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. Canaries again, and Java Sparrows or Rice-birds, 
and those pretty funny pets, “ Cut-throats ” or 
4 Indian Sparrows/’ are accustomed to warmth and 
comfort that they would not find wild in England. 
We must therefore, of course, be hospitable to these 
little foreigners, and supply them with their millet 
and canary-seed, and with the warmth and shelter 
that they require here. 
However, my best plan will be to say something 
separately on the treatment of each set of the 
birds that are kept easily and that are really worth 
our keeping. 
CHAPTER II. 
DOVES. 
Doves’ are some of the nicest pets to keep, 
especially in the country, where there is plenty of 
room, and air. They live very happily in large 
square wicker cages, and if they [are carried in- 
doors at night and taken out again early in the 
