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very fond of them. As they wih spoil if 

 not dried, when the weather is bad hang 

 them in the fire place, where a small fire of 

 charcoal, or anthracite, may be made in a 

 furnace, which will soon dry them. 



When sufficiently dry and crisp, put them 

 up in glass jars, tying a piece of oiled paper 

 over the mouth, to prevent moths from get- 

 ting in and eating them. As you want to 

 use them, take a few out and soak them in 

 water before giving them to your bird. 

 Some persons scald them, which method 

 takes a great deal of the substance out. A 

 more economical plan is, when dry, to pul- 

 verize them finely, in a mortar, and bottle 

 up the powder for further use. 



To feed this powder, wet it with cold 

 water, or mix it with the minced beef. 



The most important point to be attended 

 to in keeping a mocking bird, is regularity 

 in the process of feeding. Your birds should 

 be fed every morning at the same time, and 

 not one day at one, and the next day at a 

 different hour. Such neglect wiU render 

 this bird dispirited and drooping, and he 

 will lose his song, and finally, pine away 

 and die, as if he believed that the neglect 

 arose because his powers were no longer 

 appreciated. 



THE AMERICAN ROBIN. 



{Turdus Migratorius.) 



Another favorite, a native of America, 

 equally esteemed for its richness of song, 



