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The Canary Book. 



The nursery is divided from the breeding-cage by a sliding 

 partition, wired, with an opening between the wires greater 

 than the front of the cage, so that the young birds can get 

 their heads through, and so enable their parents to provide 



42in. long and 48in. high. 

 FIG. 10. FOUR- COMPARTMENT BREEDING-CAGE, WITH BOTTOM FLIGHT-CAGE. 



fchem with food. The only thing to be guarded against is 

 not to make them too wide, so that the birds can get through 

 bodily; about three-quarters-of-an-inch will suffice between 

 each wire. An egg- drawer and a water-trough are all that is 



