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of canary and white millet; (2) two parts of oats, rice 

 in the husk, and sunflower seeds, with one part each of 

 hemp, summer rape, wheat, dari, and small Indian 

 corn. Millet in the ear (spray) and French*' millet are 

 also supplied. I find this meets the requirements of 

 all ; Grosbeaks, Finches, Doves, Quails, etc., and having 

 some ground birds there is but little waste. 



Fruit: I am liberal with this and supply, accord- 

 ing as it is in season, a good variety : Orange, banana, 

 grapes, apples, pear, elderberries, raspberries, etc. 

 Practically all the birds named and also Canaries 

 take freely of the fruit supplied, at least I do not 

 know of a single species among the above series that 

 does not regularly take some kind or other of the fruit 

 supplied. 



Green Food : L,ettuce (tender and fresh), I supply 

 freely all the year round ; in the winter I get (it is 

 rather dear) the kind sold by greengrocers as French 

 lettuce. It is of the drumhead variet}', it is a tender 

 and valuable food when fresh and may be safely given 

 all through the winter, f In addition, as procurable, 

 grass in the ear, canary grass, green oats, wheat, 

 garden weeds (non-poisonous), plum tree suckers, 

 rape seedlings, etc., are given in abundance. 



Insects : I am lavish in the use of the meal- 

 worm, they may be given in any quantity without an}' 

 fear of ill effect (note, I am speaking of the outdoor 

 aviar}' at present, rich fat-forming foods must be 

 regulated according to the amount of exercise a bird 

 gets), even with birds in cages it may be given freely 



• Sold as both French and Indian, at least I can detect no difference 



between them. — Ed. 

 t It i.s greedily eaten tliroughout the year. 



