DISEASES. 55 



rivalry with another. In this case he should 

 be recovered by the most gentle means, and 

 the greatest good may be done by getting a 

 small quantity of Canary wine in his bill. 



THE YELLOW GALL. 



The yellow gall in the head and eyes, 

 arises from over heat ; a cooUng diet is there- 

 fore the only remedy. If the tumor has 

 grown to the size of a hemp-seed, it must be 

 cut off, and the wound be anointed with a 

 little oil of almonds, or bathed with wine. 



OVERGROWN CLAWS AND BEAK. 



When the claws or beak want paring, 

 sharp scissors must be used, and care taken 

 to avoid drawing blood, lest the birds should 

 be maimed. They often injure themselves 

 when their claws are too long, and get hooked 

 in the wires of the cage, and continue thus 

 hanging. The females, in the same way, get 

 entangled in their nests. 



LICE, OR RED MITES. 



The parasite insects by which these little 

 prisoners are often tormented, are gene- 

 rally produced by slovenliness. They may 

 be discovered, by their frequent plucking and 

 feathering themselves in the day. Besides 

 frequent bathing, the cages must be cleaned 

 with much care and vigilance, in the manner 



