88 CANARY BIRDS. 



the summer, birds having as much green 

 food as they like, often do not eat a great 

 deal of seed ; but where they are fed entire- 

 ly on seed, it would be necessary to make a 

 marked difference between summer and 

 winter diet When birds are exposed to 

 some cold, have exercise and green food, the 

 rape and hemp, in the proportion of one to 

 three parts of canary seed, will seldom be 

 found too much. An old bird brought up 

 without hemp, would suffer were it given to 

 him. 



The seed box should be cleaned out daily, 

 the husks of the seeds blown away, and the 

 good returned to the box. It is well to see 

 at night that the birds have food enough for 

 the next morning's breakfast, if they are 

 not fed in the morning before daylight; 

 great injury has been done by forgetfulnesa 

 of birds' sarly habits, and a few hours' wait- 

 ing for J ood in the morning, especially in 

 the caac. of nestlings, is most severely felt. 

 Very /tften, indeed, it gives a check from 



