96 CANAR7 BIBDS. 



of my pets, was extremely bad when I got 

 her ; but after three days of this treatment, 

 she was as comfortable as could be; and 

 considering how she pecked and screamed 

 at being caught at first, it was very amusing 

 to witness her complacency as her shoes 

 wore out. I always present the patients 

 with hemp-seeds while in the bath ; some- 

 times they only hold them (taking them 

 back to their cage to eat) ; but at any rate it 

 assures them that people who give them 

 such delicious things, cannot possibly mean 

 harm. 



There should be always a little bed of 

 rather fine dry oatmeal for the bird to stand 

 on for a moment when its bath is over ; this 

 dries the feet, and in all ways is useful, 

 while its dusting the feathers does not the 

 slightest harm. 



BROKEN LIMBS. When a bird meets 

 with an accident of this kind, it should be 

 taken very tenderly and placed in a cage 

 without perches, with a little soft hay or 



