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comfortable for the birds. No. 1 shows a birds' food is kept free from the contamina- 

 shapely dead tree with a goodly number tion of these pests, even should they gain 

 of branches shooting out in all directions, access to the room. The bottom of the 

 but with the leaves stripped oif. This is leg of the table can be fixed into a wooden 

 fixed firmly into a large garden pot of mould box about six inches in depth by putting 

 or a square box stood on the floor of the a strong screw, or a couple of screws, 

 room. The branches are 

 made good use of by the 

 birds as perches. No. 2 is 

 a shallow dish for the birds 

 to bathe in ; it can be as 

 large again in circumfer- 

 ence as suggested in the 

 illustration, or even larger, 

 provided that it is not 

 more than two inches deep 

 — a depth that prevents 

 any possibility of birds get- 

 ting drowned. This bath 

 can also be combined with 

 a fountain. The water 







A SIMPLE INDOOR AVIARY. 



trickles into the bath from 

 a smaller pan or saucer, 

 into which the spray from 

 the fountain first dro]"s. 

 There must be an outlet 

 near the top of the bath 

 to carry off the surplus 

 Avater into some convenient 

 receptacle, or possibly it 

 could be carried out of 

 doors by a small waste- 

 pipe — a plan which would be much the through the bottom of the box into 

 better. the end of the leg. The box should 



The arrangement is shown in the accom- then be filled with garden mould, and, if 

 panying diagram 2rt. Such a fountain could desired, a little rape-seed can be scattered 

 either be supplied with water direct from the over the surface. This will soon shoot 

 pipes laid into the house, or from a small up and keep the top of the box of mould 

 cistern, which could be placed close to green with its young foliage. As this is 

 the ceiling of the room, and from which the devoured by the birds fresh supplies of 

 water could be conveyed through a small seed can be sprinkled, and a continuous 

 pipe, as shown in the illustration. The cis- crop secured. The box with the table can 

 tern will be seen on the right side of the be stood upon the floor in any part of the 

 room near the ceiling, with the small room, as the weight of soil will keep it firm 

 pipe running down the side of the wall and steady. 



and across to the fountain. If the box of soil is not considered 



No. 3 is a single-legged table on which desirable, the leg of the table can be screwed 

 may be placed the birds' soft food and other to a piece of board about two inches wide 

 tit-bits. As the leg fits into the centre and a foot long, and by this be fixed securely 

 of the table-toiD it is impossible for mice to the floor of the room by means of two 

 to gain access to the table, and thus the or three screws. 

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