Birds The Canary 
HOUSE 
To make the canary comfortable an oblong cage 
should be used not less than eighteen inches long; 
it should be large enough to permit the bird to exer- 
cise freely. The perches should be rounded and of 
different thicknesses to give a change to the bird’s 
feet; they should be from three-eights inch in diam- 
eter to that of twice the thickness of a lead pencil, 
THE LONDON FANCY THE SCOTCH FANCY 
and at least one perch should be oblong in cross sec- 
tion, with the lower side flat. Perches should be 
placed so as not to interfere with the bird’s exercise, 
but should be convenient to the food and water; 
they should be cleaned every day or two. The cage 
should be hung where there is plenty of light, but not 
above a gas jet; and it should never be in a draft, 
for these birds are very susceptible to drafts. It 
should not be hung ina window. We should remem- 
ber that in their native islands canaries live in an 
equable temperature. They can endure a tempera- 
ture rather cooler than we usually prefer in our living 
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