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carried out in tlie most thorough manner. The inte- 

 rior should be thoroughly scraped and scrubbed and 

 then fumigated or spraved and whitewashed. 



4, MANGE. 



Mange of birds is of two Ivinds: Tliat affecting the 

 feathered parts of the body and that atfecting the legs 

 and feet. Of the first kind there are two principal 

 varieties, whieli have such prominent cliaractenstics 

 that they can usually be distinguished williuut diffi- 

 culty. Marge of the legs and feet is considered on 

 page 83, in eoiiUection with the diseases of the legs 

 •ind feet. Foi'turatel3% mange of poultry is not com- 

 uron in this country, but as we are constantly import- 

 ing fow^ls ocf all descriptions from all parts of the 

 \vorld, and corstantly interchanging them, the disease 

 may be introduced into any locality at any time, and 

 it is therefore important that it should be understocxl 

 so that its ravages may be checked before extensive in 

 jury has been occasioned. 



MANGE OF THE iiODY. 



The first vaiicty of body man.ue is caused by an ex- 

 ceedingly small parasite Icnowii as Epidermopter bilo- 

 batus. Tlie first indication (tf this ilis<*ase is the ai» 



