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Contents . 
CHAPTER II. 
Doves. 
Management. — Bathing. — Gravel. — Bay-salt. — Warmth. — 
“Tottum,” and Tottum’s tricks. — Pussy’s hypocrisy. 
— - Tottum’s punctual habits. — Little Doves. — Nest 
food Page 121 
CHAPTER III. 
Foreign Birds. 
Java Sparrows. — Wax-bills. — Glazed cage. — Indian Spar- 
rows or Cut-throats. — Their pretty ways. — Sparrows sing- 
ing to Puss. — Cost 126 
CHAPTER IY. 
Our Native Song Birds. 
Harmless bird’s-nesting. — Feeding whole tribes in snow. — 
Robins’ nest. — Master Tomtit. — Mrs. Tom, and her be- 
haviour. — Goldfinches’, Chaffinches’, and Bullfinches’ nests. 
■ — Feeding nestlings.- — Letting old birds rear some. — 
Teaching tunes to birds. — Taming them. — “ Goldie” and 
“ Spinkie,” and their bad conduct. — Birds loose in a 
room so amusing. — Food and dainties 129 
CHAPTER Y. 
Canaries and Nestlings. 
Choice of Canaries. — Little trees. — Open wire cages. — 
Management of the birds. — Number to keep. — Cats mis- 
take brown Canaries for Sparrows. — Sunshine. — Building 
materials. — Hideous little birds. — 111 -behaved Canary 
chicks. — Canaries in fits. — Feet with clogs of sand. — 
Dangerous things in cages. — Teaching Canaries to 
whistle 138 
CHAPTER YI. 
Talking Birds. 
Starlings and Jackdaws. — Jackdaw-nesting. — Parrots. — 
Naughty Polly. — Finches talking 149 
CHAPTER YII. 
General Rules for Bird-Treatment. 
Remedies for sick birds. — Draughts. — Sunshine. — Canary 
fainting. — Cages. — Wires. — Seed and water things.— 
Baths. — Naughty Dicky and clean Fiddie. — Tommy’s 
retreat. — Warmth. — German Paste 153 
