Treatment of Birds when Sick. 63- 



The best way to accustom a bird to fly when it i& 

 old enough to do so, is to let out a few of those who 

 are quite accustomed to it, and then, having drawn 

 down the blinds, or, still better, closed any muslin 

 curtains, the bird will hop out of its cage peaceably,, 

 and when it has once examined the room well, will 

 ware glass sufficiently. 



13. If unfortunate accidents do, however, happen 

 to birds getting loose, I think the best thing that can 

 be done is merely to keep them wrapped up warmly 

 for a day or two, feeding them with egg or milk from 

 a quill, if their heads have been badly bruised, as 

 often happens. Should they meet with a fall or blow 

 so severe as to stun them in their rapid flight, a few 

 moments generally is sufficient to bring them to* 

 themselves, and they must be held in the hand or 

 put into a soft cage to recover, as otherwise they 

 begin at once to beat about in a great fright : a little 

 cold water dropped on the head and bill, is the best 

 thing for them ; and after such escapades, the cage 

 should be shaded for an hour or two to give the 

 patient a little time to rest, when, if it is not seriously 

 injured, it will soon be again quite comfortable. 



14. In case these disasters happen, I think it is- 

 always well to have a cage fitted up suitably for a 

 hospital. I prefer a low sort of double- sized trap- 

 cage, the wire sides being all taken out, and a piece 

 of canvas or flannel, bound or hemmed all round, 



