Otir  Canaries 
will  not  affect  the  eggs,  or  "  nits,"  which  will  still  hatch  out.  It  must  therefore 
be  repeated  twice  or  three  times,  allowing  an  interval  of  a  week  between  each 
treatment,  and  continuing  the  quassia  baths  during  these  intervals. 
Lastly,  in  extreme  cases,  when  birds  are  not  breeding,  hand-washing  should 
be  resorted  to,  and  a  good  insecticide  used  in  the  first  and  second  bowls  of 
A   STUDY   IN  CROSSING. 
SELF   CINNAMON  COCK. 
Bred  from  clear  pink-eyed  cock  and  cinnamon  marked  hen. 
Drawn  life  size. 
water.  This  is  a  very  effectual  and  rapid  way  of  exterminating  the  pest,  but 
should  not  be  adopted  during  the  breeding  season  except  as  a  last  resource, 
and  in  no  circumstance  for  hens  at  that  season,  nor  without  the  requisite  know- 
ledge and  skill  in  handling  a  bird  to  warrant  one  undertaking  the  operation. 
For  this  purpose  one  teaspoonful  of  Creolin,  obtainable  from  any  good  chemist, 
