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6. Birds having fits. 7. Moulting. 8. Fits not killing a 

 bird for years. 9. Food that birds are used to the best. 

 10. The gapes or a bad cold. 11. Birds not pluming themselves. 

 12. Never letting young birds fly about a room. 13. How 

 to treat them if hurt. 14. Hospital for birds and manage- 

 ment while in it. 15. Bird doctor. 16. My wounded Canary. 



CHAPTER VHI. BREEDING IN ATIARIES. Page 66. 



1. Portable aviary under a hawthorn-tree. 2. Number 

 and kind of birds. 3. Letting them pair as they like best. 

 4. Adding a new bird dangerous. 5. Goldfinches sometimes 

 *egg breakers. 6. Birds manage best for themselves. 

 7. Benefits of air and light. 8. Removing young broods and 

 training them. 9. Bad to watch birds too much. 10. Curious 

 adherence of foreign birds to native habits. 11. Match- 

 making undesirable. 12. The most suitable alliances. 

 13. Preparing branches in February for building. 14. Very 

 early broods undesirable. 15. Nest-bags. 16. Objections to 

 ready-made nest-bags. 17. Canaries sitting, better let alone. 

 18. Deserted nests. 19. Good mother birds veiy valuable. 

 20. Food while sitting. 21. Cleaning the cage a difficulty: 

 slide cages. 22. Small cage outside for food. 23. Foliage. 

 24. Placing food in readiness for the chicks. 25. Early sun- 

 shine, and fresh air, beneficial to the fledglings. 



CHAPTER IX. BEARING YOUNG BIRDS. Page 83. 



1. To avoid frightening the old birds. 2. Birds to be 

 removed very young. 3. An old bird sometimes will adopt a 

 brood. 4. Food strewed on the floor best. 5. Tea for sick 

 birds. 6. Food for the young. 7. Audacity of small birds. 

 8. Nestlings to be kept warm and covered up. 9. Imitating 

 the old birds' way of feeding. 10. Young birds not likely to 

 eat too much. 11. Moulting. 12. Tameness of young birds. 



