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myself a west window for them ; as a south look- 

 out is so much too hot in summer, and at the west 

 they get, after all, the softest and least keen winds. 

 When they can see a cheerful stream of sunshine 

 in front, or on one side, or when they are such 

 spoiled little Dickies as to be let come in to breakfast 

 with their mistress, sunning themselves then in 

 an eastern window, I do not think they will be 

 likely to complain very loudly. I ought here to 

 remark, for the benefit of those ' who are perplexed 

 as to their own room's open windows, that Hay- 

 ward's hexagon netting, or a panel of some woollen, 

 material, as green baize, damped and put up, will 

 both keep the room cool in summer, and provide 

 Against a sudden elopement of the little visitors. 



The great amusement of the clay is the bath, 

 however, both to birds and mistress, but this will 

 be described hereafter. 



13. Any separate cage hung in such a room should 

 always (if secure against the intrusion of cats and 

 mice) be hung rather low. Of course the light even 

 from the largest window is much less full close to 

 the ceiling than it is low down, and this both birds 

 iind plants find often to their cost. 



In cold nights, however, the higher the better for 

 the birds to roost, as draughts and sudden changes 

 of temperature are about the very worst things that 

 they can undergo. 



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