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CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



inches hiiih, witli iicrforiited zinc bottom 

 truy : dryinn' coiiipartnicnts. .") iiiclics liiyh 

 witli Iray as al)(>vf. wliicli is dircctiy over 

 tiic taniv ; tank s])aee. 4 inches hiyli. The 

 tank is made of c()p]XT, covered with flannel 

 to retain the heat. It slides in at the 

 hack on 1-inch blocks screwed to the 

 bottom of the case, and has 1 inch s])aee 



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ANOTHKR FORM Ol- 1)KV1N(; CAGK. 



all round, so as not to come in eontael 

 willi llie cast-, which also oives a ^ood sui'- 

 Tacc of ileal. The hack ol' the (li<rlit is 

 11 I inches, with a. (•-inch ronnil hole I'nr 

 the door in tlu' eeiilre. wilh I wo stuni|> 

 ])erches screwed on ironi I lie l);'ek. I he 

 ,'-iiieli perlorated Iray which shdcs in IVoni 

 the hack niakini^' il up lo T_> inches loi' 

 (liyht and aetiny as .-i lilock ioi' I he I wo 

 doors oi I he drying coinp.-ii'l nicnl : in I lie 

 latter another tray slides in and acts as a 

 block i'oi' the two doors ol' the tank s])a('c. 

 There are two I'oldiiiL; doors. hinL^fd and 

 opcninfj outwards lor the <lr\in<;' comj)a.rt- 

 nients : also two nioi'e ior the tank s|>aee 

 ^vhieh can be opened siuyly ii rt'(juired. 



\Vhen eleaniuL:. the doors are o])ened and 



trays taken out. u'iving the whole a clear 



space. The cage was desjoned and made 



by Mr. A. Mallett. ol' West Ilani, London.'" 



If it is not convenient, however, to 



have a drying cage heated by hoi water, 



then the old-hishioned wav 

 Drying before ^^^ ^j,.^,;, . ^j^^ j^j^.^j^ j,^ .;,^ 



the Fire. , • ' '7 



ordmaiv Ixix cage before the 



tire must be resorted to, bnt an arrange- 

 ment far snperior to an ordinary box cage 

 can now be obtained lor use under these 

 conditions. That is, a box-shaped cage 

 al)out the size of a single breeding cage, 

 with the top, bottom, and sides of wood, and 

 with flannelette or stout calico stretched 

 tight across the back and tacked to the 

 wooden frame all round. The woodwork 

 inside and out is left unpainted. ;ind the 

 front of the cage is of glass. A small 

 ventilator is made in the top- -so that the 

 heat can l)e regulated -and adoor at one 

 end. A cou])le of perches are placed fairly 

 low down, say ;3 inches from the bottom, so 

 that the birds can get on to them easily 

 before tluy are dry. The inside of the 

 bottom must be covered with clean llannel 

 or some handy woollen material. The 

 cage is then placed where a, good heat from 

 the fire can reach it. with the llannelette 

 l)ack towiirds the fii'c. though not near 

 enough to scorch. J?\' this means the 

 birds get the warmth of the fire through 

 the material, and at the same time can 

 have a good light from the room tlii'ough 

 the glass on the rexcrse side, and thus 

 are able to git about and jirecn their 

 hathei's as they dry. 



The mistress of the house luning been 



])ro])it iated as aforesaid, we next beg a 



few eleau. soft cloths — 



Other 

 Preparations. 



clidii (Did sdfl. mind— about 

 1 S inches sipiare : and 

 l;i,sH\, from the same or oilier source, three 

 yood-si/.ed basins. Washing-hasius arc \ery 

 suitable for the ])urposc. as they are less 

 liable to be overturned : but better than all 

 are the round white pans to be liad in 

 some ])arts of l'',ngl;iiid. of e(iua.l size at 

 bottom and toi>; these, when procurable, 

 not onl\ stand firm, bui without occupy- 



