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MODE OF CARRYING BIRDS TO A DISTANCE. 



Should the fancier at any time desire 

 to send a bird of any description to a 

 distant part of the country, and wish it to 

 go safely, he must procure a small wicker- 

 fronted cage, about six or seven inches 

 high inside, and seven or eight inches 

 long, with a hard back, top and sides. 

 This size is the most suitable, as it will- 

 prevent the bird from flying about and 

 consequently injuring himself. When tra- 

 velling from place to place, the front of 

 the cage should be covered with a piece 

 of gauze, which will allow the bird suffi- 

 cient light to feed himself, and yet prevent 

 him from being alarmed by the novelty of 

 the surrounding objects. Instead of a 

 water fount, a sponge should be put in 

 one corner of the cage, on which a little 

 fresh water should be poured every morn- 

 ing. The birds when requiring drink will 



