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CAGES. 



The selection of cages will always be a matter of 

 taste; but, for all practical purposes, it should be 

 remembered that little ornamentation or expense is 

 necessary. The Eev. Erancis Smith in his book 

 says,* — "They may be too small, or too large, too 

 ornamental or too elaborate in their workmanship, 

 and in either or all of these cases they do not answer 

 the purpose required. If a cage be too small it is 

 cruel to the bird you desire to pet, while if it be 

 too large, a single bird will not only appear lost in 

 it, but in all probability it will have the effect of 

 making him less disj osed to treat you with his song. 

 On the other hand, if a cage be too elaborate and 

 ornamental in its design and workmanship, the effect 

 will be to fasten the attention rather on the casket 

 than on the jewel it is meant to enshrine. Since the 

 first G-reat Exhibition in Hyde Park we have had 



* * The Canary : its Varieties, Breeding, and Management.' 

 By the Rev. F. Smith. With 12 full page coloured portraits 

 of all the varieties. Price Ss. 6d. Groombridge and Sons, 

 London. 



