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as well as the front of wire. Drawers are 

 objectionable, as the grating of removing 

 them is injurious to young birds, but the 

 best way is to lay a piece of oil cloth or 

 stiff brown paper on the floor of the cage 

 already covered with sand ; the paper can 

 be drawn out, cleaned, and replaced. 

 "Wooden boxes for the nests can be hung at 

 least half way up, and material for the nests, 

 such as raw cotton or hair, supplied. 



GLASS CAGES are bright and gay ; the ma- 

 terial is capable of being wrought into beau- 

 tiful forms and combinations, making a de- 

 lightful miniature crystal palace. But 

 though elegant and easily kept clean, yet 

 there is danger attending them, as the slight- 

 est chip from the glass might produce death, 

 and if the bird can reach the putty, he will 

 eat it and die. 



The square or oblong wooden cages are 

 simple and common, and the best to hang 

 up in an aviary. They are convenient when 

 made eighteen inches high and wide, and 



