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'AVIARIES, BIRD-ROOMS AND CAGES. 



that is, three rows, one tier of two feet and one of two 

 feet six inches. 



Wall B, which faces the window and receives a very 

 good light, has only a width of two feet three inches, the 

 rest being taken up by the doorway. This is not 

 enough for, use as a flight or aviary, so we must arrange 

 another stack of three cages here, which we shall be able 

 to make about three inches longer than some of those 

 on wall C. The only space available for flights is at 

 either' the* bottom or top of the staging of this latter 

 wall. 



The corner of wall A we shall, of course, fit up with 

 a cupboard, or shelves, to hold the usual bird-room ap- 

 pliances. But these must be made as compactly as 

 possible* or we shall not leave much space in the room 

 for ourselves when attending to the wants of our pets. 

 In this room we shall find a shelf fixed over the door of 

 great use for packing away spare cages, or a good-sized 

 travelling case. 



A ROOM WHICH GIVES No TROUBLE. 



Fig. 33 depicts a plan of another Room, in which 

 we shall have no 

 trouble in deciding 

 upon our staging, be- 

 cause we have plenty 

 of light on all the 

 walls. The aspect is 

 south-east, c o n s e- 

 quently we get the first 

 light of the early morn- 

 ing, and a continuance 

 of sunlight for several 

 hours. 



This room has a fire- 

 place on the side! 

 marked B, which we 

 shall stop up, as we 

 cannot spare the space 

 to use it for its proper 

 purpose. On this 

 same side we have a 

 cupboard rising within 



Fig. 33. Staging for room, facing 

 south-east. 



i. Flight. 2. Cages. 3. Cupboard. 

 4. Doorway. 



