Tlie Pigeon House, Loft, and Aviary. 



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B is a room about 9ft. by 12ft. for small pigeons, such as tumblers, 

 turbits, owls, and jacobins, and is fitted with four tiers of nesting- 

 places, constructed on the principle shown in Pig. 6. 



Bach nest box (Fig. 6) is about 14in.long by 12in. deep, and llin. high. 

 A door, hinged at the bottom, covers two nests, which suffice for a pair 

 of birds, and each nest is numbered for reference. About one-fourth of 

 the door is out away for entrance, and a landing board, supported by a 

 small bracket, is fixed to it. A button screwed to the wood that divides 



Fig. 



-Nesting Boxes, 



each pair of nests keeps the door secure, and if made so as to have no 

 play, wiU never be accidentally forced up. The pair of nests numbered 

 7 and 8 are shown closed, and those marked 25 and 26 partly open. I 

 find this style of nesting place answers very well for small pigeons, each 

 pair of birds having all they require ; they nest first in the one and then 

 in the other, and by the time the young ones are able to come out they 

 are strong enough to fly. The single landing boards have the advantage 



