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The front end should be closed with a grating of i-inch vertical 
bars, 5 inches apart. Two or three stout planks set vertically, with 
4 or 5 inches space between, will answer if iron bars can not be had. 
A space of 5 or 6 inches should be left between this grating and the 
bottom of the box. There should be a stout bar across the rear end, 
with 4 inches space between it and the bottom for cleaning out. 
The rear door, sliding up, should fill the entire space above this bar. 
Cleats should be nailed across the bottom inside; a little sand should 
be scattered on it, and over this a good bedding of straw or similar 
material. 
A box for a rhinoceros should have the top, over the animal’s 
head, lined with heavy sheet iron. 
Tapirs and swine. —Boxes for these animal should be similar to 
the last, only lighter, and with bars 3 inches apart and with 3 inches 
space at bottom, in front and back. 
Monkeys. —Boxes should be large enough to allow the animals to 
move about. The front may be of heavy wire netting or a grating 
of light bars, with a space of 2 inches at the bottom for putting in 
water pan and food and for cleaning out. A piece of burlap or 
blanket should be tacked across the top edge in front, to be let down 
when the temperature is low or the box is being moved. A little 
bedding of straw or similar material should be put in. 
Monkeys bear transportation best when several are sent together, 
but auy that are vicious must be shipped by themselves. 
Rodents. —Boxes for gnawing animals should be similar to those 
for monkeys, but lined with tin or sheet iron. Of most species it 
will be safe to put several individuals together. 
Small cats , weasels , etc. —Boxes should be of sufficient size to per¬ 
mit free movement. Front should be closed with stout wire netting 
or light iron grating, a space being left at the bottom for food and 
water. 
Birds. —Boxes for birds should have tight back and bottom. For 
the other three sides and top a frame covered with wire netting will 
answer, burlap or other cheap material being put over this to pro¬ 
tect the birds from drafts. The front may be kept uncovered except 
when the box is being moved. 
Boxes for long-billed birds should have a door in the front so that 
a pail or other deep vessel for water may be set inside. 
Parrots and macaws require metal cages, as they quickly destroy 
wood. 
Boxes for ostriches, emeus, and cassowaries should be tight to a 
height of about 6 inches above the level of the bird’s back. Above 
that point the sides, and also the top, should be made of slats, with 
