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is abundantly moistened and then pressed into the receptacle, 

 the water being retained in the vessels by means of well- 

 cleaned sponges. 



Canaries bred in Germany are invariably accustomed to 

 these cages, and will, therefore, even in a subdued light, 

 easily discover the feeding and drinking vessels ; the cage, 

 thus furnished and containing the bird, will then be placed 

 into a case made of paste-board, closely fitting and square, 

 on the bottom of which an additional and sufficient quantity 

 of summer-rape-seed is strewn ; these cases are made of 

 strong material, and all the corners are pasted over with 

 linen. They have two little windows, the first at the long 

 side, about \ inch from the ground, the second at an equal 

 height above the drinking-pot. The first is to facilitate the 

 discovery of the food, the second the finding of the water. 

 For the construction of these windows apertures of about 

 the size of a florin are cut into the card-board, and a piece of 

 glass is inserted and pasted over them. In order to make 

 the glass firmly adhere (a sliding down of the latter would 



TRANSPORT CAGE. 



