FOOD OF VARIOUS ANIMALS AND BIRDS 
I have added pea-meal to render it somewhat dry, as by 
itself it is too moist. In a day or two I give the young 
birds a mixture of millet, canary, and crushed hemp-seed, 
with finely-chopped lettuce or other suchlike green food, 
and from time to time throw them a few mealworms, 
grasshoppers, or well-cleansed gentles; in lieu of these 
some finely-chopped meat, taking care they always have 
plenty of fine gravel, and also water. I also recommend 
that the water should be boiled and allowed to cool before 
using. 
CURASSOWS. 
To a quart of Indian corn mix one pint of wheat and 
one pint of barley. Of this mixture give about half-a-pint 
to each bird daily ; a little biscuit, bread, or potatoes will 
be very acceptable to them. Almost any kind of vegetable, 
such as carrots, onions, etc. ; a little meat, such as the 
cuttings of poultry, may be given them ; meal mixed up 
into pudding is also good. They require water the same 
as common barn-door fowls. Coarse gravel must be given 
occasionally ; a handful thrown in now and then among 
the grain food. 
CRANES (GEUS). 
These lively, graceful and beautiful birds are easily kept. 
They feed upon grain, insects, hard biscuit, flesh, and fish ; 
they do not, however, require much of the animal food ; 
flesh and fish are only as compensation for the lack of 
insect food. The grain most suitable for cranes of all the 
different species is Indian corn ; this may be given dry, 
but in case the birds are weak or freshly imported, it is 
better to have it soaked or boiled soft. They are fond of 
wheat and barley, earth-worms and grubs, snails, etc. 
They frequently breed in captivity. They should have a 
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