66 'AVIARIES, BIRD-ROOMS AS D CAGES. 



On wall B we have 4 feet 6 inches of space. Here 

 we shall be able to fix staging to carry two two-foot 

 cages (or a shade larger if thought desirable). Three 

 tiers will afford us a stack of six breeding cages, and 

 a top or bottom flight the whole length of the wall. In 

 practice it is hardly desirable to have breeding cages 

 placed very high, near the ceiling, or very low, near the 

 floor; but a flight may be placed in either position. 

 Upon this wall we shall have no trouble to fix our stag- 

 ing,, as one end will come against the door frame, and 

 a couple of screws will hold it secure, but we must not 

 forget to nail a strip of cloth over the joint of the door 

 (the crack) to prevent draughts. These cages will con- 

 tain our best birds, as they will receive a fair amount of 

 light. 



Now the wall C is the best wall in the room for space 

 but the worst for light, consequently we are unable to 

 use it to the extent it deserves. If we limit our breeding 

 operations we can manage very well by erecting a stage 

 for a single tier of cages, w-hich w^ould only account for 

 a little over three feet of the wall space. But as even in 

 that case we should have a great deal of room to spare, 

 and should require cage room beyond the nine breeding 

 cages for young, and extra stock birds, our best plan 

 would be to erect yet another staging, an exact copy of 

 the one against the wall B. This would catch ,the bulk of 

 the light, and would leave a space of about 18 inches as 

 storage for show cages, or any other purpose. 



We have still the wall A left, w^hich receives most 

 of the sunlight, and it would be a pity to fail to utilise 

 this in some way. But as the door opens inward, it 

 does not leave much of it for use. Still, considering 

 its importance, it would be well to erect a flight from 

 floor to ceiling, 3 feet in length and 2 feet in width. In 

 doing so, however, we should have to completely board 

 up the side facing the doorway. 



Against this boarded side we could make a cup- 

 board, which would also act as a table, 18 inches square; 

 or a corner cupboard would allow a little more space 

 although we should not get so large a table top. The 

 latter drawback could be overcome by having a board 

 eleven inches by one, and three feet long, fastened to 

 the woodwork at the bottom of the window frame. This, 



