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floor of the cage should be made movable, that it may be 

 more easily cleansed and strewed with coarse sand. 



Being naturally inhabitants of a warm climate, and ren- 

 dered delicate by constant residence in rooms, and so, in a 

 manner habituated to a temptrature similar to that of their 

 own country, great care is necessary in winter, in older that 

 the same or a similar temperature may be preserved, Avoiding 

 the exposure to cold air, which, however, refreshes in 



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cannot be otherwise than prejudicial to them, causing sickness 

 aiid even death. To keep these birds in a healthy and hapoy 

 frame, it is very important to observe that, in summer, they 

 be frequently hung in a cage in brilliant daylight, anc! ii 

 possible, placed in the warm sunshine, which, especially wlea 

 bathing, is very agreeable to them. 



The most important consideration in thf 4 manugemen ol 

 I the male is his food. The more simple and true to nature 



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