Cages and Cage-making. 



and 5in. in depth, with wire hooks fixed in the top cross-bar of 

 the nest-box to hook on to the cage ; the hole for the nest is 

 3in. to 3|in. in diameter, the water-trough (glass) is hung on 

 the side beside one of the perches, the wire that supports it is 

 made to shut up as if on hinges, and a small wire handle is 

 fastened on the top of the cage. 



Fig. 15 exhibits a Belgian show-cage. The lower portion 

 is made of wood with a draw-board and seed- and egg- 

 drawers; the remainder of the cage is made entirely of wire, 



FIG. 15. BELGIAN FANCY SHOW-CAGE. 



except the ornament at the top, the base of which serves 

 as a receptacle to let the wires .into. The cross-bars are 

 made of No. 13 wire, the upright wires being No. 17. The 

 wires ought to be soldered together; at the end is a sliding 

 wire door. The dimensions are : length 14in., height 13in., 

 and width 7in. Some fanciers make them rather smaller, and 

 with semi-circular tops. The show-cages used by the 

 fanciers in Belgium are heavy and ungainly looking, framed 

 with bars, having uprights at the corners and cross-pieces; 



