178 CANARIES AND CAGE-BIRDS. 



His food in captivity is the prepared Mocking-bird food, and raw, grated carrot, 

 to which should be daily added bananas and oranges. Figs he is very fond of ; and 

 they must be freely given, especially when he is first caged. Insects, meal-worms, 

 and dried currants soaked in water, should also be given. Ants' eggs mixed with 

 cayenne pepper as a change are also beneficial. It is in the variety of food given 

 him which is the great secret of keeping him alive and in health. He is fond of a 

 daily bath, and, when hung in the bright sunlight after a plunge, delights in pluming 

 his handsome feathers. 



The regular Mocking-bird cage is the proper-sized cage. 



If carefully attended to, and kept warm in the winter season, he will long form a 

 very interesting addition to any collection. 



