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then press this with their bills, and so 

 never suffer from thirst, which were a 

 fountain placed in their cage, they would 

 invariably do, as the water would be 

 constantly spilling, and consequently many 

 fine birds would be lost. The box con- 

 taining the seed or other food may be 

 permanently fastened at the side, &r the 

 seed may even be scattered over the bot- 

 tom. 



