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corn is required, as light food will 

 soon digest and go through, them. 



Ten o' clock in the morning is a 

 good time to start a kit of birds, as 

 by this time the sun is out nicely. 

 But, if your birds are flying a long 

 time say eight or nine hours it is 

 wise to put them out sooner ; eight 

 o'clock, if possible, that is, if it is 

 clear enough. 



As regards tumbler flying, I con- 

 sider April if it is fine, calm weather, 

 to be the best month of the year, 

 and they will fly longer just before 

 breeding time. Sometimes, how- 

 ever, the weather in this month is 

 very changeable such as rain, hail, 

 and snow and then they are fre- 

 quently lost. It is the best plan to 

 keep them in the place when the 

 weather is bad. I am sure if there 

 is any metal in the birds, one of 

 these showers will lose them. These 

 kind of birds will fly well in the 

 wind they will sail'about for seven 



