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should be two provided for each pair of birds, so that they have no 
pretext for quarrelling with and disturbing each other^ 
Fig. 3. 
Shelves about twenty inches broad should be placed along tlio 
back of the loft, allowing about eighteen inches between each, di- 
vide these into spaces of about three feet by upright boai'ds i and 
Fig. 4. 
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each of these compartments again partially divided by a partition not 
coming quite to the front, thus making the two nesting places re- 
quired by a pair of birds. Put a ledge along the bottom of each 
shelf to prevent the eggs being rolled out, and make your house all 
snug and complete. It is best to place a straw basket or unglazed 
earthen pan at the bottom of each nesting place ; it keeps the straw 
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