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'diickweed cuttings, and water-cress roots, with an 

 injunction also on no account to forget the thistle seed 

 &nd dandelions ; but these delicacies greatly delight 

 the dickies. A set of shallow garden pans standing 

 in some out of the way corner, are good things to 

 have for this food, and turfs with a hole scooped 

 out in them are also capital pans. 



11. Birds are so very fond of seeing anything 

 moving, that there should he a vine trained about 

 their windows, the branches waving outside, and 

 the flickering shadow will delight them much. Swings 

 are also valuable playthings. I like to have them all 

 round, here and there, especially so placed as to 

 show the birds against a background of green leaves. 

 They also look well on a level with hanging flower 

 baskets, which are great ornaments in, or rather 

 outside, an aviary, the framing carried across a little 

 way out, from one corner post to the other along the 

 front, being just the thing on which to hang 

 them. 



The higher the side rows of trees, and the lower 

 the front one of plants, the better pleased will be 

 the inhabitants of the place ; who are as fond as 

 can be of gay colours and pretty, cheerful-looking 

 homes. 



12. Perhaps, a window facing the cast may be 

 in some respects the best aspect for the birds, being 

 early risers, as they are proverbially ; but I prefer 



