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when stained and varnished, in a way not in the 

 least injurious to the birds. The dimensions are, 

 four feet long, four feet high at the back, and 

 two feet deep. A wire shelf forms the back six 

 inches of the roof, and the front slopes down to 

 three feet from the floor. There is a wire parti- 

 tion which divides the cage into two equal parts, 

 drawing completely out, and two trays also hook upon 

 the wire, forming two more divisions, all entirely 

 separate, so that it may be one immense cage, as 

 large nearly as most greenhouse aviaries, or it may 

 make two, three, or four separate parts, each being 

 as large as from four to eight ordinary breeding-cages. 

 The sides are doors, with a secure fastening, and 

 these again have small doors in them to open into the 

 separate divisions. 



The perches are large and round, and fit all along 

 the cage, as well as being stationed at different heights 

 across. They are made with a very deep cut at each 

 nd, so that they slip backward and forward and thus 

 fit to the wire. 



25. The seed-boxes are made sloping and with 

 a row of little arches for the birds to eat through, 

 and perches in front fixed to them. Glass or tin 

 pans are fitted in for seed and water; but I hope 

 soon these pans for birds will be made in the same 

 red material as the common flower-pots, glazed inside 

 as their saucers are. 



