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aviary, was burnt under the mouth of a four-inch pipe, 

 which was carried through the aviary and out again. 

 This caused a sufficient current of hot air through the 

 pipe to eiTectually warm the aviary. 



The Clamond Gas Radiator is a new form of gas- 

 stove which seems well worth experimenting with. For 

 the bird-room, it should be used with a flue. 



It would be well, while you are about it, to have 

 sufficient heat to keep up a temperature of 60 degrees in 

 any weather, though all but the most delicate birds will 

 do well enough if the temperature keeps over 50 degrees 

 at night— and it might fall considerably below that in 

 exceptionally severe weather, without their suffering any 

 harm. Still, it is as well to aim at keeping the temperature 

 a little over 60. Of course, in an out door aviary birds 

 will stand much greater cold than they will in one where 

 they get less fresh air. 



KEKPING CANARIKvS WITH I'OREIGN BIRDv^. 



Question. — I have al)out twenty Canaries — do you 

 think that I could keep them with foreign birds } 



Answer. — You could keep the Canaries very well with 

 small seed-eating foreigners. But it would be well to 

 select foreign birds which will live mainly on canar}- 

 seed, as unlimited millet-seed is not good for Canaries. 

 For this reason I should avoid putting Waxbills with the 

 Canaries, as most Waxbills do not care for canary-seed. 

 The Australian Grassfinches, such as Parson and Zebra 

 Flinches; the African True Finches, such as the Alario 

 Finch, and the Green and Grey vSinging Finch ; and the 

 small South American Grosbeaks, such as the White- 

 throated Finch, would be especially suitable forkeepin 

 with Canaries. 



SAFFRON FINCHES. 



Question. — Is it safe to keep Saff"ron L'inches in an 

 aviary with Waxbills, Avadavats, etc. 



