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to prevent the seed from being so easily scattered. 

 It is for this reason that the large seed drawers in an 

 aviary are covered with iron wire-work, leaving only 

 sufficient spaces for the heads of the birds to pass 

 through. Cleanliness being a great preservative 

 against most of their disorders, the bottom of the cage 

 should be made to draw out, that it may the easier be 

 cleaned and covered with sand. This should be done 

 every day, or at least several times a week. These 

 tender birds, being natives of a warm climate, and be- 

 coming more delicate instead of hardier from being 

 kept in the house, require a temperature analogous to 

 that of their native climate. They must be protected 

 from the cold, and never allowed to remain in winter 

 in a cold room, which would occasion many diseases, 

 or even death. But in summer it is proper to place 

 them in the open air, and they enjoy it very much. 

 Never do they sing so gaily as on fine days, and their 

 cages shoi'ld therefore be placed at the open window, 

 that they may have the advantage of the light and 

 heat of the sun, which is particularly serviceable to 

 them whilst bathing. 



There is too much trouble and risk in allowing 

 canaries to go in and out of their cages for it to be 

 worth the trouble of teaching them this. Notwith- 

 standing all my attention and the care which I have 

 taken to follow exactly the prescribed rules I have 



