550 
ILLUSTRATED BTOCK DOCTOR. 
with a spar for perches. These flights may be roofed in or not, ac- 
cording to opinion, though covered flights are generally considered 
better. If covered, they should be slightly raised at the end near the 
house, and should be provided with a 3-inch half-round gutter. The 
perches are circular, 3^ inches in dianu^^n'^hould be at least 15 
inches from center to center. Undern^HMhey should be provided 
with a slanting Board, so that the droppingjjffiay not fall on the birds 
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black Jacobin Cocks. 
The nest-boxes are movable, to take out in Winter. They are 
3x1% feet, and are divided in the center by a board five inches high. 
In front is a ledge four inches high, which can be removed to facilitate 
cleaning. A second nest-pan can, therefore, be placed in the vacant 
half as soon as the squabs are old enough. These boxes arc in tiers 
of three, so as to give each pair a. choice of the odd boxes. 
Perches for Pigeons. 
Perches should be arranged for the convenience of the especial 
kind of pigeon kept. All pigeons are not constituted alike, and the 
perch that will be just the thing for one class is entirely unsuited for ^ 
another. It would be absurd to suppose that a Fan tail could grace 
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