72 CANARY BIRDS. 



allowed for the slope of the roof. Width, 

 two feet ; length, four feet. The top slopes 

 down from a shelf six inches wide, which is 

 at the back. The whole front, back, sides, 

 and top, are of wire. The bottom has a 

 drawer made in two parts to draw out, and 

 a wire partition runs up the cage, and is un- 

 hooked at pleasure. A green baize curtain 

 can be drawn round the cage, and a floor 

 (a tray itself) can be put in to divide each 

 side into two stories making four in all. 

 The doors are all at the ends, which also 

 open entirely. The ?eed vessels are all co- 

 vered, and have drawers lined with glass 

 for containing seed and water. They stand 

 in the cage, and have small perches fastened 

 to them, which lo*>k: very pretty when 

 crowded with birds. The great charm of 

 this cage is, that, standing in a window, the 

 birds have full air and light, while perfectly 

 visible within and without. When nicely 

 arranged, fronted with a few plants and 

 creepers, and with a bath, etc., it is extreme- 



