 enjoy another visit to her Avicultiiral Paradise. 



an ^Unique Ca^e. 



By J. A. Swan. 



^■•^^jy^S I had many opportunities of examining the 



JkI unique cage which won the Silver Medal at 



I*-*-, our recent Show, I have been asked to write 



^ a short account of it, in the hope that it 



will interest our members. 



Imagine a roughly made margarine box (with 

 the name boldh' displayed !) about twelve inches 

 square. Within, two perches fastened to the back. 

 In front a properly made loose front, fixed to the cage 

 by sliding fasteners, to allow of its being drawn up. 

 At the back, at the bottom of the box, a long piece 

 of wood had been cut away, apparently, one might 

 think, with the object of making a drawer, but it was 

 not so, for outside at the back, and covering the 

 opening, had been affixed a roller, set in ordinary- 

 holders, around which was wound ordinary news- 

 paper, cut to the size required for the width, and 

 the end of the paper brought through the cage and 

 allowed to protrude two or three inches under and 

 beyond the loose front, thus forming a paper drawer. 



The title given the cage by its owner explains its 

 object, viz., a Quarantine or Occasional Cage. A new 

 bird or one suffering from illness is placed therein. 

 The front is raised daily enough to allow the paper 

 which has been soiled to be drawn forward, torn off, 

 and destroyed : and if enough has been wrapped round 

 the roller at first, there will be sufficient to last a 

 month. By that time the bird has either been found 

 healthy, or recovered from its illness, as the case may 



