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the back, another higher up, further in the 

 cage, and another quite near the top. The 

 birds like the high perches best, and the 

 higher they roost the better. Another ad- 

 visable plan in bell cages is to put a perch 

 from the water to the seed cup, another 

 higher up, also across the cage. 



The cage will need some attention every 

 day, and twice a week the bottom should be 

 detached and washed, being careful to dry 

 it thoroughly, and cover it with fine river 

 sand, or gravel, which can be purchased at 

 the bird stores, or procured from the shore 

 of the river. It is essential to the health of 

 the bird, and must not be marine sand, as 

 salt is injurious. 



The practice of hanging birds out at a 

 window in a small cage open on all sides, and 

 so fully exposed alike to the burning rays 

 of the sun and the chilling winds, cannot be 

 too strongly reprehended. Great suffering 

 must be at times endured by the little pri- 

 soners, whose exposure, when in a wild 



