188 (JARDEN AND AVIARY MIKDS. 



.Man\ l)iids like to sleep in holes : niiiiiature pigeon- 

 boxes and even coeoaniit shells — as opposed to husks — 

 will suit these. 



Tleaning. 



('a<;es. whether large or small, should be cleaned daily 

 and have the floor-tray covered with dry sand or earth ; 

 the verv fine gravel which can be collected from roads 

 after a shower is very good. 



Aviaries need not be cleaned out so often, though if 

 the indoor end be in a verandah, a daily cleaning is 

 best. The bedding in an aviary should be thick if not 

 renewed dailv, and may be of sand, mould, dead leaves, 

 or saw-dust. Dead leaves will amuse the birds and come 

 in handv ior the garden after. No aviary should be 

 kept longer than a week uncleaned, unless shy birds are 

 breeding in it. 



The flight will, of course, not need cleaning, but may 

 be turfed when the grass is getting thin. 



Once a vear all aviaries and large cages should bo white 

 washed inside. All perches and nesting-boxes should be 

 removeable, though securely fixed, so as to be cleaned 

 at this time or oftener. 



Feeding and Dkinkinc;-Vessels. 

 For aviaries and large cages shallow open pans are best, 

 proportioned to the size of the inmates. The water-pan 

 should b»' large as the birds will bathe in it : it should 

 be unglazed, so that they can find good looting on the 

 floor of it In the outdoor aviary it should.be placed on 



