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should  be  stirred  in  each  pint  of  water  used  in  the  first  bowl,  and  thirty  drops 
to  each  pint  in  the  second  bowl.  After  well  washing  and  rinsing  the  bird  in 
these  solutions  it  must  be  well  rinsed  in  the  third  bowl  of  pure  clean  soft  water, 
A  STUDY   IN  CROSSING. 
GREEN  HEN. 
Bred  from  halF-bred  clear  pink-eyed  cock  and  pure  Border  Fancy  hen. 
Drawn  life  size. 
and  dried  in  the  usual  manner.  The  drying  interval  should,  again,  be  utilised 
to  wash  out  and  clean  the  usual  cage. 
DIAGRAM  OF  THE  TECHNICAL  POINTS  OF  A  BIRD. 
Before  passing  on  to  the  next  chapter  a  word  of  explanation  may  be  given 
of  our  diagram  showing  the  technical  points  of  a  bird  given  on  page  5.  It 
