PARROTS’ CAGES AND PERCHES. 
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They will not admit of being separated even for a moment ; 
and whether in their cage or at liberty, every act and every 
movement of one has a reference to the acts and movements of 
the other. They are lively, active, and familiar, distinguishing 
and following those who attend them with perfect confidence, 
but always acting in concert. 
CHAPTEE VIII. 
parrots’ cages and perches. 
The best cage for parrots is that which is cylindrical, with 
an arched roof; but cages are sold in a great variety of shapes, 
both square, cylindrical, and oc- 
tagonal. Fig. 5 represents a 
square-shaped cage of common 
iron wire, with an arched top, 
measuring 28 inches by 17, with 
drawers in the bottom for conve- 
nience in cleaning. Fig. 6 is a 
circular cage of lacquered wire, 
particularly elegant in shape, from 
its great height in proportion to 
its breadth, being 3 feet in height 
by 20 inches. Fig. 7 has more 
structural pretensions, having a 
verandah of perforated zinc pro- 
