CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION 56 



CHAPTER I. - - 7 9 



The Situation Considered. The Ideal. Some Essentials 



CHAPTER II. - - 1011 



The Materials Described. The Front, The Floor, and the 

 Roof. Prices of Materials. 



CHAPTER III. - 1221 



Details of Construction Methods of Roofing. How to 

 Lay the Floor. Painting the Woodwork. Fixing the 

 Wire and the Door. A Point about Perches. 



CHAPTER IV. - - 2226 



On Various Styles of Aviaries. A Rustic Design. Cov- 

 ered Top Important. Elaborate Aviaries. 



CHAPTER V. - - 2729 



Mainly Details. Roosting Peculiarities. Shrubs and 

 Evergreens. Turf and Sand. 



CHAPTER VI. - - 3033 



Methods of Feeding. The Water Supply. The Bath and 

 its use. 



CHAPTER VII. 3437 



Entering and Cleaning. To Circumvent Cats. Mice a 

 Great Nuisance. The L/arger Birds. 



CHAPTER VIII. - 3845 



Stocking the Aviary. When to put Birds In. Nesting 

 and Breeding. Caution Respecting Fresh-caught Birds. 

 The "Boss of the Show." Exercise, a Tonic. Utility 

 During the Moulting Season. Some Desirable Foreign 

 Birds. 



CHAPTER IX. . 4650 



Bird Rooms and Bird Houses. Importance of Efficient 

 Ventilation. Heating Problem. 



CHAPTER X. . 5153 



Points About the Bird Room. An Undesirable Situation. 

 The East, and the East Wind. The Ideal Bird Room. 



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