AVIARIES, BIRD-ROOMS AND CAGES. 



THE WATER SUPPLY. 



The water supply must be ample, and easily reached 

 whenever requ red. It must be offered so that th* birds 

 can drink but not bathe: therefore an open vessel is 

 practically useless. Many glass and stoneware drinkers 

 are made; but not all embody the essential points of 

 perfection. A drinker for aviary use should be made 

 in two pieces, for it is almost an impossibility to 

 thoroughly clean one of the 

 entirely closed kinds. Fig. 

 22 shows a w r ell-known 

 Fountain (patented) 

 vessel Jones' Hygienic 

 which has been used with 

 very satisfactory results. 

 It is made in two pieces, 

 and is therefore easily 

 cleaned. The top fits 

 closely down just inside 

 the saucer, leaving a 

 small place only for drink- 

 ing purposes so that 

 it is impossible for the 



birds to bathe. Fig. 22.~~A Glass Water Vessel 



for drinking purposes. 



THE BATH AND ITS USE 



During the summer months our birds should be 

 supplied with a daily bath, and during the winter at 

 least once each week. Any large vessel that will con- 

 tain an inch or so of water will answer nicely for a bath, 

 providing the birds are able to get into it easily, and 

 that it has not a smooth, slippery inner surface. It will 

 be found a good plan to put in a handful of small stones, 

 the first time a new bath is used, for if the birds once 

 get frightened by slipping about, or not being able to 

 easily get in and out, they will be a long time ere 

 making another attempt. 



Fig. 23 shows a bath made expressly for aviary use. 

 It is 12 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 2 inches deep. 

 Any bird- keeper jVvho is handy with tools, and can use 

 a soldering iron, can make one for himself. Get a 

 sheet of stout zinc and cut as shown in the drawing 



