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strncture. A piece uf stout wire netting', one foot .six inclics 

 in width, ])lace([ with one edge in tlie bottom of the trencli, 

 lias its other laced with wii'e to tlie hurdles, up tlie outside of 

 which it extends nice inches, when tlie earth is fiUeil in, aiul 

 rammed. The inclosui'e is thus rendered fijx, cat, ami i-alihit- 

 proof ; it has furtlici' attached to it ' g<jrso havins,' tlius 

 securing- wa,rmth and privacj'. 'Jdie whole of the other 

 portions have now strained over them stout lJ.in. mesh 

 galvanised wire netting, the lop) only carefully left free, for 

 ingress and egress of wild Ijirds. Inside each compartment, 

 aird parallel with the divisions, is now placed a row of Ijusk 

 bavins, one against the otlier, tightly pressed together, 

 forming an inverted letter A'. (Jn the apex of these faggots 

 the liirds love to perch, preen, and doze, while a secure 

 retreat in case of sudden fright is offered by the little tunnel 

 left at the base. A few faggots may also for a similar 

 purpose bo placed leaning against the sides and corners of 

 the inclosure, those angles where the doors are hung excepted. 



" We have also two sundler pons, alike in all respects, and 

 attached to those already described, but in measurement only 

 10ft. by 7ft. These arc used for the temporary conlinement 

 of any cjuarrelsome, egg-destroying, or otherwise refractory 

 bird, who cau thus, until its wing is sufficiently strong for 

 flio-ht, remain. (Jue of the hui-dles dividing these small pens 

 froQi their neighbours — as, indeed, in each of the interior 

 divisions — should be easily removal)le to the end, that the 

 birds can at pleasure be driven right through into the smaller 

 pens for the pui-pose of capture, wing-clipping, itc. 



"The introduction and jihicing about occasionally of 

 freshlv-cn: fir tree branches is judicious. With reference to 

 aliment, the greater the variety offered the better ; and for a 

 thoroughly trustworthy detail H]ion this vital point, again I 

 gratefully add, vide ' Tegetmeier.' Regularity in the hours of 

 feeding, however, is as essential as is the quality of food 

 aduiiuistered — three times diurnally, any unfinished drhri.s of 

 the previous meal having first been carefully removed, should 



