FOOD OF VARIOUS ANIMALS AND BIRDS 



I have added pea-meal to render it somewhat dry, as by 

 itself it is too moist. In a day or two I give the young 

 birds a mixture of millet, canary, and crushed hemp-seed, 

 with finely-chopped lettuce or other suchlike green food, 

 and from time to time throw them a few mealworms, 

 grasshoppers, or well-cleansed gentles; in lieu of these 

 some finely-chopped meat, taking care they always have 

 plenty of fine gravel, and also water. I also recommend 

 that the water should be boiled and allowed to cool before 

 using. 



CURASSOWS. 



To a quart of Indian corn mix one pint of wheat and 

 one pint of barley. Of this mixture give about half-a-pint 

 to each bird daily ; a little biscuit, bread, or potatoes will 

 be very acceptable to them. Almost any kind of vegetable, 

 such as carrots, onions, etc. ; a little meat, such as the 

 cuttings of poultry, may be given them ; meal mixed up 

 into pudding is also good. They require water the same 

 as common barn-door fowls. Coarse gravel must be given 

 occasionally ; a handful thrown in now and then among 

 the grain food. 



CRANES (GUVS). 



These lively, graceful and beautiful birds are easily kept. 

 They feed upon grain, insects, hard biscuit, flesh, and fish ; 

 they do not, however, require much of the animal food ; 

 flesh and fish are only as compensation for the lack of 

 insect food. The grain most suitable for cranes of all the 

 different species is Indian corn ; this may be given dry, 

 but in case the birds are weak or freshly imported, it is 

 better to have it soaked or boiled soft. They are fond of 

 wheat and barley, earth-worms and grubs, snails, etc. 

 They frequently breed in captivity. They should have a 



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