PERCHES FOR PIGEONS. 



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same boards, in a slanting direction, other boards (c c), about 

 eight inches wide, to throw off the droppings, the lower edge of 

 this board being supported by one or two stays in any con- 

 venient way. It will be obvious that all the projecting perches 

 are guarded, as it were, by the slanting board ; and that instead 

 of having a lot of single perches to keep clean, this same board 



Fig. 7. PERCHES FOR PIGEONS. 



can be cleared of all matter in an instant by one stroke of the 

 scraper, while the regularity and neatness of appearance, and 

 ease of construction, are also infinitely superior. 



With the perches the fixtures of the loft are complete. The 

 details we have given can readily be applied to any special case 

 that may occur, or to any shed or outhouse that may be avail- 

 able. "Whatever these may be, the nest places and perches we 

 have given are in our opinion the best ; and it only remains to 



