l.^C) OARPEN AXP AVTARY BTRT>S. 



}nTamidal. and always of wood, not of nettino, so that the 

 birds may not ])o terrified by enemies above them. If 

 vermin are very troublesome, the wire-nettin^"" should be 

 double, the two layers bein^j; kept an inch apait by corks 

 fixed b*itween at intervals. Uprif^ht wires should never 

 be employed, as birds are iiever really safe behind these, 

 but may be torn through. 



Cages for Single Birds. 

 These should always be oblon^, so as to allow of two 

 perches bein^? put in a good distance apart and on the 

 same level ; in this way the bird can ^et <^ood exercise 

 bv h(>pj)inL: to and fro. Bird-ca<!;es are usually cruelly 

 small ; a bird the size of a Canary requires a square foot of 

 space, and others in proportion. The floor of all cages 

 should have a moveable tray to facilitate cleaning, 

 and the perches should l»<' removeable for the same 

 reason. 



Perches. 



These are often put in in a very haphazard way, but 

 care in their selection is well repaid. For large aviaries 

 natural branches of trees or bamboos, with plenty of 

 twigs, are the best. 1^'or moveable aviary-cages branches 

 also do well, if the door of the cage be large enough to 

 put them in ; the door of any cage should always be 

 big, and closed by sliding, not with hinges. 



\ row of wooden hat-pegs fixed uj) against the side 

 makes an excellent set of perches for an avi.nx oi- hirge 

 C£^^e. In either of these some perches sluaild always 



