90 C.-i.vA/^i£s AND Cage-Birds. 



they will present of being also receptacles of the pigment matter which, for the last two months, 

 has been playing such an important part in the moult. 



Little remains to be said under the head of general management ; but the gems of the 

 season should now be transferred to separate cages, because as they continue to freshen and come 

 into song they will turn jealous and pugnacious. The moulting-boxes will be full small for the 

 purpose, but so long as the birds continue to do well in them and do not destroy their plumage, 

 leave well alone, and allow them to remain. There cannot, however, be separate accommoda- 

 tion for every bird, and, after the best have been drafted off, the remainder can go into winter 

 quarters — the cocks, half-a-dozen or more, in roomy flights or in the double breeding-compart- 

 ments, and the hens in numbers to suit the cage-room at command. 



