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" and moss outside, with an inner lining of feathers 

 *• and plant-down ; in shape it is spherical, about the 

 " size of an Ostrich's egg, with an entrance in the 

 " middle of the side. 



" When these birds are breeding, as they most 

 " commonly do during our winter, it is necessary to 

 " keep the bird-room temperature at about 75^ Fahr. 

 " By keeping the sexes apart one can postpone the 

 '• breeding season to a more suitable time of the year, 

 " and this should be done when possible, and in any 

 " case it is as well not to let a pair have more than 

 " two broods." 



(To be conlinued) , 



^be Storp of Birt)-2)eatb. 



By W. Gko. Creswem,. M.D. Durli., L.R.C.P., F.Z.S. 

 (Continued Jroni page 8). 



IT is not only possible to keep the "delicate" 

 insectivorous birds without ^%% food, (and in- 

 deed for much longer periods without it than 

 with it), but for the very obvious reasons set 

 forth in a previous chapter it is even more important 

 to do so than in the case of our Canaries. The one 

 is domesticated, and in consequence possesses a 

 measure of immunity against at least one result of 

 using this food : the other, which possesses no im- 

 munity at all in this respect, has to be captuied ; and 

 since it does not habitually breed with us, and thereby 

 stands no chance of eventually working out its own 

 salvation, every individual that we kill is just so 

 much reprehensible waste. And with ^%% sooner or 

 later we practically kill all. Take for instance a case 

 which occurred in my own birdroom. Acting on my 

 advice a patient of mine took an American tour in 



