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Coming from such places, is it to be wondered at 

 that the birds are affected with typhus fever and other 

 contaminating and deadly diseases ? It is cruel to 

 them, and dishonest to their purchasers. 



I remember remarking to a dealer who does a large 

 trade, that his shop rather stood in need of a spring 

 cleaning, and received the answer : " Oh, we have no 

 time for that sort of thing ! " 



And now a little about aviaries. 



There are those that can be partly indoor ones, 

 when attached to and almost part of a conservatory. 

 The birds may be seen through the glass, or there 

 need be merely a wire partition, against which palms 

 and flowers can be arranged. 



It depends upon the formation of the conservatory 

 itself and of the house, as to what shape the aviary will 

 take ; but if the former is one that runs along part of 

 the wall of the house the latter can be a continuation 

 of it, with the flight in the more conspicuous position, 

 and the roosting-house at the other end. 



When the aviary is divided from the conservatory 

 by glass, the hot pipes can run through, supposing 

 that the aviary is also covered in, and more delicate 

 tropical birds, such as tanagers, are kept. 



Windows can be made to open, with wire meshing 

 filling the openings. 



The water that supplies the conservatory can be 

 carried through, and if a large shallow basin is con- 

 structed in the centre, into which and out of which 

 water can flow, so much the better. In such an aviary 

 it would be a pity to keep hardy foreigners ; but a 



