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distinguishing marks act as a key to judges, and lead to 

 remarks the reverse of complimentary to those who adopt 

 these peculiarities. 



Fig. 14 represents a Scotch fancy show-cage. Some of 

 these cages are got up in splendid style, and look really 

 exquisite ; in fact, to give Scotchmen their due, as cage-makers 

 they stand unsurpassed. It is quite impossible to give any- 

 thing like an adequate conception of these cages in a 

 drawing; the workmanship is of the very best in all parts, 



FIG. 14. SCOTCH FANCY SHOW-CAGE. 



the wires are neatly soldered, and, in fact, nearly all the 

 cages that I have seen at Scotch shows are put together and 

 finished in such a manner as almost to defy competition. The 

 wood- work is generally made of the finest descriptions of wood 

 procurable, and most frequently of walnut, rosewood, or 

 Spanish mahogany, and finished in the highest style of work- 

 manship and beautifully French polished. In front is a seed- 

 drawer, and a "dummy" or imitation drawer front to corres- 

 pond at the opposite corner, and these are generally inlaid 



