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CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



slifflitcst ta]) iiiulcr the middle cross-bar 

 will nive it libei'ty : <>r il' it should l)c too 

 slaek. a downward tap between the wires 

 will improve mattci's without ])uttinij the 

 bar out of scpiare in a way to olTend the eye. 

 The door can be fastened with a tiny 

 button, or a wire, bone, or brass catch 

 fixed on the front cross-bar of the ca"e. 



middle M'ooden bar and top of cage is, 

 however, not absolutely necessary if a 

 No. 13 gauge wire be used for the upright 

 wires, and the cage is not of the loftiest 

 dimensions. It is. however, advisable to 

 have it for the more lofty cages. 



Before dismissing the subject of cage- 

 making, we must refer brieflv to one other 



\ W II 1 -i'l.A.NNKI) IMIUIOK 



{I'kotot^mph supplied by Miosis, Forsc & Sun, Lcylou.) 



A glance at the illustrations will i-ender 

 these directions lor door-making pcrleclly 

 plain and easy of accomplishment. 



The linishing operation oT the whole is 

 the binding of the wires to the strength- 

 ening cross-wire bar with the thin la))ping 

 material already mentioned in our inventory 

 of necessaries. We give an illustration on 

 page 51. of the orthodox twist which tight ens 

 the whole, and makes it impossible to dis- 

 place any wire or widen the space between 

 them so as to permit I he cscMpc ol' ;i bird. 



If it be preferred, the cr<)ss-\vire bar and 

 upright wires may l)c soldered together 

 instead of being l)oini(l with I he line wire : 

 either method answers e(iualiy well. This 

 strcngtlicning cross-wire bar between the 



method ol' wiring, simply i)ecause it in- 

 cludes an excellent desci-i|)t ion ol'a sell'-clos- 

 iiig door,\ery much in use, both 



A Sliding jii l,rcediiig and exhibition 

 Door. 



cages. This method (•(insists ni 



substituting for the wooden cross-bar a 

 cross ]iicce ol' wire, ol' the same gauge as 

 the n])right wires, or one gauge stronger, 

 to which the iiprighl wii'cs muNi he bound 

 in the manner prc\iously indicated. The 

 door, a pattern of which is shown (in 

 ]M<xv .■)(), c.in then be made to slide up and 

 down, and il' carefully put together is a 

 most en'ecti\-e seH'-closing arrangement, 

 which., with its extreme lightness, consti- 

 tutes its chici' exeellence. Even il' it should 

 not slide or fall frcelv, but have to be pulled 



