Cages and Cage-making. 



after the breeding-season you can, by withdrawing this 

 board altogether, form an excellent fly- or flight-cage for the 

 young birds. Some fanciers prefer to make a three-compart- 

 ment cage of this description ; others, one with four, six, eight, 

 nine, or twelve, and so on ; but I have always found one with 

 two compartments only most handy. 



FIG. 8. BREEDING CAGE, FOUR COMPARTMENTS. 



Cage Fig. 8, four compartments, will be found very con- 

 venient for mule-breeding, and it may be used for breeding 

 any of the small varieties of canaries, such as Lizards, 

 Norwich Fancy, &c. It is 3ft. square, and lOin. in breadth, 

 with small communicating doors between each compartment. 



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