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down at first he is sure of ultimate suc- 

 cess. Patience is the best requisite, the 

 observance of which will produce for the 

 owner, a valuable, interesting and curious 

 bird. 



I before remarked that the organ or 

 flageolet should be soft and mellow in its 

 tune, for were it harsh, independent of the 

 danger to the lungs of the bird, it has in 

 my opinion a greater evil, since the bird 

 always closely imitates even the faults of 

 the instrument. The time for giving the 

 lessons should be thus divided: two lessons 

 in the morning as soon as you rise, one 

 or two at different hours of the day, and 

 two at a late hour in the afternoon, which 

 last, with the morning lessons, are always 

 most profitable to the bird. 



At each lesson it will be necessary to 

 repeat the same tune several times, play- 

 ing it slowly and always entirely through, 

 so that the student may be enabled to 

 catch every note. The birds best adapt- 

 ed for this purpose, as it requires some 



