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of ladder all along the bottom, four perches high up r 

 and four more lower down alternately. A drawer 

 goes down the middle for containing food, and another 

 drawer runs along at the end for holding water. 

 The perches should have deep slits for taking, in 

 and out. The cost of a mahogany cage like this is 

 sixteen shillings ; in polished deal, thirteen. 



I have more than two dozen birds in one of these 

 cages ; Canaries, Goldfinches, Linnets, Greenfinches, 

 Bullfinches, Crossbills, Yellow-hammers, Mules, and 

 a Chaffinch. This cage being portable, and at the 

 same time so open, affords me an immense deal of 

 amusement. 



23. For those who like the zinc and fancy cages , 

 there are abundance to choose from at Messrs. Green's 

 establishment, and I have found his illustrated list 

 very useful in giving an idea of the sort of shapes 

 there are; the prices, sizes, and fashions varying 

 immensely. Many of the zinc and bell- cages stand 

 on a rosewood or mahogany foundation, the tray 

 which forms the bottom of the cage not being of 

 metal. The prices of these range from four and 

 sixpence upwards ; breeding-cages, four shillings. 

 Hospitals and baths may be made much the same, 

 only flannel instead of wire in the one case, a dish 

 instead of perches and seed-boxes in the other. 



24. My aviary cage was made by F. Millar, 

 Cotter's Place, Old Bronipton. It cost five pounds. 



