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smaller breeds. For Carriers, Dragoons, Antwerps, 

 and Show Homers box perches are much the best, but 

 they should project some distance from the wall so 

 that the birds may stand facinc the window and door, 

 and all their excreta drop behind the perch. Box 

 Iierches which are fixed flush with the wall are always 

 dirty, because the excreta is dropped on them owing 

 to the birds standing sideways. Another objection to 

 the box perch which fits close to the wall is that birds 

 damage their plumage considerably. The reason why 

 box perches are to be preferred for the breeds men- 



perch suitable for Pouters and Pigmy Pouters. 



tioned is because they are more or less quarrelsome 

 and pugnacious, and the divisions between each perch 

 prevent the birds interfering with each other. For 

 Pouters, Pigmv Pouters, and Trumpeters a shelf perch 

 is the b'estfthat is a good broad shelf projecting some 

 eight or nine inches from the wall. On .such a perch 

 the foot feather is not so apt to become damaged. The 

 same kind of perch is useful with other muffed-legged 

 breeds such as Swallows, Fairy Swallows, and Muffed 

 Tumblers, as is the platform perch also shown in one 

 of the illustrations. 



