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SEED-HOPPERS. The self-supplying seed-hopper, as shown 

 in Fig. 29, will be found very useful for aviaries, and also 

 for group- and large-sized fly- or flight-cages, where a goodly 

 number of birds are kept all together. It may be made of 

 deal or hard wood, whichever is preferred. The one repre- 

 sented is Sin. long, 6|in. high (at the back), and 5in. wide 

 (extreme width at the bottom). It has a solid wood back 

 and bottom ; the ends can be made solid likewise ; that portion 

 forming the body of the hopper or seed-box being 2fin. 

 wide; but at the lower end of each a piece should project 

 in an angular form, 2^in. farther, making 5in. altogether; 



FIG. 29. SELF-SUPPLYING SEED-HOPPER, WITH SIDE SECTION showing 

 Interior Arrangement. 



these projections are 2in. in depth next the body of the 

 hopper, and taper away to lin. at the extreme outside. These 

 pieces of wood or projections support a perch for the birds 

 to rest upon whilst feeding. The bottom of the hopper has 

 a hole cut through it (as shown in the engraving) which 

 extends about three-fourths of its entire length, and about 

 three-quarters-of-an-inch wide, and is midway between the 

 feeding-box and the perch, to allow the husks of the seed, 

 &c., to fall through. From the bottom of the hopper, and 

 forming part of the front of feeding- box, is a stay or lath 

 lm. deep ; and l^in. above this is placed a wood cross-bar. 



