1. pets
2. reptiles

SONG
BIRDS,
AND
BY
AND
E.
"iN-DOOR
OF
AUTHOR
"
FLOWERS
KEEP
TO
HOW
A.
PLANTS,
AND
WITH
HALING,
AND
FOLIAGE
A
THEM.
HOW
IN-DOOR
FOR
TO
GROW
PLANTS."
FRONTISPIECE.
LONDON:
SMITH,
ELDER
AND
CO., 65, CORNHILL,
M.DCCC.LXII.
[ The rightof Translation
I
is
reserved.}
THEM,"
PKEFACE.
IN
who,
to
this
writing
like
make
I
songs,
myself,
their
do
become
as
My
simply
birds
mode
birds'
of
becoming
familiar
wild
and
from
state,
books,
details
learning
how
I
and
of
to
since
friends, and
their
make
happy
My
when
gone
in
perience
ex-
their
gathering
on
personal
when
more
be
to
child, in
a
while
habits
them
and
as
seem
treatment.
them
with
scientific
a
professes
began
ways
have
they
of
their
as
thriven
have
mine
yet
;
be
to
up
and
tame,
anxious
joyous
as
birds
be
can
natural
a
myself
own
extremely
little
us
those
of
use
birds, and
of
among
set
not
the
for
fond
are
lives
birdkeeper.
book
little
tions,
observa-
free;
in
happy
a"
2
thus
finement.
con-
iv
Preface.
in
Judging
have
wants
of
to
use
free
what
degree by
some
been, I hope that this book
it shall be
others ; and
several
from
bird books
at
topics which
own
my
be
may
least
render
kept
many
reallypainfulreading.
for instance, bird-doctoring
Bird-trapping,
in many
bird-taming,
.instructions
that
and
the
such
on
with
warmth,
simple
wish
would
pets by
torment
them
tame
birds
few
teach
means
when
painfulto
The
bird
such
cleanliness and
fresh
amusing
of fear
sick
is,
by kindness,
air
and
am
tricks
or
only
sure,
to
their
hunger, or
by trying,with
to administer
always useless,and
almost
are
by
to
seem
belief
own
mistresses,I
tremblinghands,
and
which
My
plenty of
to
little
one.
in health
food ; while
indeed,
works;
points always
to any
them
keep
of so-called
ways
ladies*
it is very easy to
to
usual
not
are
of little use
me
in
and
cases,
to
ful
unskil-
remedies
very often
patients.
fragile
real art of
taming
is very little dwelt
books; yet this is generallythe
on
first
Preface.
this
to
record
though
too
I
so
that
relation
own
be
may
as
the
been
tempted
birds'
doings ;
novel
on
gives
of
manners
of what
writing
forgivenme,
good
a
is often the
the
country,
a
actuallygoes
of treatment
course
any
this
In
pets.
have
of my
insight into
a
I
fear
many
hope
ground
best
keep such
subject,I
of
the
who
those
objectof
v
under
on
best
nation
expla-
of it.
While, then,
to
fondness
and
to
the
the
the
I have
seen
me
me
of
of the
of
many
birds for much
the numbers
the
birds may
may
be
to
many
; and
me
to
chief
have
room
of their ways.
show
be made
best
it with
of my
that fill my
own
the works
birds themselves
very familiar with
easilythey
to read
time, illness has reduced
some
how
sions
preten-
ornithology,my
led
have, therefore,tried
volume
having no
subject,comparing
companionshipof
made
to
of
advice
the
on
amusement,
I
science
test
during
as
confess
for birds has
authorities
what
I
in this little
tame, and
kept ; hoping
that
how
it may
vi
Preface.
in
help
opening
of
out
interest
to
while,
source
many
at
a
the
aid
the
treatment
making
them
rendering
in
and
natural,
in
for
our
we,
Chelsea,
Grove,
Whiteheatfs
Sept.
24f/2,
pleasure,
1861.
birds
of
happy,
more
more
when
it
time
same,
:
may
great
very
keep
them
in
finement.
con-
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
birds
Cage
1.
former
owners.
5.
"
CHAPTER
3.
Warblers
5.
Other
Robins
billed
up
from
birds
in
and
patronise
spring.
"
How
frights
to
"
treat
3.
such
2.
that
birds.
Old
"
5.
"
soft-
Chaffinches
Birds
brought
avoided.
13.
sometimes
birds
caught,
are
the
of
Page
BIRDS.
TAMING
Birds
be
to
"
of
Wrens.
11.
13.
"
"
Grief
6.
"
Delicacy
Linnets."
"
ones.
happy.
lives
their
9.
"
"friendliness."
real
young
4.
ON
III."
Taming,
Sudden
14.
"
birds.
Gold-crested
Bullfinches.
12.
5.
cage
songs.
7.
"
and
Goldfinches
lively.
nest.
make
to
greenhouse.
or
small
Warblers'
sing
"
the
How
4.
their
"c.
Page
of
of
Way
3.
"
remembering
loose
fledglings,
Choice
2.
1.
ways.
KEEP.
TO
captivity.
room
10.
CHAPTER
1.
BIRDS
"
let
strong
"
often
birds."
tame
veiy
Feeding
birds
a
Birds
4.
birds."
in
Affectionate
2.
"
"
attractive.
migrating
8.
II.
Out-door
1.
"
happy.
themselves.
expressing
Page
INTRODUCTORY.
I.
best
Cruelty
of
kept
till
buying
viii
Contents.
wild birds in
spring.
"
instance of how
birds
varietyof
8. The
6. A
few rules for
for those to
care
their characters.
about
birds.
CHAPTER
Change
10.
"
IV.
BIRDS
"
IN
"
"
General
9.
"
of cages.
while their cage is cleaned.
taming
bird-taming. 7. An
whom
they are used.
Letting birds fly
11.
"
SITTING-ROOM.
A
for
treatment
Page
23.
Birds,generalpets. 2. Kinds suitable for small cages.
3. Foreign birds and Wrens
4. Birds' dread
need warmth.
5. Letting birds out.
6. Birds
of thunder-storms.
do not
and free.
like beingcaught. 7. Different food for cage-birds
8. Food
during moulting. 9. Birds buildingin rooms.
of two
10. Curious
Canaries.
11. Opportunityof
anecdote
seeingvarious traits of character.
1.
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
CHAPTER
V.
1. Canaries.
VARIOUS
"
Bullfinches.
2.
"
SPECIAL
BIRDS.
31.
Robin
Goldfinches. "4.
3.
"
Page
Eedbreasts.
CHAPTER
1.
Simple food
billed birds.
4.
"
"
Page
"
Receiptsfor
"
paste.
"
universal
"
6.
"
"
"
Seed,
10.
accustomed
VII.
1. Prevention
"
ing
Tempt-
5.
"
a
general
convenient
and
to
of food.
"
mites.
for soft-
3. Food
pastes."
kinds
particular
to bruise
not
hemp-seed for old birds.
night for the earlymorning.
CHAPTER
41.
Taking ants' eggs. 7. German
paste
Goldfinches eatinginsects. 9. Treats,watercress,
biscuit,"c.
11. Birds
FOOD.
"
2. Bechstein's
best.
birds to eat.
recipe. 8.
VI.
"
TREATMENT
better than
4. Colds.
"
5. Birds
OF
cure.
BIRDS
"
13.
WHEN
2. Wooden
killed sometimes
food.
12.
"
Giving
SICK.
shoes.
by
Better
food
Page
"
"
at
55.
3. Red
fear of mice.
Contents.
"6.
Birds
bird
for years.
10. The
while
bad cold.
a
birds
used
are
the best.
to
"
pluming themselves.
11. Birds not
"
flyabout a room.
14. Hospital for birds and
if hurt.
16. My wounded
it. 15. Bird doctor.
birds
letting
young
them
treat
to
that
Food
killinga
Fits not
Moulting." 8.
fits." 7.
9.
"
or
gapes
Never
12.
"
having
ix
"
"
in
CHAPTER
13. How
ment
manage-
"
"
VHI.
BREEDING
"
IN
Canary.
Page
ATIARIES.
66.
2. Number
aviary under a hawthorn-tree.
and kind of birds." 3. Letting them pair as they like best."
sometimes
4. Adding a new
bird dangerous. 5. Goldfinches
Portable
1.
"
"
*egg breakers.
Birds
6.
"
of air and
7. Benefits
trainingthem.
adherence
light.
"
9. Bad
"
to
undesirable.
12.
"
Preparing branches
earlybroods undesirable.
ready-made nest-bags.
13.
"
"
"
18.
Deserted
20.
Food
and
fresh
CHAPTER
1.
To
removed
brood.
birds.
"
The
most
Small
Nestlingsto
too much.
11.
making
Match-
alliances.
suitable
"
"
"
19.
Good
cage
mother
birds veiy valuable.
for the chicks.
air,beneficial
to the
BEARING
YOUNG
frighteningthe
old
23.
"
25.
"
"
BIRDS.
birds.
Page
Birds
2.
"
be
floor best."
7.
will
5. Tea
Audacity of
and
covered
kept warm
way of feeding. 10. Young
11. Moulting. 12. Tameness
"
difficulty:
Foliage.
shine,
Early sun"
fledglings.
old bird sometimes
the
a
cage
outside for food.
"
"
Curious
"
in readiness
"
"
and
February for building. 14. Very
15. Nest-bags. 16. Objectionsto
better let alone.
17. Canaries
sitting,
for the young.
6. Food
habits.
"
10.
"
in
3. An
very young.
4. Food
strewed
on
the old birds'
eat
native
"
"
birds too much.
to
broods
young
"
IX.
avoid
"
Removing
sitting.21. Cleaning the
22.
"
Placing food
24.
8.
nests.
while
slide cages.
watch
foreign birds
of
8.
themselves.
for
best
manage
up.
83.
adopt a
for sick
small birds.
"
birds
be
to
"
Imitating
not likely
to
9.
of young
birds.
Contents.
CHAPTER
X.
TEACHING
"
1. No
YOUNG
BIRDS
starving. 2. Whistling better
children.
Canary taught by some
3.
than
"
of wild
"
CHAPTER
XI.
managed.
wild.
while
in
OF
quiet.
Many birds build in
one
largestore cage.
"
of birds
to have:
Warblers
few birds
a
seldom
CHAPTER
XTT.
happy
so
MAKING
"
Visitingnests.
1.
feed them.
the
5.
FRIENDS
XEI.
an
on
tricks
Baths, and
7.
"
crowd.
a
WILD
WITH
"
BIRDS.
100.
CAGES.
"
93.
when
shrub
same
"
gettingmuch
Sparrows.
CHAPTER
Page
Really unsafe
aviary. 9. Number
cage.
2. Birds
"
London
3.
"
essential.
other birds.
as
Page
be
thought to
desirable than
more
"
depending much
"
bathing. 6. Goldfinches in a
8. Adding birds,in pairs,to
90.
the
escape
AVIARY.
Peace
2.
"
to
songs
master
AN
"
birds.
10.
3.
"
7. Good
"
OCCUPANTS
"
Birds
4.
"
cage.
put in when
1. Birds
Birds' natural
5.
"
6. School
acquired.
how
notes.
Page
playingtunes.
4. How
"
mixture
TUNES.
used
Page
to those who
104.
Requisitesof good cages. 2. Papier Mache, a desirable
material.
water
3. Objectionableseed and
arrangements in
1.
"
"
many
cages.
cages.
"
6.
11.
Wicker
Larks
14.
for
and
"
Plants
standing
cages
on
cages
save
"
a
15.
some
Common
7.
"
"
and
13.
Bell
School
Thrushes.
cage
and
market
square
Arrangements
and
hanging baskets.
table.
10.
Cage for
for Doves
cages.
5.
"
"
Chaffinches."
Breeding
16. Lined
8.
cages.
of cages.
Change
perches, "c.
cages
Various
4.
"
"
for
12.
Tom
for
9.
food,
Small
Wrens.
Cages
"
for
Tits."
Hospital cages.
to migrating birds.
suffering
"
Contents.
XIV.
CHAPTER
double
plans for
birds.
cages.
Materials.
3.
"
wild-birds.
5.
"
4. How
of this cage in
Spareroom
branches.
2. Windows
"
storms.
Page
wired.
4. Oil-cloth
"
Advantages of such
6.
"
"
Pretty appearance
8.
"
AVIARY.
KOOM
"
aviary.
severe
arrange
holders.
window.
XV.
CHAPTER
shelter in
a
to
Food
6.
Other
2.
"
"
"
115.
of deal.
English
working plan of an aviaiycage.
7. Exact
1.
Page
Descriptionof large aviary cage
1.
the
CAGE.
AVIARY
"
xi
123.
3. Birds
"
floor.
require
5. Trees
"
bird-rooms.
and
7. Mice.
"
"
9. Hungry birds invariably
Building time needs watchfulness.
fight. 10. Kitchen garden. 11. Creepers,vine,"c.
12. West
aspect nearlyas good as east. 13. Cages in a bird
best hung low.
room
generally
8.
"
"
"
"
"
XVI.
CHAPTER
AVIARY,
OUTDOOR
"
Page
BIRDS
AND
FOR
IT.
130.
it is meant
Style of aviaiyaimed at. 2. Whether
3. Conservatoryaviary. 4. Birds to
the birds to breed.
such an aviary. 5. Concrete floor. 6. Plants, "c.
1.
"
"
"
"
1. A
use
BATHS, FOOD-HOLDERS,
"
"
"
11.
9. Plant
case
baths.
XVUI.
"
LIST
baths.
10.
"
"
and
4.
Foreign
Birds
not
Glazed
8.
"
Seed
and
square bath
dishes.
water
"
12. Fountain.
BIRDS,
OF
KEEPERS.
1.
2. Birds
"
"
contrivances.
Objectionable
CHAPTER
137.
"
"
"
Page
"c.
bathing in an
milk-pan for bath. 4. A standing5. Cleaningand emptying. 6. Birds
for sea-side treasures.
aquarium. 3. Glass
placeof shells or rock.
7. Winter
delightin water.
house.
fill
"
XVH.
CHAPTER
for
Page
expensiveor
AND
13. Perches.
"
WANTS
OF
BIRD
147.
delicate.
"
2. Avadavats
3. Birds should be sent home
their cages.
by the dealer.
and
Blues.
Waxbills.
5. Cordon
6. CutAvadavats
"
"
"
xii
Contents.
throat
9.
Sparrows,
English
"c.
birds."
Kedbreast."
Thrushes."
13.
"c.
Aviary
24.
"
"
best
seed.
30.
"
Goldfinch."
12.
Tits."
open
cage.
23.
Plants.
Requisites
29.
"
for
21.
26.
Importance
bird-keeping.
mon
Com-
"
Zinc
"
"
"
Yellow-
19.
generally.
Seed-boxes.
25.
Kobin
Wrens."
15.
Linnets.
"
28.
"
"
birds
Large
22.
"
cage.
Trays.
27.
saucers.
the
cages.
18.
Canaries.
8.
"
"
English
"
square
Tom
14.
of
Price
20.
11.
Redpoles.
17.
"
hammers.
Sparrows.
Bullfinch."
10.
Chaffinches.
16.
Java
7.
"
cages,
Elower-pot
of
getting
BIRDS,
SONG
AND
THEM.
KEEP
TO
HOW
I.
CHAPTER
INTRODUCTORY.
1.
A
GREAT
it
If
cruel.
birds
people think
were
so,
for
the
feathered
the
more
tribe, the
for
Not
would
break
cage.
The
should
their
birds
the
winter
as
find
sufficient
The
Canaries
Finches
;
like
to
would
be
by
kept
from
comes.
pets
among
generally,
We
our
and
plenty of sweet-voiced
the
happy
may
a
;
be
that
sunny
of
is
means
all those
the
them,
hearts, if they should
of passage,
cage
about
theirs
any
is
fond
are
know
think
the
happily,on
myself,
we
more
birds
keep
to
but
;
birds
all
be
never
seek
see
content
are
we
prison.
to
who,
those
that
indeed, few
wish
would
one
contrary,
go,
many
some
kept
come
skies
in
and
they
easily,however,
house-birds.
proper
all
Linnets
the
home-bred
; and
amongst
1
Sony
2
the
foreigners,
many
Amandavas.
When
Birds.
tiny creatures, Waxbills,
these
reared, or
safely
are
once
have
been
make
them
to the
miseryof beingloose}littleshivering,
trembling
brought
if one
does
and
ways
does
it
of
from
cower
a
the
like,indeed, to
his cage
to
go
breakfasts
in
every
it is said
petting they
want
"
to seek
of
and
dirty
a
the rain
with
then
breakfast
and
greatlytake
the
his
on
own
leave to doubt
while his mistress prepares
the room,
to Goldie's
more
back
pops
mind, and
the
into
briskly
very
it.
Moreover, would
he
get
such
day
alone
if he
sent
to
try ?
hemp seed, that
proper
will
were
capableof
are
goldfinches
returningat
allowed
out
ready,he
eat
from
in
hanging singing
is much
breakfast,
to
welcome
cold,instead
the
it is
yet
hide from
a
moment
it, nor
bath,to
crystal
it ;
round
flight
language,the
around
kindest
home-birds
? Goldie and I
means
them
My Goldfinch,for instance,would
friendly
company.
And
birds
conversingnow
pleasantroom,
small
the
not
the
to
fast it flies to seek
wish, so their gay song tellsus,
no
puddleinstead
he
with
Besides,our
have
and
of the
always meet
them.
a
; it knows
fashions
but
littlecreatures,
Poor
get out, how
friendly
cage
we
be cruel to expose
unkindlycrowd.
an
of them
some
it would
happy ;
in
strangers,
England,
to
have
and
keep
hours,
them
even
ment
attach-
an
very
when
regular
they are
to go out into the air.
2. But
most
peopleforgetto
reckon
on
the birds*
.
3
Introductory.
socialhabits ; nor
flutter to meet
known
; and
bird,and
8.
many
onlylet
a
were
should
have
it may
be
as
caught;
to
We
see
before us,
our
partwould
two
little
was
us
time to
one
a
to
rear
notes,
the shrubs.
of them
many
got
while walking
pleasant
sweet
voice
former
one
canary
amongst
to us,
calling
charges flyingon
tree to
and keepingup
fluttering,
on
when
she called
sing the
to
our
from
passing
are
spoken.
if theyare free,those
so
experiment,
of
know
and half goldenLinnets ; and
trees to hear
one
dogs
proofsof
days ago
used at
but it used to be very
amongst the
with
as
if she had
to build
flyaway
doubtful
a
if
sure
there
notice,
no
having learnt
be let
a
few
a
remember, too,even
these birds
we
only
as
plainly
half Canaries
birds,
as
am
wanting,
kindlyrecognition
"
many
and
I
birds
my
conqueredwanted,
theyhave known.
was
wounded
a
thousand
a
tones what
whom
and
soon
passingfriend ; but
and we took
fighting
4. Birds
ever
Speakingfor myself,I
sagacious
ways.
her assistance
It
nurse
with birds,
as
peoplelived sociably
doubt what the
would
one
any
a
I thought
really
very clever.
Besides,theyare
sometimes
of
when
greetme,
that theyhad
quiteforgotten
quitewell by their
"
little pets flyall in
known
if it forgets
the benefit received.
see
and cats,we
their
and
have
me
theygivethem creditfor half their
I have
lovingways.
they would
do
condescend
another,bowing,
the
to
talk,as
answer.
1"2
long
4
Birds.
Song
5. I do
brought
not know
stand
to
amidst
there
dense
certainlyafforded
had
the
lack of
no
of
English birds
of all
apple branch.
there
cherry-trees,
were
be
heard
would
Nightingales
seven
the lawn,
evening,singingupon
little damage that their
for any
thus it was,
And
that I
knew, and
last,where
at
(as amongst
on
felt well
we
volunteered
I
never
would
knew
sit
on
a
a
benignitywhile
out
their heads
nest
race
when
repaid
might
do
us.
tumbled
amongst
from
those
we
acquainted,
year in the
went
same
ing
carry-
water, and kindly
the old birds in their menage.
deserted
tree next
all the
and
and
bread
helpto
our
gold-
summer's
a
felt well
we
built each
those who
teacups of
us
but
them;
we
becomingvery daring,
placeregularly),
with
the
Alas, for the
that
nests, making dailyrounds
the
in the
began to studybirds,picking
little ones
half-fledged
those
up
in
in
Redbreasts
laurels,and
nests
that
nest
Goldfinches
crested
an
which
kinds, from
Eobin
in the
on
of
shelter,so
larches,the Thrushes
Wrens
belts
round
exquisite
; the
greenhouse home
in
evergreens,
the wall, to the
the creepers upon
in their
deal
good
that built their
Wrens
of
clumps
a
thick
Our
shut
and
many
best
winters.
English
were
be
can
remarkably warm,
hills,and
laurels,and
real Canaries
cold
our
grounds were
own
we
how
for us,
the
old birds
door, and watch with much
little
open
things would
their
mouths
stretch
at
once,
Birds.
6
Song
generalfavourites
for the
of these
none
the
much, and in such airyquarters.
so
each
though,I think,generally,
to choose ; and
of
is fond
person
kind
one
Warblers"
"
many
and
called),
the
particularly,
yet even
keep
number;
the
widely in
their
Green
the
to those who
kinds
many
and
song
Canary
a
"
do not wish
the Finch
immediatelyresemblingit,we
those
are
hardy English or Canary-
numerous
foreignaviary.Of
a
up
thus
soft-billed tribes
(as the
finches,givescope for choice
to
but
windows;
have, however, song birds enough,amongst
2. We
which
of
birds,theyrequireto
exactlyroom
are
be out of doors
outside
of
class,and
have
goodly
a
each, too, differing
plumage, as,
littlesober,
for
example,
greenishbrownly
with
dressed bird,and the brilliantJonquille,
his
jet-
black tuft.
There
Goldfinches
are
with
their tunes, the sweet-voiced
many
sorts and
with,
at least in
to
be, and
more
colours,Chaffinches,
the
more
pretty,black-headed
one
longs to
the universal
There
which
; their very
have
of
rarelymet
a
Aberdevines
room
are
Sylvia,
names
of
the
favourites,
is,however, a
tastes may
Linnets
or
the Canaries.
soft-billedbirds,or
numerous
finches
Bull-
than they deserve
Englishaviaries,
Siskins,which pairwith
3. The
their tricks and
with
"
are
almost
still
tempting,and
Warblers," including
Woodlark
wide
diverge.Some,
and the
ingale.
Night-
from
starting-point
for
instance,
delight
Birds
in concerts
the
of
in
heard
in
quiet eveningdrives,but
in
larks,on the contrary,with their
much
need
but to
happy.
to be
and
care
a
largeconservatory,
a
garden aviary,
a
garden aviaries,Warblers
For
4.
they
be
they may
music, are
trills of
.almost too sad to listen to, exceptin
where
and
warblers,or
among
the
orange-treesand
even
perfect
;
are
in winter ;
enclosed
littlegreenhousefull of
half hidden
largecages,
shrubs
the
providedagainststarvation,
their songs
shut
up
would
in littlecages,
be
for their
Stillit must
caughtand
they have
own
been
is
since they would
possible,
5.
In
favourites
.and
hearts,and
which
theyhave. once
been
from
to make
when
more
the nest, it is better
them
then
be very
as
happy as
helplessleft
to
resources.
the
hard-billed
class, my
amongst Englishbirds
Linnets,Bullfinches
sweet- voiced
.that even
in rooms,
much
long confined,
let them
own
happy,
melancholynote
that when
to
their
cold and
be
joy ;
their
they fret out
broughtup
stay and
of
a
free air.
be owned
have been
birds would
songs
if they singit is the low sweet
laments
be
camellias,would
charming adjunct. There, protectedfrom
and
Wood-
rather loud.
they fancythat they are
rooms
7
the lawn, or
on
Nightingales
of woods
depth
Keep.
to
and
singers,
and
are
Robins
the Goldfinches
;
they are
learn other notes
the warblers' songs
are
.special
own
so
such
readily,
not lost to my
room
Song
8
this way
entirely.In
Birds.
it is
those
lovelystrains,knowing
sweet
littlesingeris
the
ecstasyof
its song.
voice the sweetest
life,
poisedon
of Woodlarks
it is the vainest and most
it is
to
delightful
song
when
most
; and
and
Neither
cages.
leave this
For
Warblers
passage,
it is
miseries to be
numbers
; all these
with them
their
the time of
"
think of
writers,that Woodlarks
year in
"
prison;
commonly
a
a
Lark
and that the
broken
their
theydie
leg."
live
This
more
in
great
an
is-
There
most
bird-
than
of their death
is too
of
many
I say
incaged!
cause
birds
are
quoted by
seldom
Robins
the others do.
migrationcomes.
in Bechstein
quiet remark
beingkept
nor
Nightingale,who
and
r
regardsthe
as
Larks, Wrens,
preventedgoing;
when
one.
included
are
great aggravationof
a
aggravation but
a
the
like the
its
to hear
Jenny Wrens, White-
country,however, in winter,as
those
Canary birds,
includes
implies,
name
and
be reckoned
may
disposition
singingat
fairly
difficultiesand objections
to
practical
in
the
songsters; Nightingalesand
Kedbreasts
Garden
while Larks
its
tribe,as
sweetest
our
in
as
happinessand
it sits bending down,
Robin
Blackcaps,
Throats
ness
happi-
waving branch,,
a
affectionate of
its
see
warbler
of
the intensest
the
is in
yellowCanary I bought last spring,
German
6. The
that
in
sunshine,turningand quivering
singingin
A
time
all the
in
revelling
of its short bird
hear
reallypleasantto
one
is
suggestive
Birds
for
to
Keep.
and
keepingWoocllarks happily,
that I have
had
never
one,
and
9
I
glad to
am
describe
cannot
say
them,
therefore.
7. But for the
in
latticed bell cage,
a
baize at
winter with green
loveliest of small
"
birds ;
English humming
birds,our
enough
Wrens
gold-crest
they are
happy
in
closelycovered
night,percheswrapped
in
flannel,and all sorts of luxuries in the way of warmth.
sleepaway
They generally
the winter
lined hole
or
a
"
warm
room
therefore best for them
; the
plant
a
net, and
a
them
hang
like balls of brown
like a
greatly
and
flies are
on
largemyrtle or
littlefresh earth to
wool-
some
in
case
glass lined
woollen
to
in
is
one
with
fine
a
tinyfir-tree for
a
and
gold. They
peck and
for these birds
dainties,
scratch at ;
of the soft-
are
billed race.
and
Bread
milk,
a
roll,or
biscuit
some
powder
squeezedthrough boilingwater, and beaten up with
I fancyegg, too, might
cold milk is their best food.
suit them
touch
rape
cannot
in
a
have
they must
they like.
particularly
eggs
8.
; but
or
vouch
or
greenhouse,that
attempt to keep
cultivated
brought
up
in
them
the
on
in
cold
familiar
that
to
; but
I
says
to them
Ants'
experience.
be made
Bobins, again,may
room
Bechstein
camellia seed is death
for this from
insects.
some
a
it would
cage.
snowy
terms
and
tame
so
be
They
have
weather,
from
a
the
or
happy
pitytoto be
to
nest.
be
I
Sony
10
think
it
Robins
in
up
hopping about
for
a
in
than
with birds of his
feed
with
from
ride
a
the
-enclosure ; and this
is
to
sure
the fowls' meat;
that
difficulty
Robins
9.
in winter
plan is
there
are
10.
a
kept
in
much
be almost
birds
the
the
hardiest
the
; and
room
smoke
all
gravest
hard-billed
will become
deprivedof hemp
and I
seed.
In
and
prettiness.
if
a
other
They
they are
varietyof
of character in their faces.
of fat
birds must
are,
always maintain
my
Canaries
and
perfectballs
else the
then
dust.
class.
equalGoldfinches
or
over-eating,
class.
even
or
aviarywell suppliedwith
greatdeal
ing
bring-
requirekeeping
generally
more
an
is
same
eat
of their
frightful
gluttonsthat
amusing birds ;
at
poultry-
Robins
such
very
a
and
"
The
are
die of
"and
of liberties,
better than
"
will
with here.
well-warmed
food, either they
Robins
build in the
for varieties of song, affectionate ways
Linnets
and hens
but that I think will be the
proceedto
opinionno
own
much
difficultiesarising
from
To
Hobby,
downwards
springwill
will be met
are
in
greenhouseor
pairof
a
cock's back
soft-billed birds
The
the
all sorts
complainthat
"
birds,the
old
into real confinement.
Redbreasts
woman
size :
own
the earliest glimpseof
the
better with cocks
chickens, take
on
of young
nest
a
where
poultryhouse,
a
being pugnacious,
agrees
the
by
cage
might be kept for
of which
tamest
allowable to have
might be
brought
Birds.
however,
that there
They
are
Birds
also
easilytamed
and
doings,poking in
wanted, while
their note.
11.
this
afford
it
England
tried
They
are
see
can
generally
no
expression, only
"
that
me
clean
is not
them
preferred
to
and
France
aviary.
For
despisethem.
their
sharp
call
managed,
fellow.
used
space
know
and
is
a
Square cages
for them,
to
as
but
very
Bullfinches
to
is
Chaffinch
any
easily
little
clever
affectionate,
in this
they like
case
best
hop along. However,
not whether
I should
addition
an
singlebird,too, a
reallyare
12.
them
song
Bechstein
birds,and
cage
for
are
to
a
and
they
as
Their
thought of,but
to all other
a
in
have
who
only those
a
these
birds,always pluming
much
certainlyrecommend
why
reason
hop about,is very sweet, though shrill.
England
a
and
extremelypopular; and
pruning themselves, and
in
and
amusement,
Germany
continue
very
of
enjoya
aviary,seems
yet,I
are
to
them,
much
five Linnets
much
an
In
birds
seems
not
the sweetness
on
with
me
naughty
they are
birds,and
for the
or
chaffinch."
active
lively,
in their
together.
upon ; and
be,
11
wherever
dwell
cage
Chaffinch,in
should
never
a
very well
down
common
funny
clean
are
I have
The
looked
very
need
one
Chaffinch,which
they agree
Keep.
their heads
They
bath.
good
no
to
good
have
deal
good
a
singlecages
Goldfinches,Chaffinches
or
I
finches,
Bull-
the nicest.
are
very
nice birds to have,
they
12
Song
Birds.
extremelydandified,which
are
it
as
There
their
they puff out
and
stand
13.
be
tall when
up
time
if
"
would
they
talkingto
should
they
be."
be
brought
or
through a quill,
tillfledged,
as
the best and
as
have
they
weather
snowy
of
In
say,
liable to be
birds
nerves,
is
bad
very
a
so
by
get
that
do
and
; and
this is
certain
the
in very
seem
in their cases,
any
is removed
not
tame
plan,therefore,to
so
idea
entirely.
so
sudden
to render
plan,
libertythat
and
happy,
so
fed
the old birds,
the most
much
popular
by being
nest
cage
as
frightened:any
jar their
a
the
well
tame, they
very
concludingthis chapter,it
that
it may
Still birds taken
in keepingthem
cruelty
14.
to
well
miss
often
thoroughlyat home,
them
in
known.
never
wastes
one
;
explainhereafter
happiestas
bow,
something
is
great pets ;
from
I shall
which
sidle,and
sometimes
make
tended
birds cannot
the
be made
foreignbirds, how
up
of
them.
were
To
insect
an
character
a
spoken to,
Goldfinches,too, are
said,
hope of
feathers, and
charming,too amusing almost
much
their habit
delightwith
the
these ; and
not
they are
birds that may
hardlyany
are
than
tame
more
the
apparentlygained them
inside,has
beingso.
and
rapaciousbirds, though
peckingoff buds, probablyin
of
tage,
advan-
always an
employed;
keeps them
generallyvery
so
is
them
may
be
as
well
quicklywhen
noises
shy.
more
take all
seem
our
to
It
friends
14
a
Birds.
Song
bird to take
I
seed
a
fruit when
or
day'sacquaintance
; but
flutter towards us, and
play,is
of
game
rather
had
and
see
lookingvery
much
do
of
some
into
the
reach
easy
birds without
while
shady
of
if in
a
kept open
in
or
of
a
of how
other
the
room,
they will
in
is
a
proof
water-
some
during
thrive.
my
It is
For
room.
beingfrom
two
or
studythe
much
largertribe.
be
chiefly
hour
an
parties
three to
teristics,
charac-
specialacquaintancewith
of a
personalpeculiarities
:
I have
to all
great amusement
rain
can
earlyspringthat
; for it is difficultto
have
protected
windows
the
more
In
managed easily,the
night,and
at
have
persons.
duringthe day, and
curtain
tion
descrip-
they
do better out of doors
be
than
pleasantinterest
same
many
can
; their number
and
and
doubt
the better
dozen
that the
hope
it
it
daily,
concerned
about
the
generally
flyingabout
two
of
pets more
own
my
bring the
and
winter,therefore,
them
road,
questionof
a
when
tree
kind
ribbon,
or
keep them, perhaps I
of their ways
may
a
about
otherwise,in
managed
by
birds is
tame
to
to write
summer,
I
and
amount
any
a
by accepting
hempseeds.
been
the
have
and
another
againby
interest to all who
I would
lace
a
tryfor
agreeable;
at my
tug
naughty, than
venture
may
us, and
upon
more
back
come
that how
Knowing
so
and
shown
tameness
birds
my
dash away
hop about
it,after
it talk to us,
to have
greatdeal
a
offered
the
On
When
2.
birds
young
in
nest, either reared
hand
by
but there is often much
they are
the
with
case
with
difficultto accustom
them
find
a
often
The
happen
that
will
one
live.
they will
is
respond to
the
that
to
that
would
bought will
so
is
possible,
they are
hunger,or
I do not
loose
again
unhappy.
die at
that
in
kindly than
let them
that
the
is
a
little
poor
The
young
charming
ever,
birds,how-
young
chapter;
caught
London
that
business-
my
taming.
the
are
more
cage
and, indeed,in
use
remarkably
a
comforted.
in another
about
chiefly
3. Birds
to
on
stock of birds it does
rearingof
The
is described
now
not
very tender, but
are
especially
Goldfinches
early
food; and,
best way
good
a
birds' entreaties to be fed and
if
to their
good-naturedold bird, though
; still in
usually
in the
sale
of the birds
first week.
chance
mere
is
ingly
towns, it is exceed-
if
beginner,certainly,
good system,nine-tenths
to
for
other
die in the
;
in obtainingthem,
difficulty
and
a
birds,or
old
naturallyquite tame
are
offered
those
the
from
as
caught just fledged,
in London,
summer
the
by
cage
a
15
brought up
are
feeding,they
and when
Birds.
Taming
The
cold
be
think
it is of much
chances
fall
take
would
under
season,
they would
winter, often
the
expected;
supposition
that
are
either
of
again into
they
cold
or
the bird-
catcher's hands.
4.
Many
birds
are
so
wild at first in
a
changeof
36
Birds.
Song
it is
place,that
really
newlycaught.At
with
placeshaded
inmate
not
may
a
see
should
be
woollen
green
suppliedwith
is
be
have
"
or
"
store
cages,
sold.
generally
of
made
like any
German
bars
wire, and
probablyfeel
and
warmer,
in which
is
like four
the
Whatever
shadingare
not
see
essential
where
a
soon
even
before the
the
when
or
cage
seed
two, I do
and
the
the
of
tone
begins to
is
food
also
a
for
comers,
new-
and
the
bird,if
it does
be
given
its mistress's,
kept uncovered,
it will be
that talks to it.
after each meal
getting
After the
not leave the seed tin
the cage, but take it away
bird
of
more
cage
are
from, will often get
comes
to the voice
accustomed
first day
voice
a
"
one.
be, the
points;
trap
are
cages
birds
to the
may
familiar with
very
and
cage
"
do not hurt
these
trapsin
immense
an
canaries
a
protection.I recommend, therefore,
made
seeds
Hemp
like the
made
wooden
of whatever
food.
largecage
The
quiet
a
that the
so
abundance
its favourite
a
are
about the rooms,
fulfil this requirement. It
generally
advantageto
any
put into
cover,
moving
persons
iind it should be
supposed to
whether
rate,where itisfeared that
any
is the case, the cage
such
know
to
impossible
always in
for
a
little
of having a talk with
while,taking the opportunity
the bird when
I
the cage
nearer
water, of
course,
give it back,
to
is
me
as
it
alwaysin
and
bringing
gradually
gets more
tame.
The
the cage, and this must
On
not be understood
think
not
making
make
to
likely
is, at
obtain the
quicklythan
springcomes
as
birds
birds
think
back
I do
miserable
and
synonymous
"
at home
would
"
be
; the seed
only
kept long away;
my
chance of talkingto the bird
with it while it is
bird
eating. A single
more
hungry
quicklybecome
making friends
and
bird
a
rate, never
any
objectis to
in
it
17
implya starving
system;
to
in bird-language are
which
Birds.
Taming
when
in
very much
cage tames
a
there
(forI am
bought in
partlyengaged
two
are
or
three.
If,
supposingnewly-caught
winter
only),the
do -not seem
to have become
quitehappy,I
that itwould be then much better to givethem
far as my
their liberty
:
as
still,
experience
be
to
the
goes, I do not think this sacrificewill be often called
for,theyattach
.as
well
as
to their
speak of
5. I
winter
themselves
so
to their companions
soon
owners.
birds
because
only,
it
bought in
the
autumn
cruel to think of
seems
and
buying
old birds at any other season,
those which
excepting
birds and Canaries)
doors.
are
foreign
alwayskept in(like
The bird-catchers frequently
obtain them by
making their own nest the trapwhich catches them ;
and
when
shiningout
though
upon
us
all the while
it does
beating,
mother
thinks
one
from the
seem
of the
with such
we
see
little diamond
apparentfearlessness,
how
very cruel to
prettynest
eyes
the poor
remove
heart is
the faithful
of which she is
so
2
fond.
Birds.
Song
18
rules for bird- taming
The
6.
rather
there
of
application
I think
few
are
is
if it pecksat your
and
in the
matter
alwaysto give them
mistress who
7.
if it does
kind
our
but
faithful and
My
she does
is very
And
I will
attachment
is
Poor littleBullie,
dress,and
singsuch
wish
a
song.
I
could
not its most
certainly
an
?
gained,their
once
satin
extremelylong, I
her
droll and
small,
she
is
so
pleaseus, leavingher
pleasureof talkingto
us.
velvet
add
musical, but
feature.
striking
cannot
we
if her
at any
Still,
song
find fault with
evidentlydoing her
seed
dress,
head-
It is very low and
affectionate littlebird,and
anything,while
to
them
stand
they under-
quitedisinterested.
with her brown
Bullie is
their
cupboardlove,'*
"
for instance.
littleBullfinch,
that is
same
amusingwork, and
by our actions,can
towards
feelings
say that their hearts
;
them.
bird's heart is very
yet,after all,how7,
one
hand, they
with
pleasures
at first a little like
seem
to all the
in the cage,
the other
on
;
associate all their
prepares
Winning a
every bird.
seed, to giveit
a
them
finding
sent to them
to
quickly
or
and separately
yourself,
;
the birds do not understand
learn
"
especialtreats,too, it is a great
; and
havingthem
few
to produce the
fingers,
reward
or
almost
always to respond
; if it asks for
bird's advances
very
reallygeneral, the
are
varyingwith
them
secret
one
that
are
time
best
for the
Very tame, too,is she,not
On
to
say
Taming
familiar;solitude
Birds.
is her
19
greatestgrievance,
loudly,if ever for a
complaining
she is condemned
moment
to her own
society.*
stock consists of
8. My present especial
room
three Goldfinches,eightCanaries,and one Bullfinch ;
she is heard
and
and while I write these words, nine small
about.
hopping all
fact,when
In
in
all flydown
theygenerally
open,
I turn
head, and three
my
the
birds
are
doors
cage
whirl upon
a
me.
perched,conversing
are
I resume
as
pillow
; and
my
that has just washed, flies briskly
sentence, one
the room, perchesupon my head, and with a
across
sociablyupon
my
shake
tremendous
the
commences
arrangementof
his
very disordered toilette.
various
The
are
great amusement,
a
cautious,polite,
presumptuous or
they are
as
characters
Charlie,for instance (allmy
descending.
con-
birds
conies, when spokento,to the edgeof his
names),
down superior
from his heightupon
cage, and looking
have
vouchsafes
me,
to warble
me
a
and sweetest of all sweet Woodlark
then
And
*
there
in the lowest
song
tones.
is Tuck, he is
a
rapacious
very
Very melancholyis the sequelof this Bullfinch's history.
Some
was
room.
after the
time
Every one
societyof other
very
week.
foregoingpassage
unavoidablybanished
much, and
No
and it was
thoughtshe
a
while
would
was
from
her
have been
but no; for the firstday
birds,
then
Bullie
written,
she refused to eat, and
mistress's
happy in
two
or
the
she cried
died within
had
any idea that the poor bird
real trouble to lose so warm-hearted
one
a
for
2"2
was
a
a
pining,
pet.
20
in all ways,
Goldfinch, and
other
had
morning
hard.
have
and
put in
his head
anger
all the time ; it
had
acceptmany
his breakfast.
is, has
(suchas
a
quiteas
sent
to
up
familiar
means
lettingthem
of
me
into
as
a
Tuck
he
got
enough
it
birds I have
where
cases
parts
some
that
had the
such
birds
my
are
I do not
advantageof being
cases
cage, for
for them
of the
bought. However,
they need be, though
have
empty,
much
possession
the
really
frightening
togetherso
out
screaming with
distant
will allow
as
in
Linnets,Chaffinches,
"c.,)
greatpointin
go
beak
The
in my
from
from the nest.
very
well.
me
broughtup
doors
at
empty seed-box,
instances will be
all London
are
readers
my
of
of them
the
stared
then the way
and
except in
fancymany
9. A
ailed the little
ignominybefore
been
year ; and
country, they
think
but small
taming, simple though
answered
various kinds
have been
of
of
of them
none
than
more
makes
quitea farce,and
was
word
plan
hitherto
have
now
face
hope these
that my
show
to
I
pulledhis
the
a
his
along to
and
in
hard
looking me
; and
broughtnear
cage
friend sidled
my
to
he
meaningly,and
so
the
short ; at least he
ran
think what
not
Now
At last it got quitealarming,
and I rang to
Tuck's
which
seed
I could
shrieked
bird, he
so
Tuck's
impetuous.
left but rape, of which
none
account, and
I
Birds.
Song
is
never
to be
birds at all ; in
to put the
instance,
to walk
in themselves
;
22
Birds.
Song
is not
at all too
often to
nothing conduces
attention.
makes
chief
advise
it
the
cage
that the birds
own
mistress,to
To
giveadmission
plumage,
A
strange hand
they
and
cared for
are
merely into
a
Perhaps the
case
nice fresh cage
while
flight
cage is
their cage is
used, which
pleasant. My
own
droll
the birds
;
as
time, all their
at mine
apt to
one
my
evade
it
not
by
a
sudden
third
syrup from
these
aviary
an
well
times
there is
the
spring;
a
as
or
very
presents a
directed
instantly
breakfast
ing
to assist-
sort of understanding
cloth,birds
and
little culprits,
one
are
I remember
at the
edge of
making dashes againstthe
in
sipping,
my
finch's
Gold-
changed each day
coming on
breakfast -cup, another
a
and if
beinglet out just at
though
morning three
loaf,and
some
at
room
and
about
be
the birds
short,brisk
a
convenient,as
attention is
;
all
office
an
to in my
put ready;
cannot
two, this plan is most
scene
I alluded
birds out for
let the
to
"
their
accustomed.
more
amusing plan,as
most
tame, is that which
grow
by
rather like.
ladies would
11.
of
it is seldom
readypreparedfor breakfast,is,however,
most
which
coming near
startling
; and
whom
this
than
entire avoidance
the
fed
entirely
are
health,and
own
advantage, however,
be rather
may
bird's
a
here,is
everythingalarming.
reallynice,and
them
of its
beauty
The
me
to
more
unruffled
to the
keep
plate.
a
methodical
manner,
in
Birch
It may
kept
be considered
in their
much
me
ample time
I
as
though,being kept in
a
society.On
my
advantage of ample
ways
and to learn their
than
any
could
one
then
the conqueror
such
CHAPTER
1. THERE
*of
rooms
are
than
IN
few
a
.the
a
whole
long
pretty Waxbills
their
intelligible
radiantly
happy
all round
joyous songs,
and
flying,
triumphantmusic
!
SITTING-ROOM.
popular in
bird-cage perhapswith
"
a
the
IV.
thingsmore
perhapswith
even
A
more
round, singingand
other
pouringout
BIRDS
their
much
been
has
-frames
picture
shoutingin
actually
chasingeach
I learned
to observe
Such
suppose.
any
tame,
enjoy too
language,far
had
Birds
privilege.
not
in which
on
thingsthey are, sitting
the room,
will find
side there
time
lias
I do not,
me.
where
littleroom
my
they have
still more
possible,
did
lessons,they certainly
my
of
if
to
of this
the want
child were,
a
that
others
that
in the
long illness
a
accustomed
myself
from
difficulty
had
so
society,
to become
however, think
"xtra
advantage
peculiar
a
present stock,that
of my
taming
23
Sitting-room.
a
a
all sorts
inmate,
single
pairof birds,or perhapswith
line of the
; and
the
Amandavas
lovely
or
expensivebird, who
Birds.
Song
24
tunes, is
three
pipes
than
treasured
the
Bullfinch, whose
Linnet
brown
poor
is called
song
and
beloved
possiblyless
smoky
the
or
music
only by
a
mistress.
partial
It would
to
help such singlebird-owners
aviaryof
give instructions
three
hundred, which
how
be
known
to birds
devoted
only say
must
sists of
one
twenty,it
or
cannot
in the
"
need
few
a
be.
chapterwill be
that this
small
usual
the stock
thus, whether
sort of cages, that is ;
even
me
friends of, but
made
in cages
kept
an
always to
this it is evident that three hundred
However, I
pets
arrange
bird, or
be
and
their
to
seems
utterlyuninteresting.One
dozen, may
pleasant
more
to manage
to
well, than
so
be, I think,a great deal
make
no
con*
difference in
the advice for each.
First,as
2.
to
choice.
I
have
Bullfinches,Goldfinches,Canaries
what
to
seem
kept,they
are
the Java
I
;
two
are
fear,
beat
constantly
Even
should
are
the others,on
terms.
friendly
Chaffinches
If
a
are
pair
a
cage
rather
are
not
so
together;
interesting
and
finches,
Chaf-
disposedto fight,and
their wives.
Goldfinches
together,and
in
that
Canaries,Goldfinches, or
be
Sparrows. Bullfinches
there
when
or
fitted to live alone.
most
me
alreadysaid
sometimes
the
swear"
contrary,are
live all the
The
"
year
round
English Wrens,
ably
consider-
pleasedto
on
and
be
the most
all the-
Birds
in
live in
little foreignbirds,Waxbills,"c., who
partiesall in
They
not
are
care
a
very
well.
manage
row
expensivetribe,and, excepting
not
their
quickmanner,
bed-time
3.
in
fan-tails,
fully
wonder-
a
when
skirmishing
not to be outside.
conies,
also
and
prettylittleforeigners,
These
voice
soft,low
a
sometimes
and
of
prettysittingall
very
perch, singing in
by turns, spreadingout
difficult to
be
to
seem
look
They
the
on
large
extremelyinteresting.
also
are
cage,
warmth, do
to
as
a
one
25
Sitting-room.
a
own
our
Wrens, should alwayshave thick green baize curtains
their cage
to
cover
a
the
sitting-room
account, to
no
morning.
A
carried each
remain
to
the
housemaid
safer
there
anecdote
used
in
In
to
keeping
their
a
little
out
are
and
to
winter's
if the cage
so
much
to
is
day, may
be
placed in
like
it,and
it.
ways
all such
The
puff out
sofa
before
warmed
after.
many
made
knows
the
got thoroughlywell
birds there
room,
gold-crested
morning
one
be
cage
night. Everybody
gleam of sunshine,for instance,on
even
winter's-
a
comfortable
very few hours
happiness
;
desired,on
is to let the
warm,
taken
drawing-room had
all dead
be
sleep at night under
to
left in
they are
on
cage
Herbert's
Mr.
cushions,but being
were
a
for the
of
Wrens, who
the
plan
eveninginto
if
should
the
uncover
far
and
night;
at
a
a
of
pets
fine
a
adding
bright
springor
greatenjoyment,
littlethingsseem
their
and
feathers,
26
Birds.
Song
dress
themselves
fancythat they like
the
busily;
so
to
flowers
or
mixed
they are
of my
many
look
ever
the
smaller
for neither
when
mention
here
often
hung
are
cages
not
are
pretty as
so
may
always
we
case,
half
together. I
own
I
flowers ; and
see
losers if this is indeed
birds
then
and
that
in
a
plantcase.
is
Cold
of
one
the
have
to be
guarded
more
birds
together,who
and
they are
which
said to absorb
are
Besides
draught of
apt to
are
cage,
;
and
sort
any
Lightning and
thunder
if
especially
blinds
alone.
It is
the
up
open
cages,
the
on
time
summer
draught.
a
People
just coming on
sun
before
they return
the poor littlebird.
be
avoided.
are
also
to
often
kill
delicate
are
if
up, and
the
birds,
left
they are
always safer during storms
when
especially
the
latter
to
are
cover
of
an
kind.
5. When
make
the
littlesunshine,
a
to avoid.
extreme
with
room
Frights of
of
in
directly
it will shine with all its force
4.
wires,
of heat.
in the
even
forgetthat long
to
warm,
the
to
near
chance
stand
never
a
another
one
are
from
protectedcarefully
be
is another
leave
aviarythere
an
great deal
every
windows
open
sunshine
Hot
a
should
should
cage
In
keep
a
givingthem
they
the
from.
so
necessarily
not
cage -birds
greatest dangers
a
cages
point of
are
each
kept
in
a
being cleaned
room
out
it is best to
if
daily,
the
Birds
itself is not
cage
advised.
its
If
wings
enough to
be
to
in
it
flight,
a
in the
let out
themselves
for it is
uprighton
a
it
if
out
in
seems
no
in
presentedand
biscuit,both
7. When
than
ing
catch-
especially
than
they
to grasp
such
do
a
claw
sitting
you,
and
good
they are caught
birds
half killed ; at
that
reality
to be
ingly;
accord-
these
thus
moment
huge lump
consoled, and
partiesbecame
under
prudently
very
time ; however, the
a
old
were
caught before
they accepted
out
scream
alarmed
was
if
we
of
had
shrieks.
more
cages,
at all.
they were
rougher handling,and
they cried
I
they
Sometimes
hands, who had been used
rather
work
but
one
side,
cage, out-
own
it better
littleride ; and when
thoughtthey were,
but
to
and taking such tight
hold
finger,
they are caughtas
first I
contrary,
all birds do
nervous
very hard.
theypeck so
its
fast
however, when
Very funnyit feels,
one
givethem
the
on
go to bed
reversed, and
are
back
of
unpleasantnecessity
hardly like
I
:
to stretch
go
is ten
top of
to
decidedly
creature.
fragile
when
the
which
operation
Dickie, an
always
it
evening,
arises the
detest ; and
will
27
elsewhere
have
I
as
if it were,
:
perch on
and refuse
matters
changed,
its breakfast
6. Then
Sitting-room.
a
bird is at that time allowed
a
that it would
you
in
birds
theyought
if
they
have
kept
are
to
have
more
in
less
these
hemp
exercise.
small
or
rape
single
seed
Canary seed,
Birds.
Song
28
water-
food
and
cress
"
hemp.
their
better with
In
small
or
cages,
mixed
be
never
plunge
deal
littlemore
open
seed-boxes, the
with
the
his
in
staple
good
a
Canaries,
requirea
generally,
bird will
the
do
be
and
should
hemp
perfectly
plainbiscuits,
groundsel,should
Bullfinches
only
"
of rape
as
of
of stale bread, or
crumbs
other
and
head
seed,
dash
out
all the rest in search of it.
8. The
shown
well
as
its reddish
by
birds'
most
A
is
The
A
while
most
be
or
is not
chopped
much
which
ants' eggs,
in
as
also
to eat but
seems
moulting,at
few insects
moulting,when
well
do
time
if
London),are
kinds of birds.
greater
be considered
may
softer,hemp
be
food should
green
called rat's
is very
little; if his
cause
to be
they can
be
not
good,
appetite
for
uneasy
littlebut eat and
they do
the
nourishing
more
up
of
thread
a
so in
especially
plentyof
egg
of it,
it.
"
often,indeed, birds
they can
good deal
plantain, commonly
hard-boiled
the bird
:
of
should
; and
some
good, there
him
food
being bruised
tails.
a
for the bird,which
proper
given,with
when
time
of
great preserver
glass,or
greaterquiet,as
invalid.
seeds
a
very often useful ; it is
and
food,are
be
in the water
during the
warmth
tinge,is
health,as they swallow
rusty nail
autumn
impregnatedwith iron,as
in
enjoywalkingand scraping
as
is
saffron,
an
river sand
coarse
sleep
sing.
obtained
welcome
particularly
A
(as
to
30
Tuft
on
repeatedly,
stood
seed)and
than
slave,when
I
with
down
Birds.
which
Tuft
I
such
saw
her
door
the
on
ever.
do with
would
Song
was
a
her
flew up
ledgelookingmore
time to
weak-minded
dart from
to
indignantly
flyback
her
upon
the
nest, take Tuft
seed
tin,in
she had
again in
Tuft
Mr.
his
lady in
the
some
hardly
due form
arrived
splendidhemp seed, which, standingon
ledge,he presentedto
she
althoughwilling
her
and settle herself
nest, before
plexed
per-
wonderinggreatlywhat
his duty,for
evidently
indicating
way
(withoutany
with
the
most
a
door
proper
manner.*
Birds vary very much
11.
pairI was justspeakingof
to their talents.
as
have been
The
full of
peculiarly
clever tricks ; the very first day after Tuft entered the
(Tuftis a
house
here
been
*
The
a
beautiful crested
few
evident
Canary,who
months)the ladywho
planof
all this did
seem
to
has
only
is
now
his wife
ine
so
astonishing
when I found, long after this page
quitedelighted
"The
male of a
written, the followingcorrob oration.
was
intent
Canary bird,which was sittingon her eggs, was more
this was
the case^
on
serenadingthan on feedingher. When
that I
was
"
she would
quit her
nest
and
chase
him
round
and
round
the
with her beak, and showing her
peckinghim violently
of ways.
in a variety
She would
then return
to her
anger
and the male would
nest without
attemptingto feed herself,
then,like a meek, obedient husband, immediatelyattend to her
and
wants, cariyingher a plentiful
supplyof seed, groundsel,
cage,
egg.
He
then
resumed
"whenever his
Gleanings.
notes
his
were
song,
too
and
much
she resumed
her discipline
prolonged."
"
JESSE'S
Various
appliedherself
to his
training.I
lettingherself
back
deliberately
pieceof
and
misdirected
within
education, that
his
sort
impracticable
bird I had, I
as
very few
a
he
was
all her
was
found
when
forced to
to have
mention
cages ; and
the
so
into
most
Tuft into
also
perfected
a
more
mischievous
prisonalso,
of
master
perfect
a
list of birds suited for
a
also the
kind
single
of cages best for
to have.
Y.
SPECIAL
VAKIOUS
THERE
time
had
her
put
become
CHAPTER
1.
same
naughty tricks.
I will add hereafter
each
days she
put
then
formed, go
(whichwas
crocuses
as
usual
then she introduced
And
I
of cage
thus
and
Tuft up to the
put Master
to her favourite dish of
mine),and
seed-box
the
talent.
in her
cage
turnstile
the
squeezingthrough
31
fully
her,after care-
saw
of her
out
by turninground
manner,
him
Birds.
Special
or
are
very
other
few
I do not think
have
birds to manage
not
at
some
most
and
; and
although
the very attractive
ties
quali-
Bullfinches,they are
still
they possess
Goldfinches
perhaps the
peoplewho
possesseda Canary. They are amongst
the easiest of all tame
of
BIRDS.
known
universally
of all the cage
Birds.
Song
32
birds.
Their
seed
hemp
food
to
three
or
watercress
rather than
an
occasional
The
be
Canaries
than
birds which
the best ;
attracted
that
made
groundsel,
dailyfood,
a
it too often
dainty,as
is,to
an
by
is very moderate
two
and
shillings,
;
a
hens
In buying them,
shillings.
generally
inexperienced
person
is too
quietmanner
they seem
a
very
not
are
moderatelyshy,are
seem
good
very
;
apt
so
to
be
tame
but unhappily
theyare bought quiteeagerly,
they
die
to
apt
are
being often
A
real
good
from
by
to
:
the
too
great quietness
end
of
illness.
bird will make
vast deal
a
perch
after
soon
caused
to be
no
Bird
which
perch,twistingits
head
this to
desirable ; the lower the tone the
immense
advantage in
they build
anythingmore
called
me
in
readily
so
prettythan
the nest, the
tremendous
many
graces !
and
the birds
is not
and
prettier
at
all
sweeter
think the song.
would
An
fuss ; pretending
about, and
dealers,again,always recommend
sing loudly; and
many
a
it really
is,hopping
shyerthan
of prettyairs
having,in fact,an infinity
that
part
one
canary ;
being
for five
got
more
generally
the
than
greatinjury.
priceof
bird may
better
of
parts
^hickweed,
the bird's
be
cannot
see.
cages.
the
many
They
a
old
time my
have
of Canaries
I do
littlebrood
flutter of the
pride;
to
favour
a
is,
not know
ing
just leav-
birds,and
birds have
peculiarclear
their
fairly
note
Various
which
33
and
theywant something,
alwaysmeans
the brood
days when
SpecialBirds.
the
on
justcommencing to hop,
were
let
it was
to
for the proud mamma
quiteimpossible
anybodypass her door without givinginformation
what
to be
was
seen.
successful bird-fancier told
One
kept as
aviaryabout eightfeet square,
cocks ;
that in fact he
so
The
poor mother
and
it
besides,
loose in
birds
is
of which
planI
a
an
onlysix were
making it justlike a
was
this is
But
poultryyard.
had
that he
me
Canaries
four-and-twenty
as
many
of
like at all.
do not
overworked,
get so dreadfully
be half
they should
impossible
so
happy.
Tuft, for instance,has laid her
Mrs.
is in
to-day,and
Tuft,havinglooked
Mr.
to
his
in
once
families
and
to
manage
me
to
twice
or
perch close by,warblingthe
wives
bliss.
profoundest
know
do
three other
had
how
claiminghis attention,
It is
all this ?
that under
the
it
jealousies,
is
birds grow up
than
a
most
die
many
young
quiteyoung.
The
to
system, from
that
unavoidable
more
do
likely
let pair
comfortably.Of those that
many
could
consolation
Turkish
extremelyseldom
would
on
very sweetest of all
if Tuft
; but
light
candle-
seated
in attendance,family
deficiency
jars,and
were
by
is now
that all'sright
upstairs,
see
sweet-whispered
songs
he
of the
state
a
first egg
young
if
so
are
they
hatched,
hope of gaininga great
birds would be of
course
the
onlyobject
3
34
in
who
would
not
enough too
a
what
:
a
for
sitting
Prize
thirteen
birds
people,and
It
is
each
time,and
days.
there
too, for very
are,
I think
of these
none
tented
con-
often build four times
five eggs
or
do.
those
are
ambitious
much
prettier
crested,brightJonque birds (thecolour of
the
than
singlepairwill
be
to
aviary,
pairswill
few
some
pleasure certainly
advise
strongly
their
stock
layingfour
summer,
for
be in it ; but I
quicklyto
want
with
a
in this way,
treatingthem
there
in
Birds.
Song
with
jonquille),
full black
tufts
lookinglike
black
wigs.
gain a prize,however,
To
the rules vary
and
necessary,
great deal
a
care
often that there
so
with
of
their
is"
is
hardly
time
to
There
are
Belgians (the present ugly fashion),
keep
up
and
Lizards, Jonques, mealy (yellow
rapid changes.
and
white),
fancy kinds,all amongst prizebirds.
have
red eyes ; but this
they are
The
Canary is
hue, almost
look of weakness, and
as
dark
of
as
a
very
an
dark
I think
birds
are
This breed
its movements.
merelyto keep,however,
the beautiful littleGerman
come
quantities
over
is rather
every
greenishbrown
English Linnet, and
and prettyin
excessively
graceful
For
Canaries
delicate.
very
wild
givesa
Some
the
year
delicate and
the very nicest
birds,of which
about
Christmas.
exquisitely
pretty,
small, neatlymade, quiet,graceful
things,with very
SpecialBirds.
Various
voices
sweet
I
and
generally,
35
for their
answer
can
The
crested birds arebecoming quitefamiliar.
the cleverest,I think, and they are
very tame.
Hopping up
to one's
hand, and
peckingit,just to
littlebread would
a
suggesthow acceptable
be, andr
like Turks, peckingand screaming
fighting
; beating
their
with their fine
wings,and scratching
away
if
claws
to interfere with
chances
one
and to incur the
sharp
the arrangements,
of their
sovereign
displeasure
funnylittlemajesties.
Canaries are, moreover,
a
longtime
about
a
Canaries
in cages.
bird
are
for them.
I
fifteen years
be
to
the other
and canary
the
also have
the most
are
day
old.
kinds of seed,
"
During
they should
consulted
was
supposed
healthybirds,and live
kept, eatingmost
easily
thoughhemp
"
very
proper
food
layingand nestingseason,
some
seed, and
maw
a
little
mixed.
bread and milk, alwaysfreshly
When
they are
allowed
theywill spend whole
crawling
alongthe
on
the wood
which
to
hours
window
the
in
flyabout
a
alternately
bathingand
ledgeto dry their
sun
room,
has warmed.
feathers
And
there
all day,plumingthemselves,
and basking,
they often .sit
and
2. Few
their dresses.
shakingout
birds
are
more
popularthan
the
handsomely
attired and affectionate-natured Bullfinch.
it, beingof
indeed,is against
"
which
sometimes
causes
a
rather
its movements
Its shape,
heavymake,
to be
3"2
more
Birds.
Song
36
amusing than graceful.Its
musical.
is not of the most
of its
sweetness
bird I had not
The
maxle
miss than
sooner
Bullfinch
birds which
its
when
quicklybecome
more
in and
mistress
out
the
on
be
one
intimacyneed
of the
often known
with
her
mamma's
seem
a
fine young
brood
extremelyyoung
of the old bird's notes.
and
on
which
out
doors, the
of
been
has
same
to their
these birds
time
indoors,and
kept entirely
to train
from
Even
to be introduced
At the
a
and
come
their feathers,and
long as they have
is
will very
short absence, bringing
a
when
as
wants
the winter
about their
hop
Bullfinch
a
as
after
it
singer,
be of bread
build
to
a
then, when
and
to
as
takingmanner.
most
to return
old friends.
one
a
cease,
at home
perfectly
"When
old, and
often be trained to
house, and
allowed
well contented
are
;
few
the
when
caughtin
are
lawn, ruffling
up
not
any
thing
some-
visitor than
a
extremely tame
in
talkingand sidling
should
is
of
one
wanting food, they
are
springreturns,they may
go
as
old birds
they
also
brought indoors
be
the
hardlyknow
Bully,there
be
to
reallyhappy,
time
I
the
engagingways.
seems
may
prisoner. If
Still,puttingaside
acquiredsong,
takingin
so
note, too, I confess,
own
a
company.
bird to be
great pointto
an
plished
accom-
it when
remove
the nest, before it acquires
any
The
food in this
water
boiling
pressed off,milk being then
case
has
been
added
and
should
poured
a
little
Birds.
Song
"38
is
I
bird
no
known
have
often
so
the
to
return
cage.
birds
These
afraid to say how
and I should be
would
dailythey
attendance
to
of
the
some
liveliest and
their
with their
own
peepingbetween
yet if
her
that
rare
another
build in confinement
is when
so
with
they
"
to
hedge
keep
February so
as
"bush
of gorse
or
of the
I
were
two
at
room
own
I
for
if
they
the
heads.
to
clear white
There
some
look
they
should
for their
very
doing
fitted up
room
a
their leaves,or with
in
securely
cut
a
one
in
thick
comer
the floor.
of my
Goldfinches
not much
they have
so
frame,
picture
a
pine branches
good heightfrom
dress,shadingdown
with
of
fastened
suspectthat
wild ; but
of now,
a
the most
on
Goldfinches
pair of
flyingabout
are
are
enters, darting
person
the best chance
;
sort of thick
a
a
they
and nibbling
fingers,
affable.
It is rather
the
as
mistress,hopping about
and
means
also
are
well
they will be
pole,or perchingon
no
they
as
up to the curtain
by
minute
a
like Bullfinches
is,that
their devotion ;
; and
in
all the birds I know, and
of
prettiest
her hand,
at her pen
affectionate
most
familiar terms
on
toilette duties ;
their
hours
many
quite happy
appear
great charm
personalin
tures,
elegantlittle crea-
most
certainly
are
in
happy
to
once
complain
their
russet
white,and their black feathers
spanglesand
sit
on
the
brilliant crimson
top
of the
fir-tree
Birds,
Special
Various
39
and playingall
plumingthemselves,and twittering,
sorts of tricks.
be
brought
from
up
old, the little
like
reared
that
I do
reallyirresistible.
much,
another
and
they look
and
sit
at
the
or
four
constant
know
to
time
a
pot
Goldfinches
an
; and
sounds
so
and
their
warlike ;
very
they take offence,
perch,holding it extremely
in
to
amusement
they are
their cage.
good bath,
they hurt
long sharp bills
uprightas
so
are
their feet,but
on
to
seem
unlikely
not
backwards.
over
fir-tree in
A
believe that
almost
time, sitting
the
same
to tumble
their
their
sulky on
all,I think
prettyGoldfinches
ridiculous when
so
at
though they do pretendto
clamour, which
tremendous
tightall
little strongtea in
kept
are
not
even
quarrel,in spiteof
If
the nest.
theybegin to moult,
of these
tolerable number
a
one
birds
placewhere
In any
they
of them.
the lives of many
saves
are
same
unless
old birds from
when
glasses,
they
of the
rear,
Bullfinches,
adding a
of the water
one
though they
when
tame
difficult to
brought up by
be
can
But
nest.
pates," i.e. birds
grey
most
are
season,
"
the
difficult to
more
certainly
are
accomplishedshould always
to become
Goldfinches
if
a
and
sitting-room,
about
hop
as
anythingof
wonderful
After
an
upon
hour
three
it, is
the
sort
as
I
birds,too, for retiring
or
two's
they hop
attainable,
play,and
off home
a
again,
Song
40
and
themselves
perch
solemn
most
while
day
the
places of
he
safety;but
was
in flew my
4. If
his
the
on
hardly put
was
own
stand
wish
pleasantof
to
home
tame
it will often
later in the
which
in
allowed
that
to
little bird
to
in and
go
hops about
up
name
see
He
hemp
water.
was
or
eats
and
A
a
out
at will.
my
room
or
My
and
bread
his cage
my
but
have
bird
he
to be-
favourite
own
answer
crumbs, German
must
windows
all the
I
else,he
one
going on.
seeds, and
they
young
cage,
is
had
one
and
continually,
any
us
agreeablepet ;
most
a
what
YesterdayI
And
though
great long hops, to
canary
before
about
with
egg
kept in
rare,
possess
instant I call either him
hopping
duce
introcheerfully
happy.
nest is
case
doors
in-
bring in another, when
very
a
feeding
roost
gravelwalk.
is very
seem
hop
to
the
on
which
from
brought up
ought
brood
will often
peace,
several
bird and
young
most
gradually,
contentedlyto
come
brown
season
Eobin
at
are
a
time.
of the
be done very
colder weather, and will
its small
tame
with
though
sat the whole
Robin, one
pets,it must
making great friends
in the
a
fer
go-
being moved,
moment
friend,and there he
we
it, when
that
at
to
there, and
was
cage
one
being
were
it where
to
the
out
was
furniture
the
with
cage
of iny birds
dignity. One
altered, and
it
in their proper
the
comes,
to
his
paste,,
abundant
have
open, and Bobby
morning ;
so
towards*
41
Food.
eveningwe
after which
out, shortly
wateringpot,
with
stand
which
he
at
happened,)
remaining
not been
and
standingnear
was
enjoyedhis
he
me,
happy,I
without
kept,let
let them
hop
and
be, however,
real
them
about and
be
amuse
then, I think, they will
led any
keep ; where
taken
to
one
might
one
race
of Robins.
from
nests, and
in
themselves
be
a
be miserable,
would
traitor to the whole
If
a
never
instant answer,
Eobin
a thousand
certain,
feel
they are
an
would
birds to
and I should
and
such
if writing
thus of my
am
it,
bird is nicest,
favourite,one
uncommon
old
attempt catching
be
certainly
discovered
before he had
singsso sweetly. It
griefto
it
bath.
is an
Bobby certainly
him
plant-
my
had
He
I find it very difficult to decide what
speaks to
a
only (veryluckilyas
the bottom.
out ten minutes
in
drenched
found
was
little water
a
let the poor Robin
and
the windows
shut
quiteat
a
room,
home
and
happy.
CHAPTER
VI.
FOOD.
1.
THE
questionof
than
it need
kinds of birds
paste.
The
food is often made
some
trouble-
more
be, by the idea that
the different
different sorts,either
require
of seed
best
simplestplan is generally
; and
or
in
42
Birds.
Song
fact,where
birds
many
the food
approximationto
togetherin
are
an
aviary,
an
is all that
of each
be
can
attempted.
As
the
hard-billed
but
a
of
few
class which
preferrape
; and
bird
refuse canary
while to
some
of
seed,
fair share
a
as
injurious,
they
too fat.
become
2. Bechstein
universal
givesa
paste,one
thrive
in
well
his
he
willingly
; and
Linnets, Siskins
he
had
a
thirtyor forty
preservingmost
plumage.
birds,he
All
food, will
natural
has
says,
room,
their
their
whatever
recipefor
excellent
most
which,
on
the beauty of
perfectly
says,
would
is necessary, to others it is
hemp
birds
is, perhaps,no
generalrule, there
a
eat
this
Chaffinches,Goldfinches,
Robins, Canaries,
(Aberdevines),
Larks, Tits, Hedge-warblers,Quails,"c., all feeding
on
it together.These
which
those
are
all these
berries.
For
with
paste a
the
seed
be
can
better, and
to their
"entirely
Of
own
"case
course
birds
it
little hemp
many
green
and
pease
well
seems
to
and
mix
seed ; when
rape
birds
like
certainly
people devote
it
coffee-mill
a
service.
it is better to let the
mill ; but
of
devour
pounded,the
thus
eat
and the varieties of Tits,which
Larks
largelygiven to
the
few of them
only seeds,though a
eat
insects also,as
also
to
birds,however, belongchiefly
should this be
only one
or
birds have
as
inconvenient,
two, the mill
may
be
their
in the
perfectly
Food.
from
cleansed
both
coffee and
in it a littlestale bread
bird seed is
by pounding.
A
is also
hereafter)
paste (whichI
which
grinding
and
also be
may
after the
prepared
will describe
food for the warbler
good standard
for all birds
class, and
rice before
or
sort of
a
bird seed, by
the seed
ground ;
43
live
insects
on
and
that is, Nightingales,
berries,including,
Blackcaps,
Redpoles,"c.,
Thrushes, Wrens,
Finches
alwaysshould
I
the milk
seenis
been
Linnets.
and
at any
"
of the
one
rate,boiled milk.
different
a
of juice,
and
milky sort
the
to sweeten
Bechstein's
it should
room
be
birds
mass
approvedof giving
a
gratedcarrot
a
little.
that his birds
remembered
be made
cage
cient
also is suffi-
as
for the
were
birds,and
for the constant
this gave scope for,as well
really
that
exercise that
greatercoldness
weather, and throughouthis work it is
evident that but
few of his birds
were
comparatively
all in cages.
3. For the warbler,or
soft-billed class,the admixture
ants' eggs,
of dried flies,
egg, is
reality,
is certainly
authority
very weighty,but
allowance must
kept at
of these
seeds contain,in
not
(Stubenvogel),
of the German
to have
plans,and
successful managers
freshlyground hemp
omit
Mr. Herbert, who
never
especially
delightful
songsters,
it. The
ever,
birds,how-
if possible,
to
inclined,
be
most
various
the
these former
For
tried many
to have
with
extremelyuseful
; and
or
pounded hard-boiled
in many
the
instances,
Birds.
Song
44
milk,
cold, will
u-lien used
does when
boiled.
Boiled milk is admitted
is considered
arise
possibly
not
but
raw,
has
be
to
been
do
milk.
scalded
As
far
be
on,
I
quite
for.
three
since
been
have
to
appear
short trial
a
as
depended
proceedto giveBechstein's
not
may
the fact that,though cold,it was
from
believe the fact is thus accounted
I
instances
some
this
injurious,
found
(withbought milk too)can
4.
milk
raw
unhealthy,
Therefore,in
harmless.
cold milk
when
it
disagree,though
not
which
recipes,
surpassed,as
a
generalfood.
Let
supply of
a
sufficient for three months'
salt
"
time.
one
then be
loaves
The
replacedin
the
use
when
oven
baking is
a
out, and remain there while it cools.
be
then
may
easilyground
of meal, which
will
largetea- spoonfulof
the
to
suffered
be
seeds
mixed
paste, the
up
one
on
or
milk,
a
a
kind
months.
A
into
mixed
be
warm
This makes
boil.
chopped up
Poppy
be
quantityof
taken
is sufficient for each
this meal
this should
bird's share, and
times
for three
keep good
at
dried bread
The
pounded
or
done
be
may
kept till stale,and
be
should
without
be baked
bread
wheaten
on
with
three
account
no
paste,which
thick
may
a
board, and is very nourishing.
a
few fliesmay
with
this
paste.
alluded to above
birds,is recommended
with
as
both for its
greatadvantage
Another
excellent
feedingso
many
cheapnessand
its
46
Birds.
Song
6. Bechstein
which
On
to
a
in
day
the earth
dried in
then
are
eggs
sand, and thus stored
when
is
water
boiling
7. The
laid
it is
as
be
then
fourth
trouble.
depended on
; the
far
As
genuine.
that
at
this
paste, with
some
and
a
few canary
and
hemp
seeds
need
change.
birds
The
swallow
for
gizzards
of
has any salt
will be
in
their
on
up
purchased
most
with
bruised,as
be
some
as
these
providedwith
are
meat
nor
do),giveneither
of them
then
few morsels sometimes
salt
(neither
it will
on
crumbs,
and
now
be
not
or
exceptionof
the
seeds
digestion.A
should
particular,
chopped
be
can
can
third
a
stale-bread
whole, and
meat
good for
it
also
I
at home,
materials
price is
grated
them
quitefresh
use,
warblers.
paste made
Good
which
little
soft-billed birds will thrive well
all
Nightingales,
a
a
ticularly
very useful food,par-
a
I know, with
as
eggs.
to soften them.
them
this
scarcelyany
only of
the
for
jarstillrequired
poured on
best to have
side,
one
convey
for all the soft-billed birds,or
find it answers
on
with
frying-pan
pasteis also
German
beingshovelled
eggs
ants
a
in
away
doubt
no
stores for game.
boughs are
immediatelythe
eggs,,
ant-hill is turned
the
summer
green
is
useful,and
the
containing
cloth,a few
which
under
taking ants'
of
way
placesin layingup
many
fine
a
over, and
The
a
I think will be found
in
practised
on
records
; and
fed
chiefly
raw
the
on
hard-boiled
meat
that
cooked,
or
Nightingales,.
raw
egg.
meat
In
finely
this.
Food.
they will
way
they, as
this
natural food is
their most
that such birds
treat
greatest
paste is givenme
for the German
with
thoroughlyacquainted
be
heat this in
salt,
from
add
the
to it four
Keepingthis
mixture
to do
tillthe whole
strewed
I
is
few
of
by weight
convenient
would
be
treacle, and
three
This paste,if
kept in
will be
well in
gradually.
but
the fire,
not
in
near
pea-meal
meal
to
the
should
be
go
above
finally
but
manner,
two
good for
perfectly
the
bread,and
mix
may
proportions
of lard, four
ounces
pints and
one
thinkingit
measure,
a
of the
half
of
of
pea-meal.
glasspreserve jars,
months.
in usingit gratea pieceof
Many bird-keepers
stale
on
it.
amongst
more
ing,
nearlyboil-
puttingit
not
seeds
maw
give the quantityby
be the
tillit is
stiff,
crumbly paste. About
a
half
a
a
confinement.
keep hot, stir
than
mass
pints and
of
tastes
lard,very free
melted
treacle
stillnear
more
and
quantity,
kept in
fire,but
the
stirringthe
three
and
saucepan
again,and
enough
the ways
to
seems
of treacle,keeping
tablespoonfuls
near
saucepan
a
My receipt
have.
who
of
tablespoonfuls
two
ants' nest is
by one
wild and when
birds,both when
Take
can
any
always a great
out of an
mould
birds of
any ; and
extremelyglad to get
advantage.A spadefulof
the
other
Larks, Eobius, and
as
class,are
approachto
sing without insects,though
live and
well
47
the two
very
well together.
thoroughly
48
Birds.
Song
Most
birds
sicklyone
for
fond
are
eat, while it is
to
in
keepingthem
however, should
inferior
good for
is
the
excellent
an
be
at
an
birds,besides which, damaged pea-meal
extremelyunwholesome
well-boiled
is very
paste,
used in it less
thingsare
continually
employed, making
good a
a
preparation
bought ready-made
other
many
tempts
German
good plumage.
never
shop,as
it often
it, and
of
for them.
this
When
mealypotato,well
paste is
beaten up, which
birds,does
popular among
composition
the
mix
also well to
with it.
lard in this
The
the
place of
which
do not
paste of
insects ; but
seem
little
a
supplies
course
very
few birds
the better for sometimes
having a
there
are
littlefood of that kind.
8. Even
the
strictest
clearance
of
flower stem.
when
they
nature
will
vegetarians,
such
insects,
have
to
.as
young
make
the
be
st
complete
are
and especially
moulting,
broods,
food
some
of this
be
chopped hard-boiled
finely
of this kind is
a
and if no
required,
particularly
ing,
aphides,or ants' eggs, are forthcom-
hard-billed birds ;
I
birds
When
chopped-upmeat,
salt.
supposedto
are
or
aphideson
anythinglike greenflies
seems
some
which
Goldfinches,
the
is
a
useful substitute for
alwaysbeing careful
fresh
perfectly
and
believe myself that
fully
partlybroughtup
egg,
on
insects of
or
even
that
little
a
these
anything
quiteuntouched
all young
some
birds
by
are
description.
Food.
9. Watercresses
"dainties.
are
of the
one
indeed,
in
that
thistle head.
of
quite an
excitement
box, and
all call out
half buried in
found
I
found
when
I
beg
to
piece of
a
cracknels.
but
the
open
I
a
am
is
there
well-known
Stuck
some.
a
to refuse
give my pets;
fir-tree branch, it is very
nibblingtillthe
incessant
is
Sugar
good
not
amusing
biscuit is
for
between
much
fresh
better, and
liked.
think
on
though I
do
I
best ;
season,
the
leaves
winter;
but
are
whole
a good
unluckily,
that
preferable
apples and
are
lettuces and
former
the
yet forgotten
should
sudden
on
be
not
at
which
Begoniaseedling,
special
pot
and down
she had
may
see
it.
cherry
enjoyed.
be
the
grown
whole, it
pulledup.
was
is
I
by Dickie
out
her throat before I should have
had time to
are
Begonias look,
dab made
have
a
pears
often much
deal alike ; and,
the
glass is
bills in the
good, and
very
young
little
much
ripe fruit is generally
and elderberries also
Lettuce
quitefinished.
their water
very black
see
the
watch
to
singingbirds, a
in
piece of Spanish liquorice
in
Goldies," or
wires,or suspended(by a stringthrough it)from
the
a
good. They
"
Palmer's
Huntleyana
in what
particular
very
the
birds will be
Few
-
grand luxury is
Another
plainbiscuit.
one
Scotland
all birds'
and thistle
also very
are
sometimes
Goldspinks,"are
*.'
part of
of
greatest
chickweed
Groundsel,plantain,
seeds for the Goldfinches
say,
49
of the
thought
50
10.
Unless
seed
on
a
as
to take
plaincourse
tasted
never
with
littleegg,
a
for weeks
is
least to
and
the
winter, a
Goldie's
head
to
access
a
only mention
can
Finch
tribe
allowed
to
littleof it
it
to hurt
it not
causes
have
I think
; but
In the
must
be
well
bathing,as
case
of both
remembered
they like,often
birds
do not
does
certainly
my
always had
little
generallya
probablethat
my
some
birds,is
one
that
green food, and
time
for
cise.
exer-
and rape, however, it
they
are
heatingfoods
,
of oil.
a largeamount
containing
In the summer,
as
hemp
that
caution,
Linnets, which
they have alwaysso good a supplyof
facilitiesfor
the
have
except young
"
thing which
at
"
brighterthan
birds
all my
and
them
grey-
of their favourite
imagine crimson
"
make
to
in
especially
generally,
allowance
gluttonous.Canaries
so
Goldfinches
turn
to
tolerable
cannot
is said
which
experience,
own
forbid to the
I
vegetables,
of their brilliant plumage.
subjectI
not
food.
and
few stale bread -crumbs,
hemp-seed, it
much
my
seed
rally
gene-
together.
deprivethem
state
the most
me
birds have
own
niy
perhapsa
black, and
this
On
to
seems
exceedingly
strong prejudiceagainst
an
giving birds
Bullfinches
and
"
months
and
There
It
anythingbut
or
kept,probably
it least trouble to feed their birds
generalrule.
a
is
largestock
very
peoplewill find
most
are
Birds.
Song
havingas
eat
a
very
much
green food
great deal
as
of seed ;
51
Food.
but
where
be
certainly
the
Except in
should therefore
the
the share of green
on
the birds
When
exercise and
green
of
proportion
one
and
a
exposed to
food, the
usual
of
same
The
supplied.
cold, have
some
and
hemp
in the
canary will seldom
summer
or
This
of the cage.
health of the
Canaries
even,
more
are
broughtup
without
pound of
of rape,
it half-a-pound
to have
one
of flax.
same
maw-seed, I keep separate,and
either mixed
on
with
the sand
or
paste that
any
the floor
gravelon
red sand is very essential for the
birds,and
popularseed
with
the
hemp, and
poppy,
old bird
been
to mix
is used, or strewed
about
and
exercise,
it given.
plan has
give it
generally
a
of
out -door
an
suffer were
and
canary-seed,
the
these seeds
buyinga new bird,however, it is well to
pointof hearingwhat its food has been,
would
My
rape
partsof
In the
because,for instance,an
hemp
be
can
in the
aviary
may generally
when steeped.
especially
harmlessly,
take this mixture
make
and
the warmth
of
amount
food that
to three
other birds in
11. In
the
are
too much.
be found
the young,
good deal depend on
a
on
aviary,
or
room
springwith
moulting,the supply of
when
ence
differ-
marked
most
a
and winter diet.
summer
the
seed, it would
entirely
upon
to make
necessary
between
autumn
fed
theyare
I think these small
useful in
in it.
diligently
causingthem
It should
grainsof
to scratch
be made
4"2
an
Birds.
Song
52
objectto get real good
and
bright,of
white and
seed.
brownish
a
flourywhen
be hard
Canary should
look
yellowcolour, and
broken
it is also very
through;
essential,
indeed,that it should have been stored where
mice
cannot
that mice
get
have
it unless
eat
at it.
been
is best, and
tastes like
from
is round
threshed),
the
in
a
(we
barn
which
has
a
well
avoided,as
stuck
seems
Oats
some
dull
are
as
used
when
well
be
the
wheat
a
The
egg.
examined,
dirtyappearance
that
which, as
was
bright
linseed,
and
that
should
be
is often the case,
together.
for
seed
birds, and
some
constant
a
the littleforeigners
; but it is not
thingsfurther
of these
have
always to
and
millet also is
"
is
which
rape-seed,
blackish brown, with
and
always be
flax, should
fact,they will not
nut ;
yellowkernel lookinglike yolk of
or
horror of seed
a
hungry. Hemp-seed
very
new
tolerably
in
sent
ours
have
amongst,
they are
white inside,and
Birds
good.
thoroughly
than
I know
food
for
groats
of almost
necessary
to
all
speak
saying,that they must
injured
by
nothingmore
inferioror adulterated food than birds ; and it is,moreover,
as
they waste
extravagant,
is
rape-seed
The
be
with about twice its own
the
should
be
fire,for
then
than
often recommended
In this case, it should
near
more
about
placed in
they eat.
to be soaked.
an
earthen
jar,
quantityof water, covered
twelve
poured off,and
hours.
the seed
The
dried
up
water
on
a
Song
54
seeds, chopped
Melon
beneficial when
a
under
suffering
any
bird
it is better not
the
strew
give it from
for
be blown
about
The
the
seed
I
floor,or
constantly,and
and
day,
seed-box, "e. should
removing dust, and
away,
the
much.
so
instance,upon
out
Bieve is very useful for
can
givethem.
very favourite
one
hand.
own
thoroughly cleaned
husks
Cantaloupe
good.
mix
to
hemp,
my
The
be
to
seems
I know, to
as
it is then thrown
with the rest, as
be
of diet.
extremely
always be given earlyin
food should
The
often
cold, or
a
seed also is sometimes
Lettuce
and
has
change
often
fine,are
up
kind, as far
is the best
melon
Birds.
the
good
small
a
loose
any
seed returned
into the box.
make
It is well to
13.
night,that
a
the birds have
if it is
breakfast
food
earlyhabits
in the
in
morning, especially
and
;
severely felt.
check
which
from
day, it must
In the
be
case
a
remain
unfed.
ing's
morn-
they do
remembered,
of
waitingfor
few hours
the
case
of
not
it
A
recover.
is from
food
is
nestlings,
Very often, indeed,
sunrise
gives
bird's
to
set.
sun-
poultry,for example, the principal
attendingwinter
difficulty
night, during
for next
daylightlong before they are
birds'
a
enough
of
greatinjurydone by forgetfulness
fed* I have known
most
great point of seeingat
which
the
broods
chickens
lies in
are
the
long
exposed
to
55
CHAPTER
TREATMENT
1. IT is
OF
VII.
miserable
utterly
SICK.
WHEN
BIRDS
long lists given
to read the
of the birds' diseases and their so-called remedies.
there
measures
Plentyof preventive
and
littlenursing,
for
a
kindly
that
treated
sick bird is not
companions;
own
beyond
goes
or
piece of liquorice
a
wrap,
its
which
case
a
by
a
or
groundsel,
opinion,not
mightbe rightly,
bath
a
but
I
or
own
warm
a
little
rusty nail,a
a
in my
watercresses,is generally,
some
likelyto
be
improved by
point,there
is
a
very
generally
lady's
a
doctoring.
to that
Up
small sort of
I find
to
discomfort
great delightin curing;
arises from
a
the
damp
not
sufficiently
suppliedwith
the
feet become
sort
of
a
cure
it is
so
I
fess
con-
pleasant
load falls off.
This
dirtycage,
one
or
or
clean red sand ; when
graduallyperfectly
cloggedwith
a
dirtyshoe, soundingvery much, indeed,as
if the bird
in such
shoes," which
wooden
"
are
the birds' relief when
see
a
quackery.
First,there
2.
little margin for
a
wore
sabots ; and
state,it is
case
legitimate
a
immediately. Take
soft water, not
when
a
saucer
a
bird is
for
attempting
warm
lukecontaining
hot, but milk-warm;
catchingthe
carefully
bird
in
one
bought
hand,
and
cause
then
i"
Song
56
stand
to
Birds.
for at least five minutes
shallow
bath.
To
take
hurtingit,it is very
hold
if
possiblein
of the
essential to
bird
without
the hand
keep
its
quite
outside the
for lightly
wings; watchingan opportunity
closingit
when
It is best
to
the feet
as
forced
of my
after three
as
amusing
at
them
(takingthem
rate
such
them
hand
is
the bird.
I
her
we
usually
Jenny, one
her ; but
got
was
how
considering
as
she
fortable
com-
pecked
was
her
complacencyas
in the bath ; sometimes
while
any
just when
up
when
; and
very
shoes-
alwayspresentthe patientswith hemp-
seeds
at
the thumb
being caught at first,it
witness
I
out.
wore
with
could be ; and
to
over
wings folded.
of this treatment, she
days
screamed
and
bath
extremelybad
pets,was
its
mistress's
down, the
a
both
often tucked
very
take
to
the head
keep
are
them
want
the bird has
it
back
to their cage
them
assures
delicious
they only hold
to
people who
that
things,cannot
but
eat);
give
possiblymean
harm.
There
dry
oatmeal
all ways
not
the
But
always a
littlebed
bird to stand
for the
its bath
when
be
should
is over;
of rather fine1
for
on
this dries the
is useful,while its
dustingthe
a
moment
feet,and
in?
feathers does,
harm.
slightest
exceptin
the
case
of birds very
this is treatment
not
clean
clean sand
cages
and
likelyever
are
to
be
newly bought,
required,a"
suificient preserva-
tives from
this discomfort
I will mention
which
3. I
in
bought
once
made
evidently
were
from
arising
like cheese
birds
These
a
the
at
"
dusted
time
of
the
but
newly-boughtbirds,for
a
be mixed
never
obtained
from
dealer
a
tones.
about
liquorice
the
glass,is
a
it is left there
some
the birds
but
second
whom
on
one
soon
I suppose
a
a
short
to drink.
are.
less
water
:
depend.
can
a
pea,
conversing-
pieceof Spanish
dropped into
the
simple remedy. If, however,
begin to
cough mixture
cage
annoyances,,
heard
are
this
For
size of
after
and
time
in the
dislike the
My
second
if
they
birds the other
day,
; the effect was
in
injurious
glass
morning,
taste
Canaries,thought proper
light-coloured
cosmetics
powder
Canaries,have
particularly
very
nothingelse
in this
or
others,unless they
long,I always givea
of clean water
have
that the
fear of such
takingcold, and
in the hoarsest
as
Duniont's
after the
at firstwith
birds,more
Some
talent for
water
red insects
dailywith yellowsoap
well scrubbed
4.
torment
a
their
time,frequently,
same
was
are
which
dusting,the patientsappeared quitewell.
They bathed, at
should
one-
their feathers..
with
into their eyes ; and
get
not
by
amongst
were
the
door
very minute
s insect powder,
takingcare
Keating'
did
from
as
uncomfortable
bathing
57
SicL
similar need.
birds
twice
were
of
two
mites,which
well
as
case
very
of
want
when
of Birds
Treatment
the
not
end
to wash
ornamental,
than
most
Song
"58
is invaluable
Watercress
health
indeed, they are
:
Birds.
often illwhile
not
in
good
they are
draughts,well suppliedwith
from
kept clean, free
keepingbirds
for
this favourite salad,and
with
crammed
not
all sorts
of trash.
essential also to
"5. It is very
is
it has
mice
in all ways
seem
know
them
is
fallen down
might be
I
as
or,
mice
I
terror
birds have
of
the
the
the
When
fit.
much
more
of my
birds
side with
even
was
all her
stir when
hand, it
quitedead.
a
sitting,
to the nest.
bird builds
she
In the
very
bird is
is cold, she
weather
probably cold
exhausted.
a
before
againstthe bars,
hard
dangerousif they get up
sits ;
or
probablyhaving
floor of the cage
a
night
one
being tempting:
sort of fit when
a
finch
favourite Gold-
little fellow in my
poor
the
it, for
near
mouse
a
cold
too
fluttering
while
year
get
very
by
if
Sometimes, especially
eggs
her
of birds.
bird seed
on
from
very
subjectto
one
enemies
cage,
thought,from
are
6.
the
the
take
could
It
the
round
it bold, and
had
great
killed last winter
running
I
can
singularly
great. My
was
made
mice
it is,but
how
that
and
brightand well-filled,
where
been
not
"do not
not
it is
good, that
that their seed
see
earlyin
will
begins to lay her
weather
cold
renders
her
springthis
year,
ill indeed ; she
lay
feathers fluffed out, and
her mate
in the
disquietude
perched himself
be
excess
on
on
did
of his affectionate
her
shoulder,
his
setting
and
his
in
beak
induce
to
bird
given the
in
she was,
kept
her
with
bath
a
all
warm
day, I
has
appetite.She
makes
kick
she
scratch
and
and
maintainingfirmlythe
coming of
and
ones
September.
as
they have
as
much
as
the
as
pleasureat night
I
am
sure,
is the
only
biscuit
(which
considerable
that
forgotten
bird
hard
as
who
The
now
others
they
as
difference between
lose their first feathers
can,
beingtaken,
At
to birds ; the
at about
this time
they requirewarmth,
it is better to
little appetite,
in
variety
theyare
their food
be
A
glassis
attacked
authorities recommend
or
and
givethem
also being
possible,
as
any hard
very weak.
if the bird should
three
generallyabout August
ones
of saffron in the water
some
insensible
up,
of sponge
peck
careful to crush for them
hemp,
in my
themselves.
old,the old
months
her
time
is alwaysa trying
moulting
7. The
young
having got
fuss at all if I take her up.
no
to
nursing,
holdingher
had
never,
day's nursing,for
might
such
with
refreshment,)
favourite
her
was
wing
her
pieceof flannel,and having
warm
very
59
exceedinglygreat care
(of course
seeingher eatingcrumbs
of
thought
while),I wrapped
the
hand
a
all his
dispensedwith, so
water, and
warm
I
up.
however, might be
some
it with
tugged
get
Sick.
took
firmlytogether,
feet
and
her
when
of Birds
Treatment
kind
of seed like
rustynail
a
or
a
useful tonic.
with
shred
And
any sort of fit,
dippingits feet
in
warm
cold ; but
think
not
bird down
layingthe
shock
do
I
safely,
givingit
less
water, others, much
a
Birds.
Song
60
of cold without
slab,which givesit
making
it wet, and when
to itself keeping it very
comes
than
better
marble
a
on
anythingis
of
bath
a
in
warm
it
well-heated
a
flannel.
of my
8. One
remember,
by
distress
to
succession
a
me
of what
goodlyfamily.
a
and
A
in the cage,
well
as
alreadysaid
new
food
being
which
most
natural
a
to
the
flax,will
and
and
I often
given mine
drink, or
have
fed
them
cold,damp,
the
is in
the
nearer
place of
had,
the
habit,
is
that which
ever,
general rule,how-
a
a
little new
egg
rape,
is also
weak,
moulting,
a
I
buying a
of individual
suit ; hard-boiled
birds when
to
it has
food
seed, with
good thingfor
sudden
any
kind the better,and
As
very
have
sort
re-
by
cases
matter
class.
I think that canary
hemp,
suffer
importantit
often to take the
seems
keep
to
opportunity
an
exposure
natural
how
much
so
by
exactlywhat
bird to hear
of chalk,
all very desirable to
all these
the
resemble
can
summer
remedies,if they feel indisposed.
or fright. In
fatigue,
have
lump
extremelyapt to
are
change of food,as
food
littleoatmeal, a
the birds have thus
as
to their natural
9. Birds
very violent fits. Yet
each
piece of bay salt,are
a
autumn
the mother
was
I
used,
springand
ever}'
seemed
she lived for years, and
of
Canaries
pair of
original
or
little cold milk
with scalded
a
ill,
to
bread, which
Birds.
Song
62
made
for
oilingtheir
and
waterproof,
this
catching,from
wet
and
feathers
prevents,at
keeping
the
them
time, cold-
same
penetratingthe feathers, and
inflammation,often accompanied
by a painful
spot,that
forms
littleabove the tailfeathers from the accumulation
a
oil.
of the
showers
summer
In the
from
gentlesprinkle
time
a
or
glycerine,
birds
used to
are
very
caution I must
they are
hop
about in
put
with
on
required
;
feather,
a
but I think if
disease will not
flyloose
before
one
a
with
young
the
the blinds
or
up,
or
strike its head
if there
glassesof
strike againstthem
likely
the accident of their thus
If,
will fail in
and
are
windows
any kind, it
hurt
I lost several beautiful little birds this year,
from
of the
earlylessons.
flyalone, it
ceiling
; and
drawn
flyat all,or
aviary,one
its flight,
to
so as
balancing
continually
wall
been
parentalcare, when,
brood's
little bird is let
againstthe
for many
room
theycan
of the nest under
is the
prettiest
in
unless they have
fledged,
sightsconnected
will most
a
it
givemost emphatically;
birds
after
however, a
with
by
little
shining. A
taught to bathe, the
broughtout
of all
any is
of it
them
is
sun
cold cream,
to let young
weeks
birds to attend to this
alwayschoosing
syringe,
or
the
and
itself.
One
is,never
brush
when
even
are
often show
12.
a
remedy, if
is the best
the
compelthe
soon
morning mists
it is well to remind
duty, in-doors
for this
air
open
loose.
getting
itself.
entirely
of Birds
Treatment
The
best way
accustom
to
enough
are
quiteaccustomed
down
bird will
the
muslin
any
of its cage
out
examined
peaceably,,
well,will
room
is
a
their heads
happens.
severe
with egg
generallyis
in their
must
put into
to
beginat
to beat
once
cold water
thingfor
should
soft cage
a
be
; and
shaded
a littletime
patient
to
it will
injured,
be
In
case
alwayswell
to
soon
hospital.I prefera
cage, the wire
canvas
or
sides
head
an
hour
a
fall or
: a
greatfright
and
is
bill,
two
to
to*
or
they
little
the best
escapades,the
or
blow
hand
otherwise
rest,when, if it is not
cage
give the
seriously
againquitecomfortable.
disasters
these
have
a
after such
for
a
bring them
as
recover,
the
milk from
or
held in the
about in
dropped on
them
be
warmly
up
a few
rapidflight,
sufficient to
themselves, and they
can
badlybruised,as
with
they meet
them
thingthat
wrapped
been
have
Should
to stun
as
moments
14.
them
merelyto keep
them
day or two, feeding
if
quill,
often
do, however, happen
I think the best
gettingloose,
be done
for
accidents
If unfortunate
to birds
of
few of those who
a
it,and then, having drawn
hop
once
it i"
glasssufficiently.
13.
so
it has
when
ware
a
to
63-
flywhen
blinds,or, stillbetter,closed
the
the
curtains,
and
bird to
a
to do so, is to let out
old
Sick.
when
cage
low
happen,I
fitted up
think
for
suitably
sort of double- sized
beingall
flannel,bound
taken
or
out, and
hemmed
it is-
a
a
trappiece
all round,
Song Birds.
*64
beingnailed
or
take
nettingshould
to
bird is
is
cage
for
space
relieves the
bird, the head,
beingalso
seed
; hut
on
and
cooled
by
avoided, as
I
it
that
the
bird
itself both
:
position
same
the
on
help
can
floor.
a
of
often the
is
no
sand in
are
greatthingsat
quiet,
should be
a
shady
these
it
Of
course
patientshould
for
by
this
one
15.
world
While, however,
a
should
a
manner
water
from
also be
watercress,
receptacle,
floor,as
cage
also, and
perfect
times,and thoughthere
be
its chief friend in the
thingsavinga
ailing
alwaysgivenon
the
on
depressesthe
desirable,as
the
"
darkness
corner,
and
stuff
Warmth
best.
such
shallow
some
for it
room
much
usual, and
to food
should be
"
if there
gettinga
usuallyhas
green
chickweed,and groundsel
these occasions,and
perhaps
deal of seed may
good
Plenty
a
always fancy
rate,
any
and placedin
abundantlysupplied,
be
seems
littlesprinkling.
the
food
and
a
ver}r
anything
there will
at
he
wings entangled.
certainly
very
and
flannel
or
shallow bath, which
a
wash,
refreshing
The
end, and
one
he
carefully
tolerably
roomy
of thin
top
there should
moss
alwaysapt to get its feet
If the
limb
placed at
hairy must
thready or
be
off,and
and
the hest for the hird to lie
me
The
place.
of very fine
soft hed
A
low.
on
onlyone
perch,or
no
in their
sewn
of
bird
is not
and
worries
alwaysfed
family;
generally
it.
and cared
attention to
fluttering.
non-doctoringsystem
is
when
of Birds
Treatment
Sick.
65
concerned,the best
as far as ladies are
*loubtless,
.tinyserious accident
it is
very ill,
does
natural to
so
when
happen,or
longto
; when
bird is
a
alleviate the
pain,or
that I must not
happy life,
prolongthe bird's realty
conclude this chapterwithout naming a bird dealer
to
as
apparently,
devoted
he
was
boy of
a
His
seven.
birds
with
acquainted
that
a
of my
canary
largefamilies
which
unluckyaccident
16. A
strange cat
it had
presence,
"cage from
table
a
other
had
its
leg broken.
to
as
the
a
time
brought up
after the
the
taken
without
even
it
but
after,
ordinary
extra-
some
room
my
of its
I knew
down
and
up
a
unhurt,
falling
cage,
a
cage
close beside
seeming to
and
given to
just such
for the
me
comfort and
stiff and
leg was
when
one
attemptingthen
laid it in
kept it
leg.
a
bird flew away
was
It
remark
knocked
and
upon
mightily.The
long
into
before
One
days : talkingto
it
amuse
its way
I
injury,
I described,and
next ten
for
was
and
quitegently,
examine
by
injuredby
the
me
last winter
near.
but
and
of
sprung
doctor, and
succeedingyears
and
twilight,
the
I understand
here
may
her
deprived
made
means
eveningin
I
hatched
own
for several
to be well
me
bird
a
as
limbs ; and
of broken
mender
to
seems
successful
is very
he
is Litolff,
25, Rose
their ailments.
and
to
are,
fashion since
humble
a
name
he
Street,Long Acre, and
Germans
many
has followed in
he
pursuit
the
so
once
it had
5
useless
begun
Birds.
Song
66
bathe, the
to
is
a
this
and
rapid,and
was
touching the
in their troubles ;
one
help
way
the
they
lie
After
one.
repeat
all I
abstinence
and
have
conviction
my
a
preserving
from
that
lookingat
nestle
cling
for
one
offered food,
closelyto
so
I
but
can
cleanliness,watercress,
messes
warm
best
the
are
bird in health ; and
nestled in
the fire,but
if,after all,it does
"
before
roasted
not
"
snugly
of
means
is the best mode
of
comfortingand curingit.
both
VIII.
CHAPTER
IN
BREEDING
1. THE
most
my
birds
I
birds,when
details I
may
think
was
building,
was
a
perhaps make
belonged to
"do not
AVIARIES.
enjoyablearrangement
for the cage birds
knew
I
sick birds
said, however,
ill,
keeping it very
become
now
built and
has
taking so gentlythe
pitifully,
so
always seeming disposedto
and
for
and
healthy one,
bird
the
summer.
is very
It
to
fine
very
hatched
recover}*
me,
that
and
a
child.
were
I
little
some
; but
as
the
great pets,
importantthingwill
any
ever
planadopted
In
mistakes
always
that
have
..been forgotten.
We
had
at
that time
a
good
many
birds
kept in
Breedingin
different ways,
cages, and
loose in
some
in
others
high,which
six feet
Aviaries.
a
divided into
single
ments,
separateapart-
to
providedwith gratings
and
in
some
room,
largecage standingabout
one
was
67
off young
shut
broods.
This cage used every
the
the
garden,when
there it stood under
first cold
days
to its winter
tire to be
a
a
a
beautiful scarlet Thorn
of autumn
warned
size,if
kept,there
are
so
may
be
as
to the
onlyone
few Linnets
rest Canaries ; and
or
ten
as
many
a
paira good deal, Canaries
or
and
all these
with Goldfinches,
on.
There is
of many
that two
always a
birds
doubt
to the
as
together
; but
birds alone
in
pleasesthem, just like
a
it must
cage
cat
or
large-sized
aviary,
cage,
and
good agreement
be remembered
will
fight,if
dog ;
the space for
dodgingis far greaterif they do fight;
rare
till the
enough
birds of
had
generally
Goldfinches,and all the
and
and
to take it back
us
the hall,near
of this
pairs. We
used to
into
greenhouseplantswent,
quartersin
cage
kinds
dozen
be carried out
keptprettywarm.
2. In
two
springto
that
another.
more
When
than
a
a
bird
single
whole
at
cage full do
once
while
it
in
and
flight
so
an
for
and it is very
will attack
set themselves
the only thing for
againstone luckless individual,
But a great deal
it is to give him another home.
dependson
careful
management
;
the
letting
5"2
birds be
Birds.
Song
68
well
at
acquainted,
they actuallyshare
by sightand hearing,before
least
the
same
all when
together,above
they
them
letting
;
cage
loose
not
hungry, and
many,
perhaps, as
are
cross.
consequently
Many
alreadythat,for
yard, I
wives
have
as
dozen
a
rob
they fight,instead
mine,
flies off her
in the most
dashing off
she
even
much
so
after her
as
antics
these sudden
nests ;
very
else
or
absurd
reckless manner,
and
if
particular
enemy,
most
her
sees
are.
numerous
for instance, invariably
of
goes
The
poultry
sittingquietly.An
little Canary hen
nest
I have
; but
of the
Turks.
another's
one
of
cocks
part,out
own
my
faith in such
no
often
very
have
birds to half
eighteenhen
said
would
persons
passing;
of
and
course
for eggs
dangerous both
and young.
3.
One
birds
for
would
who
sits between
perch,and
of
course
when
busy
one
at home
business
keep
with
to
reallybe,
to
any
be
its
the
of
prettiest
first at
its
parents fluttering
them
in
alternately,
delightedtwittering. Of
and
bird is father of about
four young
of his
being much
is not
there
families,
lose that
nestlingarrives
being fed by
little wings and
midst
like to
forwardest
the
sightswhen
the
to those who
is assuredly
the happinessof
pleasure,
tribe ; and
the
greatconsideration
very
much
of them
always
chance
; and
off'her
the mother
nest,
supply a strong brood
as
all
she
has
no
must
by herself,
70
Song
I
shall not, then, attempt to enter
into the
uncomfortable
I believe where
cage with
as
Birds.
5. In
wife's
the
exactly
not
expectsto
cruel ; and
so
families in
young
myself one
of his
this
disposedto
most
them.
in
it and
There
meek
a
a
little
and
looked
that
the
it would
hen
is
has
at
up
fed
actually
been
his
nest
look
naturally
to look
own.
laid,and
day to
instance,it is
yet
lock
our
for
no
is
egg
the
up
when
possession,
hatching.
the
of
ferent,
dif-
sharplyafter them
slidinggrating till
the
in
safely
into another
the eggs
laid ; if,for
be safer next
party behind
egg
strange
that if birds
quitenecessary:
alwaysnecessary
they are
as
soon
is
pair,when
races
it is
as
had
he
family
But
however, varieties of disposition.
general caution
different
though it
it,as
comforted
are,
I have
poor
insinuating
way,
not
bring up
exemplarymanner.
when
year,
and
break
But all are
sometimes
''grey pate" fluttered its wings
him
be
Canarybuild
good-naturedthat, having no
so
own
these may
and
see
Goldfinches
a
alone.
probablybecause they are
eggs ;
colour he
Goldfinch
a
is taken
mate
her brood
is sometimes
Goldfinch
the
together,
a
to have
in each, and
proceedingslike
If
necessary.
his poor
bringup
justnow.
to
box
length
any
is usual
beginsto sit,her
instance
one
rendered
attemptedit
she is left to
and
away,
bird
one
alluded
nest
a
partitions,
several
as
soon
it is
fashion
at
the
it
can
certain
visible,
suspected
expected
be
put
in Aviaries.
Breeding
6. Birds
they will
better
Home
make
persons
if
fast
birds.
than
worse
damping
useless,and
bird herself would
when
and
the eggs
it out, and
7. It is
in
a
very necessary
be
have
been
in their bills ;
the
ne^t.
thingthat plentyof light
whether
afforded,
in the
aviaryor
breeding-cages.
of hanging cages,
practice
I dislike the
often
do, by the side of
stronglight. The
a
to it.
see
bad, the hen generally
finds
are
thereuponleaves
air should
and
their eggs with water
warm
hatching:
Chaffinches,for instance,in hot weather
noticed
in
dip them
to aid in the
are
practices
requiredthe
they were
Others
the
laid,thereby
they are
as
sprinklethem
; others
all these
but
of takingaway
practice
a
as
losinga greatmany
water
they undergo, the
less
the
succeed.
in all cases,
eggs
of
not, however, generallyapprove
do
interference,and
any
71
nest
and
shady corner,
of green
baize
is
built ; but
being
old
they can
fact,leave their
very
cause,
of all
as
of the
be
nests
of the
out
spray of leaves
hung
the absence
soft rays
to which
a
the
over
or
be in
piece
a
spot where
depressing
thingsto
of all hurtful and
birds, and
for the young,
warm
be
to be
itself,
doubtless,should
either
may
window,
a
people
as
lightand
morning sun,
less than
nothingadds
Some
half
so
the
weakeningthings
of direct
exposed.
it
are
young
the
of the
worst
birds,in
from
fledged
much
to the
this
quick
72
Birds.
Sony
of the feathers
growth
sunshine, such
of
of the
moisture
the fresh air and
; and
leaves-
through the
hoth
help the nestlings
dew
summer
(notscorching)
warm
flickers down
as
waving shruh
some
the
as
in their
growth and feathering.
it was
Thus
that
nurseries out
the sweet
of doors.
till,
indeed,I should
then
was
leave the maternal
or
quiteafraid
by
year,
should
used
to
to
happy,
say how
up
grow
holes for
be
they could
used
hemp,
small
fed
and
maw
strew
ones
began
that
afterwards,the
own
them
to eat
It is
new
a
yery clean
was
cage,
as
same
care
they
(likethose
their
parents pleased.
good
deal of
soon
crushed
of stale bread,
as
ever
and to
the young
hop about, so
plan being
half the
them.
which
water),
and
crumbs
their nest
continued
in
of teaching
difficulty
obviated.
good thing to
:
a
seed, and
the floor of the cage,
holes
seed
through if
to leave
took
littleround
upon
their
aviarypreparedfor
gettingat
always to
be provided,
cage would
placed,we
were
plentyof
familyold enough to"
young
wing, a
they
have
miserable
a
division of the
a
whichever
"We
well and
us.
8. "When
In
r
be
birds, year
young
with
now
earlysunlight
the cheerfulness of
and
keeping them
all
well with their
so
had the
They
morning air,the dew,
everythingaround,
many
birds throve
our
accustom
baths in fine weather
young
birds to be
to
arejiotlikely
be
Aviaries.
Breeding in
hurtful ; but if
from
wash,
not
their feathers.
to preen
view
of the old birds is often
time
I would
sake
of the
gladlygiveup
pleasureit
gettingtheir
education
pokes which
and
9. Unless
a
are
so
set
of
familiar
with
footing
it does
not
time when
sanie
or
do to
often
of
amount
I
or
what
to
of
see
pairbred
begun
a
very
extremelytame,
At the-
much.
them
to watch
up
from
to
build,they will
allow
other
of
nestlings,
almost
any
birds
both
door
be
to
at.
A
one
of mine
had
put
a
watch
fingerinto
and,
immediately,
came
me,
very
gave
I
her
hardly thought a
also took crumbs
I held
them
removed
littlebird,and
fir branches, with
to
sign of
no
know
to
soft,well-felted lining,
I
directly
popped the
as
glittering
glitter
; she
that
but simply wished
displeasure,
into her nest
her
day
floorless nest, and
:
the
I could
seed when
alreadyon
are
their mistress and
after all,I found, and
amidst
at any
interference.
friendly
standingat
fear
in
scoldings,
pecks,
parental
birds
tame, have
buildinga
the nest
cage
amusing.
young
suspected the
been
a
little fledglings-
the
see
force
to
of birds for the
hatch
composedly,and
on
go
in
be
To
one
the
seem
a
long become
desirable
helpfulhere, and
is to
"
little sprinkling
a
is sometimes
fine brush
a
them
they do
73-
there she
little black
bird's eyes
of biscuits
her,
finger,
my
with
or
of
sat
eyes
would
hemp
evident satisfaction.
Song Birds.
74
When
10.
imported birds
of their
io the ways
instance
African
order
of this
bird
put
was
did
time
sun
of
supposed
from
breed
havingbegun
and
grass
came
covered
are
therefore
together;they did
so,
took
This
her up with it.
(atwhich
o'clock
for
cage),apparently
in the
usual
was
insist
the
country
hollow
"a
on
their nest ; the most
reared
Goldfinch,in
hen
a
which
"
brought.
was
Parrots, again,will
to form
Grosbeaks
an
hen from the heat,and it was
screeningthe
the bird
curious
most
a
Gleanings,of
at eleven
the
upon
adherence
bird
the tropical
sit,
to
that this attention
which
wherein
with
cage
regularly
every day
the
purpose
Jesse's
of the Cardinal
same
is
There
land.
own
try if theywould
to
quantityof
he
their determined
given in
one
"
into the
and the hen
.-a
to witness
amusing
very
England, it is
in
breed
"
tree
successful broods
in old barrels half full of
dust,
saw-
and with holes cut in the sides.
Goldfinches
; about
room
level that
bear
cannot
top of
the
they like.
too, often will
not
buildinglow
the curtain
Many
build in
of the
an
in
down
poleis
a
the lowest
Englishwild birds,
open
finches
(the Gold-
cage
generally,
amongst others,will not),but they
will build in
ihis is
cage,
a
thick
arrangedfor
hedge
them
of fir,or
in
a
box,
room,
or
gorse, if
or
in
an
aviary
sufficient space.
affording
Having
made
these
I will now
generally,
stray remarks
proceed to givea
on
the
subject
f6w rules
as
to
Breedingin
Aviaries.
for the hirds in
the littlethat has to be done
to their
out
no
faith at all in match-making; in nine
better than
half the amusement
nest
prettiest
seeingwhat theywill do.
this year
had
bird not
poor littleGerman
Never
daring them
to
she
production
flattered little timid
submissive
foughthis
12.
A
She
spouse.
veiy
match
between
pretty;
alliances.
and
The
thoroughlytame,
good
Two
one
him
a
I settle that
liens.
well
The
as
birds,
fairly
she
most
well,however,
Goldfinch
Siskins
some
should
and the
by having with
I
never
are
little crimson
of
the
be
encouraged in
being
room,
and
be allowed
are
heard
any
the
chief
the others
crested Goldfinches
but
Canaries
and
having abundant
never
yellow
desired;the
beingtogethermuch,
birds should
rare,
and
to be
much
the
are
building
places,
might promote this end.
crested
Jenny's
becoming her
choice of
which
a
battles for him.
plumaged foreignbirds
such
into
treated
Canary is one
(Jonquille)
so
are
nestlings
pretty.
also
than
her, and then
Tuft
down
all the other
away
near
The
half her size.
amusing
drove
come
than
more
anything more
was
pertinacity
; first
as
the
was
who fairly
hunted
fenlale,
strong-minded
a
and
Besides,
could suit them.
we
is
I have
that the birds suit
quitecertain
it is
of ten
themselves
of
regard
building.
11. I have
cases
75
means
to
by
pair.
only crested
extremelypretty
of any
progeny
76
Birds.
Song
from
a
crested
desirable, as
not
are
large-headed,thick-billed
I
Linnet
and
Canary
are
crests
suit those
never
birds.
The
think, to those of Goldfinches
a
equal,
not
Siskins
or
of
young
pretty; but
very
finches
Bull-
Crested
Chaffinch.
Canary and
Jon-
and
quilleCanaries.
18.
the
Branches
cage,
birds to
or
room,
get
be
in pots should
trees
or
for
aviary,as earlyas possible
used
them
to
in the
; but
14.
About
begin to
to
spring I
February ;
the young
plan not
materials.
known
birds
cannot
third
brood
the
six weeks
to have
common
The
season.
four
hatch
Goldfinches
"When
four weeks
then
made
five broods
quite as
hatch
the birds
later
safer
they
the
second
too
backward.
the
of
or
time
of
it is very
Canaries
begin to
in
a
build in
often,though Linnets
only twice
generally
are
in
for
when
begins. And
next
or
the
seems
answer
wild birds in Madeira
February,and
15.
be
build
weather
generallyelapsefrom
till the
first sitting
the
hand,
late, because
to
early
earlybroods.
these very
apt
very
to
warm
ensure
other
a
begin
leave the nest, it
on
is
In
earlygrowth,about
sit very
to
About
the
to encourage
It does not,
and
we
as
birds'
begin
quiteearlyenough
furnish nest
they should
when
is
the end of March
but
fully
more
arrangingthese.
of
have
the
chapterson
Booms, Aviaries,and Cages,I will describe
the various ways
into-
put
about
to
a
build,a
year.
few little
78
forcibly the whole
draggedup
into which
it would
When
narrow.
those
I think
conveyingher
was
meant
jump
to
stuff they are
advisable
to
put
scented
generally
I
think, to
items, as
depends
It is
hole.
a
bags ready fitted
nest
well to
the sort of
see
aside unused,
of
powder
both birds and
former.
good supply
nest
and
essential
absolutely
or
sant,
unplea-
"
and
owners,
The
they are
as
kind
some
certainly
portant
im-
bags are
of the comfort
much
so
that she
It will,
however, be
probably,
bags
with
out
she
of the brood
liness.
perfectclean-
to have
scalded
all bought
before
they
used.
17.
The
which
Canary
days after.
the eggs for the
rule
the
of
are
events
from
begins sitting
Some
unhappy
not
usual
reserved
painsis taken."
in the
for
nests
I
answers
day
hatch
"
people "take
birds ; but
the deserted
the
beginningto
lettingthings alone
best here, and
young
often
her first egg is laid,thus
in thirteen
are
be
thoroughlybaked
materials
on
the
their
on
buy
it may
for the
natural
not
wholesale, and
to
for not
Jenny thought
it and to scoop
of.
made
labours of
alwaysfeel wicked
up
common
and, for once,
up,
Herculean
I suspect
nest
upon
It is very
16.
of the
small creatures,I
two
to their nursery,
bag
enter, the door beingrather
not
havingprevented it.
are
Birds.
Song
am
care
of
sure
that
much
the
and the uncared-for
woods
placeswhere
and
"
fields
"
every
they
possible
U reed ing in Aviaries.
Four
used,
livingnestlings
thing,but
we
that there
saw
we
with
us,
to be
were
not
too
alwaysfood
was
at
how
to
he
him, and
act
to
was
prettyset
will, without
This
I do
not
filled up
cases,
whole
be,
think
generallywhen
the
of the other
as
in
a
after
case
nest
cage ; at any
or
quietly
been
addled.
are
storm,
thunder-
a
such
has
the
cause.
been
once
I should, in such
room
or
rate,removingthe
branch, or whatever
it may
nest, and givingfacilitiesfor making
The
nest
it is,when
may,
it would
it ; but deserted nests
however, in
be
are
some
cases,
troublesome
bad nooks
bird is all the better for not
its former
tame
they have
the eggs
to it.
return
machinery,box,
a
a
therefore,take the birds into another
left
and
when
that after the
they often
fresh start.
be
rear
stuff,and
or
some
slammingviolently,
aspectif theyare
a
is
or
by strangers,
door
white
some
latter is sometimes
a
to
coollyfill up
apparent cause,
any
forsake it.
The
help
to
of littledowny birds.
with
nest, generally
disturbed
perplexed
birds, sometimes, after building
properly,,
The
18.
once,,
by feedingendlesslyfrom earlymorningto
contrived
quitethe evening,we certainly
and
common
un-
;
helpful
undertook
we
nurse,
no
hand, and
the hen bird died and the cock seemed
when
as
then
791
to
for
move
re-
insects,
beingreminded
of
failure.
19.
Some
others
very
birds
are
first-rate sitters and
and
careless,
while
these
need
nurses,
constant
"80
Song
watching,
they are
very
and
the most
serious
the
if all is
her
bringingup
always have
should
be
is
young
bird should
hen
good
to
her very
put
afterwards
a
on
gentlyin
pieceof
is necessary,
"are
holdingit in
20.
birds
very
the hard-boiled
egg
is
bath
flannel.
with
"
I
to
greatest
the bread
should
is
a
some
say
greatauthority
and
moisten
have, nevertheless,often done
milk.
In
cold
very
with
a
birds
it.
My
well
with
ordinaryfood, exceptan
pounded hemp,
"
answers
finely
grated,and
poured on justenough to
from their
addition ; bread,
bread
be
should
myself if
rather stale,
and Mr. Kidd, who
that
of
The
pounded hemp -seed
matters, recommends
allowance
layingher
doubtful
am
get
in these
change
:
to hurt the bird while
not
a
really
good
very well mixed
milk
weather, it is best
warm
abundant.
allowed
case
as
sitting,
the supplyof food
sitting,
are
well baked, and
pounded rape
she
the hands.
While
always be
should
fits while
heated
however,
and
sitting
with
be invaluable,
cold
a
things
of
bird for
a
own.
have
in
likely,
especially
of
and
great acquisition,
a
would
Is very
days
nestlings.After
first-rate eggs substituted for her
If the
first
advantage,and
every
inferior bird she
an
too,
penalty,
general look
real
right. A
The
in the
murdered
however,
practice,
shows
-even
take offence.
less than
hatching,no
little
often also the least familiar,
negligenceis
their
of
readyto
Birds.
no
additional
littlemaw-seed.
Aviaries.
Breedingin
Some
iind
old
pounded
rustynail
a
81
is
in the cage
mortar
essential,
chick-
glass. Plentyof
in the water
'weed,too, is a greatadvantage.
egg is
Where
I
given,
mixed
l"eing
finely
pounded,and
small
Only a
it should
21.
should
quantity
be left to
never
a
necessary, the
call
"cage-makers
above
a
slide
a
used
are
cages
that
22.
off ;
there should
it can
be
so
for
trivial,
in the
both clean and
no
when
quietfor
by
is
hung, and
must
suggestions
But
har-
a
slide
when
be
a
spare
turns.
small cage hooked
a
There
water.
advantage,
convenient
so
be well cleaned
the
open to the very
are
in common,
great difference
These
havingwhat
lodge.
"contain seed and
the floor
cover
is, for this,an
It is desirable to have
door whereon
to
insects may
theymay
culty.
diffi-
immense
an
then, if absolutely
Drawers
drawer.
l)our in which
to be
is
that they afford
objection
grave
seem
be raked
time, and
a
in the cage.
get sour
sand, and
top may
gratedbread.
givenat
good plan
veiy
at first with
Jhickli/
one,
be
its
recommend
with the
Cleaninga breedingcage
It is
even
much
should
on
to
small
a
generally
it makes
neatness
fully
wonder-
a
of the
cage.
because they
despised
tries to keep a cage
one
not be
any
five weeks, it will be found
such easy task.
23. In cages
it is also
"softlittlesprays of
a
good plan to put
few
in
building-place
littleyellow
head, with its
into
foliage
which the nest is to be ; the
a
the
6
82
Birds.
Song
brighteves
peeping out, is
amidst
seen
24.
The
the green.
day
hatched, some
hefore
the young
should
should
be given
ciliwys
the bird's usual
before
it
It is not
o'clock
will do ; but
for the
Nothing
25.
health than
sun.
If
then
its
earlyhours,
a
morning with
a
feedingof
till we
about
engaged with
have
their
to
be
the
taken
being sent
so
the
a
when
when,
the
nest, the poor
from
sunny
soft
a
good
a
warm
from
water
rising
brush,
this will not be necessary.
time
them
to reside
old birds' home, affords
they are
catches
on
the young
another
are
birds*
young
they leave
the floor,is all I need
to
come
provide
world
pounded hemp, bread-crumbs
nest, to have
scattered
the
to
sometimes
but if the old birds bathe
to the
is to
quicklyit is rather
drops of
few
nine
eightor
"
course,
spot which
feather
not
conveniently.
are.
more
them
plan to sprinkle
As
done
hour
evening supplymust
object,of
conduces
saucer.
again in
and
before the rest of the
being in
they do
the
small birds
althoughthe
up,
be
a
evening an
essential to do this at sunrise
be omitted,as
mrer
in the
can
in
the cage
roostingtime,
morningas earlyas
the
finelychopped up
a
put in
he
he
expected to
are
grated hrea.d,and
hard-boiled egg
This
extremelyprettyhalf
so
in
;
a
even
cage
and seed
recommend
;
parents being
littlefledglings
then, however,
that
for
opportunity
stillto
disposed,
the
touches
the
the
latter,if
take notice of them.
83
CHAPTER
EEAKING
1. IN
families
as
but
the
so
these
known
any
have
"
in the habit of
to build
feedinga
Birds
which
exactly,
and those
door
a
often
much
more
the
have
crows
scare-
here
mean
slams
a
to when
wire ; all
ringing
alarmingthan
dressed-upfigures.
2. The
younger
the birds
better,after they have
first days. The
procure
a
wired
one.
with
way,
The
door
when
removed, the
the three
four
or
is to
then, of proceeding,
whatever
glitter
no
if fine
one
are
got over
once
proper
cage
wicker
mere
enough,or
should
be
a
about
it,a
dark green fine-
and
large,
made
open in the front ; it is all the better if it hooks
and off.
to
:
with
that shut
which
a
I
old
this to avoid
in the hats of
noisycages, again,with
things are
such
when, for
;
scaringnature.
a
glittering
cages,
touched ;
to choose
greatthingis in
it is not that
which
jar, or
on
is of
with the'
rear
much
with the
conversing
the window-ledge,
or
upon
The
been
frequently
;
of
or
one.
anythingthat
alwaysbest
has been
one
theyhop
turf,before
birds to
tame
alreadytolerably
certain brood,
as
BIRDS.
of young
think it is
are
instance,any
birds
YOUNG
bringing
^inests
parents'help,I
IX.
Having decided
have, it is
a
on
the nest which
good j)lanto nearlyfillthe
6
"
we
to
on
mean:
cage with
2
Birds.
Song
84
little"branches of the
which
is ; then
the nest
the young
birds
nest
with it or
in its
from
The
into
next
night.
at
into
or
from
the time of the young
a
littlesoppedbread
of
means
or
difficult time
our
if
ence.
interfer-
bringthe
shuttingout
by
the
cage
givea
to
parent
littlehelp
beingnearlyable
any
and then
now
to
by giving
by
prepared for
are
contretemps
beginto hop about, the
approaches.
but
care,
more
the
old birds,whose
near
that
Sometimes
brood
a
in hand
most
very
kind
and
teach
the nestlings
are
frequently
for it is
poor
4. The
any
forsake them.
pecking;
left to
prepared
conservatory,
carefully
birds
old bird will take the young
them
to
quill,they
the littlebirds
3. As
the cage
biscuit every
bringingup by hand,
parentsshould
twigsthat
before removing,
even
feeding,
rounded
a
hung
tion,
greatercau-
for the first week),and
see
be
cut oft*
^carefully
even
be
It is also well
and
(theycannot
a
risk of
now
see
the
without
out
should
move
in the
then
should
three first clays,
the old birds
or
againstany
providing
birds
cage
placedinside
shady window
a
latest before
at
by, and
that in
as
days
itwith
be allowed to go in and
may
of tree
place beingvery
be
the two
For
close
one
else detached
the nest may
for it.
few
a
the
fledged,
are
in the tree itself,
or in
keep the
kind
same
to imprisonthe
impossible
love for their brood
bringsthem
danger.
seed for young
birds should
be strewed
on
86
Song
wild.
when
have
Birds.
Thistle
seed, dandelion
seed,
besides groundseland chickweed, and, perplantain,
haps
importantof all,some
most
the
are
to give them,
pleasantest
but
eggs ;
aphides and
most
they are
as
onlyeatingseeds, are
change, especiallyfor
insects for
their
young,
and
the
reared
are
moist,as
be rather
moisteningthe
mixed
food
mouths
own
a
given
are
the
should
the
first.
littlewater, to
a
these
bill,
I have
pounded (alwayswhite
egg
with
When
old birds feed from
the
food in their
hard-boiled
yolk)and
the
by hand,
so
ichole,in fact,of
great Sparrow (or Passerine)class.
found
are
glad of
very
Canaries,Bullfinches,and
birds
insects
of
sorts
only
Goldfinches, in spite of their character
welcome.
for
insects ; ants' eggs
answer
and
very
well ; but it should be remembered, that the old birds
bring them
theyhave
whatever
serviceable.
good
Pounded
calcined and
7. The
so
are
with
little chicks
now,'will take
perch,and
and
as
and
more
will let
there
are
than
considerable
no
to
one
or
are
that
the
sand.
perfectly.
extremely funny, they
and
bold.
roostingon
One
fledgling
the middle
else intrude upon
twenty birds,it may
ensues.
is very
Egg-shells
him
onlyfour high perchesin
fuss
thus,
is extremely
lime rubbish
the purpose
ground answer
conceited
marvellously
I have
a
mortar
mixed
have
to
catch, and
can
changeof food,which
constant
a
they
be
my
of
a
there ;
cage,
supposedthat
Birds.
Rearing Young
These
:
forward
and
that I
so
assault
with
a
is the
should
be
done
small
best
eat
few
of moss,
the young
off for food
several
dropsof
should
water
the
give some
uncoveringthe
wool,
for
clean one,
a
and
flannel
The
should
Every
hour
;
and
necessary
be also
each
given,one
or
meal.
or
so
It is veiy
food.
call
peculiar
be
whistle before
to learn to whistle
they are
acquirea
habit
of association,
will be very useful.
do
it is difficult to
so.
It is
an
make
own
bill into the chick's,and others
should
be
cause
importantthing,too, to
the old birds
dropping the
eat, the
them
will often
how
This
with
to sunset.
imitation of the old bird's note
and
wise.
completely,and only
of
supplies
their food. If
9. When
to
large
birds to feed, repeating
it often while
tunes, they will thus
which
with
at
(aboutfour)quillfuls
between
occasionally
desirable to
cage
more
is almost
hours
two
imprudent
given,which
be
to
these
for the nest.
birds up
Pigeon,
small
a
covered
often,from sunrise
givingthem
same
older and
grown
arrangement
cover
very
they
the
trust
blanket,dailychanged
is best, eveiy
A
longerin
bed
deep
taken
bird the size of
a
to
quiteunwilling
am
tillthey have
8. A
Grey-pateshop boldly
small
myselfseen
small birds any
ones
nothingof attacking
thing
any-
birds,however, make
I have
87
give the
food ;
dinner
into
imitated
as
some
the
them
notice
puttingtheir
standingup
tall
gaping mouth.
nearly as
possible.
Song
Uirds.
Goldfinches
put
88
Canaries
Doves
and
too
"
If
what
slightest
exposure
to either
little birds
they will
have
follows my
largecage just like
puttingits
it,and
take
to
of
hold
fluff out
of the
and
is
out
of
my
me
window
in
a
warmth,
necessary..
fairlybe hoped
hand
about
side of
the
plumes, and
wires-
Bullyand
to
they sidle
how
see
as
a
against
through the
and
fingers
;
I
and bow,,
go
edging
will talk to them.
one
so
its head.
plentyto
doors.
Extra
little pets grow.
sightsis
prettiest
puttingup
there
earlytroubles,
at this time
little claw out
be fed ; it looks
to
fly.
earlyage,,
these
their fine red
along as long as
One
very
cold.
or
littledog,nestling
up
a
Bobby, it is laughableto
and
damp
have,,
do well.
who
one
do
they
a
it may
little-
too
getting
their
over
and
September
Wonderfullytame
12.
at
quietare
extra
survive
they
that
moult
they have got
food, and
extra
eat too much..
can
in
learningto hop
the
birds
young
littlenourishment
before
almost
ven-
their
The
11.
and
the food down
danger,I think, is in
in the
and
if
I doubt
chief
food
bills like-
throats.
offsprings'
10.
The
their
Kobins, Thrushes, "c. tumble
;
their
in
be
seen
a
littlebird requesting
its wingsprettyfluttering
Even
in London
of this sort, both
I find
in and
the
other
day
terested
in-
extremely by hopping
about
by
my
A
little
great
crowd
Sparrow
of
others, begging very
Rearing
hard
;
but
some
few
a
One
of
kind
were
the
is the
contemptuous
were
cuckoo.
I
tinuallyamongst
the
see
after
and
been
have
anxiety with
standing on
the
for
tiptoe
by
it is
which
little
a
out
take
to
air
the
strength of that tender
is
then
attitude
Sometimes,
up
of
birds, it
the
wild
In
to
the
be
up
and
tame
in
have
Sparrows
he
it
a
her
first-
size
little
and
Sparrow
it, in the
most
difficultyin bringing
to
the
hang
precautions I
have
forty Sparrows
have
is
said,
cage,
to
I
and
a
set
can
of
speak
friendlyfeelingsbetween
birds.
country, of
not
as
the
occurred
credit
one
course,
unsophisticated,but
it would
little
hung
when
answers
many
experience of
own
my
As
feed
consternation.
and
doors, observing the
nestlings thus
by
after
even
bringing food,
seen
poor
is much
there
already mentioned.
been
; the
of meekness
when
young
out
cage
enormous
to*
Sparrow,
to
days
the
hopping humbly
seen
ludicrous
chick
con-
person
Hedge
poor
many
by
beggar.
really touching
giant nestling,is entirelyoverwhelmed
hops
'r
away
fledglings,however,
told
that
woods
hopped
the
of
89-
some
;
fed
provoking
most
Birds.
Young
in
to
for such
expects the
London
me
I
to
confess
give
gentle ways.
those
birds
that
pert
90
Birds.
Song
X.
CHAPTER
TEACHING
1
IT is fair to
.
I write
have
beginby sayingthat
for I have not
natural
been
besides,in
littlewarbler cannot
well be
being understood,
theoretical
I
be
can
its little tune.
My
at their
done
eating they are
at bedtime
do
any
I
good.
as
is found
to
try the
just
to
be
doubt
starving
the bird
association to
sad
always
always
then
their bath
After
time
grand twittering
fuss,though
the
to
play to
them
breakfast, and after they have
"
and
At
pleasurein making
idea is
they are
listen.
sweet
birds
some
onlygive a
while
to
the
cases
collected for their
birds
my
no
it would
unhappy, and
amongst
rejected.
is
There
to banish
others, and, birds' ways
advice
such
with
mean
never
system.
most
their
with
necessary
hints
useful to
be
may
lessons.
improved upon.
going into training.The
education
music
birds
write, however, I have
I
I
what
and
prevent confusion
to
chapter
watching their birds,
many
have
room,
my
scholars ; and,
moment
good
it would
song,
from
in
yet myself given many
Having generally a
the
in this
only the experienceof others,
observed
accidentally
them
TUNES.
BIRDS
YOUNG
while
they are
there
if
is
much
again there
posed
disis
a
selves,
pluming them-
always
playingto
more
them
an
amazing
then would
I
2.
be
can
myself birds
think
whistled
A
to.
of
servant
and
particular
system,merely whistled
any
91
when
followed
no
at
tune
same
while
or
they
father's
my
he
the
generallyafter
moment,
spare
best
learn
birds in this way,
taught many
Tunes.
Birds
TeachingYoung
he
was
feedingthem.
bird, a
3. Another
children I knew,
had
"
God
Canary, possessedby
and
littlebird-organ,
a
the
save
Queen
old, it learned
to
on
bird
until,although the
each and
every
two
was
all
occasion
"
played
possible,
three
or
dren
chil-
The
taught.
elaborately
was
some
also
as
sing it beautifully,
years
another
ditty.
earlier the
The
4.
the freer their song
that
notes
blow
on
it when
wanted.
sings a
hemp -seed
wrong
some
or
a
which
tune
have
a
sort of
easiest and the most
5. The
well
as
organs
their
and
scold
note, rewardingit with
such
perfectly.As
the nest
trainers
German
look cross,
treat
takes
It generally
successfully.
learn
from
from
probability,
The
the bird's feathers,and
it
taken
are
will be, in all
not
are
birds
a
it
when
generalrule
runningscale
performs
months
several
a
to
those tunes
will be found
the
effective.
of different birds
performances
; but
are
it is
very various
a
apparently
as
fact
that the song of birds is not, strictly
natural,
speaking,
but
acquiredat
of the
the very earliest age, from
near
parentsinging
the nest ; the
the notes
knowledgeof
92
Birds.
Song
this fact should
hirds to
The
of
life ;
generalintroduction
hayingbeen
at four
even
taken
into
five
or
parent'svoice
into
days old,when
they can
;
remember
any other
be
either
tune
kept in
the
a
sightof
nestlings
the sound
remember
them.
not
it alone,
that
seem
and
bird
Any
of
song
alone
cage
the
they
bird, should be
another
up, if
hung
beingtaught
undisturbed
from
the
of
out
possible,
others ; it learns all the better for
its attention
in
on
note, though birds of all sorts
the
or
far
probably,
theylisten to
round
chirping
a
likelyowing
trainingtoo
since, at this earlyage, it does
may
teaching
acquiredtune
an
notes,is most
own
see, it appears
cannot
of the
in
singartificialsongs.
very
its
assistance
great
a
few of the bird's
a
to
he
notes
having
that
are
cages
are
beingslowlyplayed.
6. In
useful,either
which
birds to
teaching
young
seem
box, wired
7. One
a
to
of the littlesix-inch square
row
the
me
in front and
Canary
"
will teach
them
divided
then
may
all.
But
companionshipthey have
is theyhear, and
into
we
:
had
we
be
better
long narrow
compartments.
Woodlark, Nightingale,
"
hung
must
learn
a
cages,
overhead
beware
they will
and
of what
whatever
providethem
with
it
a
instructor.
Even
not
so
else
handiest,or
really
good singingbird
or
good
sing,school
to
Sparrows
mention
may
be
taught to sing very well,
talking. Bechstein
speaksof
two
of
Birds.
Song
94
where
look
to
given the
with the
in
bird
one
of
(speaking,
birds
there
But
Bullfinches,Java
with Canaries
;
so
are
from
the
sometimes
are
in
chiefly
kinds
building
the
larger,
remainder.
known
where
cases
known
few
a
are
that
Sparrows,"c.,
Bullfinches,however,
;
course,
ever
and at the
from the company,
separate again those
I
season
wanted
have
do not think that I have
kill another.
alwaysexcluded
actual
the
out,
it !
of
experience
own)I
my
and
work
a very quiet
aviaryis generally
promoted to
2. In my
onlyof
used to the faces
and
going in
once
home
at
get perfectly
to
singlecage, too, they
a
to be
much
Having
water.
their owner,
of those
the
and
food
time
and
room
puttinginto
when
the
new-comers
voices
and
for
to
they have
pair
been
brought up together.
3.
continue
To
I
aviaries,
nests
by
no
in
thus
then
the
quartersare
we
4. At
time) in
seem
the
often
placed:
a
the
more
see
in
the cage
flocks
numerous
wide
very
Still,of
necessary.
this moment
one
that three
readers
my
; at least I have
uncommon
not
birds
birds that agree in
shrub, and those of different sorts,are
one
time
air with
first remind
must
means
a
many
subjectof
the
largestore
before
cage,
a
the open
all sorts
me,
about
long, by eighteeninches deep,
the wider
course,
resembles
of
them
division does
placeswhere they are
I have
found
of
wild
cared for.
living(fora
three
party of
feet six
not
less
Aviary.
Occupantsof an
than
birds.
twenty
four at
These
have
time, and I alwaystook
a
tolerably
quiet before they were
put
care
that
a
Linnet
and
who
Canary
There
are
Linnets,
others
trouble
together.
rest of the
party
consists of Goldfinches,
and
pretty they
look
roostingin
with
in
Linnets, seven
5. The
well
covered
day
it stands
top
of
of
parties
themselves
the
window
a
out
dry
to
for
on
one
leg and pullit
while
upon
the
edge
catch
the
shower
the littlecheat
sent
shakes
to
perch or
it is most
want
hang
"
seen
to
in
two*
in the
concludes
like the cold,how
out
the
jftintervals
I have
toilette that
not
In the
hanging out
creatures
the little Grey-pates,who
do
emerge
sunniest
the
and
elaborate,
washingbut
is.
the door, the amusement
wobegone.
The
and
passage,
on
sitting-room
Birds
"
half-drowned
is very
a
three,and go afterwards
or
swing together.
business
the
bath, glazed at the top and
upon
swing,lookingmost
of these
see
A
hooked
two
The
very
table-cloth.
of my
is indescribable.
of which
in
woollen
a
plant case.
a
sides,is
three
with
in
in
nightstands
over
row
in
line.
a
at
cage
long
a
a
littlebird between
gives more
all the
than
keeping peace
little
or
they were
in.
put
audacious
an
in three
been
Canaries, Bullfinches, charming
prettyGreenfinch, and
95
the
amusingto
have
credit
they put in
again,and finally
perchjust
somebody
up
so
else is
washing,to
vigorously.And
itself out, makes
an
then
immense
J3irds.
Song
"96
bird from
a
6. In
battles
a
like this
cage
between
are
birds
year's
scold, and
it needs
a
flutter,and
birds which
are
feel certain that
-amongst
other
sort of waste
it is
reallyvery
a
in
a
in
cage,
and
room
where
and
Tom
blow ;
"
dead
had
not
be
to
to
me
crowd, while
a
classes
misled
by
their
resided,and
upon
anything stronger
tasted
one
mouse
Tom
brought up always
in all its life before ; but
milk
little brown
lay
to
into
never
poor
victim
into
Canary'snest, and
a
bread
a
seems
I heard
admittingany.
Tom
Tit, who was
Tit, commonly called*
than
and
Bobins
necessary
antecedents
Blue
hatched
put
get fighting
fellow Eobins, and
himself ; still it
to
Bobins.
other birds of the above-named
regardto
than
more
are
dispositions,)
Bobby.would
birds, only with
with
of
to do
Tits ; and
Ox-eyes,or largeBlue
I do not
innocent
them
harm
no
unsafe (whatever
really
may
;
a
feel easy that
knew
Thrushes
l)e
another, till
one
of their individual
glasswith
this
plumage); they
at
scream
never
bird,
old
an
noise.
tremendous
be the sweetness
in the
head
red
the
;
severest
Grey-pate(one of
dailyexperienceto
7. The
diy itself.
find that the
I
the boldest
without
reallywashed
a
Goldfinches
two
will be done ; stillI
make
down
that it may
corner,
sunny
instance,and
for
drives
sometimes
to-do, and
made
the
but
day appeared in
it
was
one
only
"
dash,
floor whilst
very
a
and
a
the
word
his
rapidly
Occupantsof
his
were
brains
closest
for, althoughthey
the
neck
to
in their beaks
indeed,to
In
an
had
we
in
them
of the
a
in which
way
any
of my
aviaryin
which
see
drollest of
the
the
under
little
;
birds,
other birds round
bread
or
I should
be
very
favourites
berry
sorry,
hugged.
the birds to
meant
we
illustrates
be admitted
not
they hug
everything,
rob
to
except
Tits should
are
97
story
instincts ; but
Tom
supervision,
hangingon
This
devoured.
their natural
only
Aviary.
an
build,
only Canaries, Linnets, Goldfinches,and
Siskins.
In
be
should
a
put
like
case
in in
this,any
pairs
it is
Siskins,though,I believe,
"should be Canaries.
the
Then,
be left to take their
up may
8. In
I should
advise
birds
young
chance
and
in
birds
growing
together.
six feet square
puttingin
in
safer that their mates
own
an
filling
aviaryof
put
Goldfinches
even
"
birds
old
the
or
more,
following
:
proportion
"
pairsof
Two
Canaries,two
German
Bullfinches
(both of
.and
two
One
pair of Linnets, rose
or
these
young
brown
;
alreadypairedwith Canaries,half
Grey-pates and
sixteen of the
In
an
same
young
a
few
a
does
with
dozen
Siskins
each
of
year'sCanaries.
aviaryfilled like this,there
quitea
two
birds).
Linnets, four Siskins,and
of a greatmany
probability
It is
Chaffinches,
case
the
very
in which
many,
and
would
be
eveiy
successful broods.
what
succeeds
with
by keepingwithin
Son
08
Birds.
a
I have
proportions,
these
littledouht
that with
the
would
very
commonly good management
result
he
satisfactory.
9. Of
course
do
would
or
room,
more
do
in
be
kept
to
one
any
try
birds for the first beginning. In too
half
pleasureis
the
played,by
sees
of the
have
culprits.For
It will of
10.
larger
of the
I
excluded
than
of
birds
winter
much
a
birds
tricks
wish
birds at
to
once.
that in my
Warblers
or
list
the
Warblers,
of the
class
same
has
chanced
of
feeling
miserywhen
taken
birds may
it is
after
get
a
tame
their
first
very
they
to
in cages
their presence
think
and
generallyshy
very
stranger.
alwaysdifficultto keep,and, unless-
are
mere
Their
I do
one
individuality
never
avoid the- approachof any
of them
fond,the
be
climate, and
warm
These
to make
fifty
;) birds, that is, eatinginsects, seekingin
givento
one
others
many
I
multitude
Garden
Black-caps,
Sylvia; (Nightingales,
White throats, and
a
though
up ;
clever
grown-up
have
aviary,I
the
for
more
be remarked
course
give
greata
part
own
my
dozen
than two
more
for
lost of the
being certain
not
it would
number
the
increasing
recommend
not
that named
better, as
or
can
proportions
the
space,
well
quite as
less than
number
any
grow
are
once
and
be
tame
and
unhappinessis enough
painful.
caught is
cruel
very
very
great,and
thingthat they should
fledged. The
reallyhappy ;
but
young
it is
Occupantsof an
in
probablyhardlyone
Aviary.
twenty of
99
the old birds
caught,
that do.
I
have
had
havingreared
a
few which
of nests, till old
out
bread crumbs
I
beaten
up with
with
few
and
griefby tumbling
fly,I know that
to
came
enough
the
generally
are
them.
a
of this class,but
myself hardlyany
prefergivingit dry
to
readiest food to
or
drops of
cold milk,
an
When
stale
them
good
once
bread- crumbs
to have
they like
a
boiled hard
white
together,
for them.
they are
;
or
still better,
egg
fine,yolk and
chopped extremely
is also very
nearlyso,
very
little hemp-seed,or,
a
give
are
reared, German
best
the
great deal
a
of water, and
flyis a
and
staplefoods
very well sheltered cage, and
rose-tree covered with green
paste
ought
branch
a
for
of
a
daintyfeast.
most
ought to be kept at a time,
Nightingale
will not often sing. It is very difficultto
in an
a Nightingale
well, especially
aviary
will sing in
Some
be moved
about.
cannot
Only one
two
as
manage
which
the
others
lightonly,and
cannot
bear
a
insist
on
shade;
noise to disturb them, and
others
some
sing
the louder,warbling
highabove all the other notes.
too, requireants'
Nightingales,
keep
them
in
good
for a
greatdifficulty
song, and
eggs
this is
or
insects to
alwaysa
bird indoors.
requirea greatdeal of sand and
food is best placedin shallow china
All the warblers
water.
Their
very
7"2
dishes
the
on
floor :
it is swallowed
as
they would
always the
greater are
both in health and
and
It would
as
well
wild
be
place,where
their
I
own
from
cannot
wild
the
preservingthem,
almost useless
Larks
do not do well
chance
desirable.
the most
WILD
BIRDS.
friends with
also rather
of
pleasantbranch
those
they may
hope
the fowler's snares,
pretend here,however,
I
can
practised,or
testimonyI
of
can
live
who
bird
in
a
to preserve their
as
well
from
as
gardener's
guns.
rules ;
have
when
and
difficult,
rather
for
acquaintance,especially
favourites
we
if to make
as
useless,yet it is reallya
retired
nearer
XII.
WITH
at first
birds would
broken,
be
being among
as
FKIENDS
seem
may
not be
giveperhaps most
CHAPTER
MAKING
may
and Whitethroats,
caps
Blackaviary,
"Warblers
Garden
of success,
1. IT
of
chances
song.
outdoor
an
the
have
list of these birds.
giveany
except in
but
;
seeds
canary
hemp need
whole
food
the
approach
and
hemp
about ; the
also be strewn
to
Birds.
Song
100
can
only mention
heard
depend.
feedingthe birds
of from
The
lay down
to
plans
those
on
failing
un-
which
I
whose
simple cottageplan
at the door- stepin
winter,when
tumbles
up
many
not
for
In
to be
come
and
a
with many
Swallow, though, of
a
Swallow
a
cases
the
to
year,
birds
course,
In another
have
chapterI
the nest, either in
hand
either from
cold
quite tame
window,
from
or
will
these
;
to be
and
more
cage fed
hop
by
and be, in fact, the most
brought
the
parents,
rescued
have
accident
about
amusing and
grown
at
tap
us,
in at the door, call when
come
familiar.
more
havingbeen
as
any
hereditary,
to birds
alluded
a
returns
places,and
well-known
also to such
; and
tamed
once
seems
fiiendship
a
pairsbecoming
young
by
brought
I have
home.
cage.
many
up from
be nursed
nest, and it may
own
quiteat
many
again,year by
or
its
from
down
tillit has
the
Birds.
Song
102
they see
the
us,
socially
bold of
disposedbirds.
in London
3. Even
in the
mostly themselves
pet cage-birdsare
at
struck up, which
of
the
of me,
rate
any
Sparrow
young
birds, often
affords
food
put
much
me
their attitudes,baskingin the
baths,are
very
sparrow
sometimes
and the
audacity
feedingwithin
broods
stealingthe
and
that the
of the
are
friendships
trulyamusing ;
are
interest
some
remarked
be
It may
Sparrow tribe.
class ; but
find
peoplecan
attractive while
down
for my
entertainment
sun,
or
they are
yard
a
:
own
and
taking dust
young
and
pretty.
They
come
too
on
my
windows,
and
have
great
flirtationswith
tion it is,botli
pane
Birds.
bird's excitement
my
103
noisyllirta-
a
"
window-
partiesrattling
againstthe
great is
and
"
canaries
of my
some
Wild
with
Friends
Mdkiny
when
she
hears her sparrow.
birds.
are
Sparrows,though plebeian,
good hearted
I
fed
a
I
heard
have
a
of
bird,or
cage
window.
It is
experimentin
an
little doubt,
but
have
full of young
nest
a
feedingbirds myself has
In winter it is
bird,and
that
is
its new
the
it is
over
is very
one
a
is then
hung
keep
and
springcomes
the
outside for
up
the
rate make
any
and
fearless,
by
the time
accustomed
to
add
day or
a
If the cage
on.
and
two
probablyinduce
will
and
acquaintance,
to
birds
about
tenfold to the
a
the
bird
in any
return
that sheltered it.
the
kept well
These
means
placetame
and
pleasureof hearing
pleasantsongs.
4. As
to
an
be
instance of this
be
pleasantest
way
tame, I may
Bishop Stanleygives of
must
lasts ;
tame
tolerably
trouble to the house
birds
half-starved
to staywillingly
likely
cold weather
suppliedwith food, it
their
a
tiyingit.
birds,I think,should always
winter-caught
be let out before
at
from
me
for
home.
These
to
fondness
my
to find
rare
outside
hung
the result of which
though
deterred
means
no
such
as
while
indoors
by
they have continually
where
cases
remembered,
of
quote
a
the
of
rearing
account
which
a
bird, it
Nightingale,
the
shyest habits.
This
Birds.
Song
104
was
Nightingale
it was
tame
tillApril,
and
of
In
of the year.
of its cage, which
cage tillthat
a
symptoms
it was
May
hung
was
morning.
next
stayed out
his hand.
the
wore
off.
advanced
to
day
a
it seemed
summer,
usual
by
For
it returned
as
if called
to its cage
into the
shruhheries
one
any
of the
season
permanentlyhoused, and
it was
singagainat
out
close
the
this
but
the
and
nightfall,
the
as
servants,
feed
and
return
before
pleasure-
and
two, towards
or
;
of
againthe
released
rather uneasy,
house
go out
door
the
at
eveningsgot cool, in
the
As
impatienceat
advanced, it sometimes
it knew, would
voice
whose
the
two-
in the evening
regularly
season
nightin
all
grounds,but
the
As
May
silent the rest
open
taken in, and
was
coming
be-
permittedto
up
the offices. At firstitreturned
to its cage, and
of
soon
Christmas-
from
it was
migration;
that
nest, and
the winter
showingno
time
usual
the
kept in
singingalways in
years,
the
from
reared
of
of
soon
autumn,
was
taken
stillfurther
was
expected
Christmas.
XIII.
CHAPTER
CAGES.
1.
THE
kinds
of
cages
made
are
Auiongst the great varietythere is, it
that there
are
not
many
which
are
more
innumerable.
is
surprising
desirable.
105
Cages.
Cages
however,
are,
in allrespectsthan
it is not
points,
Paint and brass
with a.
wooden
to clean ; while those of
wood
ornamental
any
Glass
greatdeal
a
are
high
again are
cages
mon
com-
;
in
mahogany
or
expensive.
more
price,and
doubtful
chipbeing
regardstheir usefulness,the slightest
as
even
dangerousthan
more
2. It has
this
food boxes
and
in
a
the
advantage of
which
payier
could
an
be
cans
I
a
of
cage.
might suit
zinc,and
have
quicklycleaned
be
a
would
comfortable
and
the
cage,
dried,while its
great advantage to
in the
particularly
case
largecage.
idea earned
rate for the
birds,and for perches of
sort
bands
birds
extremelywarm,
hope to get this
time ; at any
If
glassesmade
have to liftit,and
hanging up
ache.
for the water
peculiarlightnesswould
those who
in
substituted for the
were
material, the
same
particularly
good
what
me,
of
made
tray of
and
the
be
could be.
paintedcage
a
often struck
could
cages
of
extremelycold
are
those
and
supposed to requirepainting,
are
ones
to be hard
and
hurtful ; zinc cages
surface
largemetal
health,good appearance,
of expense.
economy
are
many
wholesomeness, and,
cleaning,
for
add,
must
good
expected; for,in
be
might
easy to reconcile
convenience
often,we
difficult to make
more
Its
usual
cages
every
into effect at
of the
length,and
colour
well with the bird's
more
is
some
tender
in every
black,but
brightplumage.
this-
106
Baths
also
weight,to
Birds.
often
because
difficult,
The
manage.
them
render
are
Song
much
3. Most
of
use
and
defective,I find, as
are
cages
tins,from
that the
a. manner
the
which
think
not
"condemned.
the
The
danger
rim
unhappy,when
If
they
the cage
The
for
in
be
to
me
as
to them.
see
used, the only safetyseems
be
small
these
are
drawers
much
disadvantages.
holes
through
better than
in them
made
the
birds' heads
For
water, the self-supplyingfountains,or
The
in these
to go
are
mahogany
also very
round
turn
suitable, though
more
anythingis
with
to
glasskept filled inside
littlebarrels which
think for cages
drawers
is
water
their birds
of
fond
to
get in
littlenotice ;
reachingthe
are
much
too
the
covered
within
birds often
well, and that has many
old-fashioned
be
some
themselves
zinc cages have
I do not
deserves
having a
filling
; and
aside
turn
may
water.
of their not
unable
must
outside in such
glassescan
all who
Little
continually
spilt
;
on
injurythe
mere
make
-enough to
sightof
their
to
littlecreatures
poor
these
striking
againstthe
and
would
water.
movement
slightest
to die of thirst in the
do
is
hang
to
mouth, and leave the
I
and
the seed
vessels,made
water
papier maclie
lighter.
arrangements concerningseed
shallow
of their
at
the
for
edge.
upper
the
same
fitting.
breeding
-cages
are
respects. Otherwise, when
often
rather
faulty
a
close
Cages.
is
cage
not, however, pretendto speak
must
personal experiencein
that
I
and
them
render
The
half,but I
a
The
be
which
quantityof
thus
thoroughly;
enough
resist all
to
for
safe cages
of mine
Some
And
as
that
birds
properly-tended
in
I
do
fault,as
a
plainwooden
it
not
was
further ; but
suffered much
some
from
a
the
perches
whether
cages
for
great dislike,
birds
the
be
the
a
question*,
paint being hard
not
meet
to
seem
allowed
to roost
me
in.
catchingcold.
I
cleaning,
need
to chill
seems
without
do
think
not
with
any
culty
diffi-
cage.
if it is true
know
not
guineas
two
I doubt
metal
so
bright
the Zollverein
to
the facilitiesof
to
may
plainest
look
even
lettingalone
to
do
never
;
the birds thrive
pecks,they do
bird
any
to the
about
how
To
a
yet quite settled,as
not
on
know
not
enough.
The
commonest
Hawkins
priceis
tried I have
I have
so
Mr.
by
dangerous,and
very
warm
general.
bird
do
Those
workmanship
chip,where
slightest
glass,is
they can
and
of
as
of other kinds.
I believe their
gay.
are
made
the
adherence
knowingmuch
glasscages
in them.
in
materials
of cages.
are
any
ornamental,my
preventsmy
and
kinds
many
infinitely
preferto
though good
and
able.
is,they might be service-
desirable,
ifit ever
4. I
107
thingI
of my
their
that the
wished
to
canaries in
feet,which
cage
was
in
experiment
a
zinc cage
seemed
red and
painful. The
zinc
cold
cause
floor
"
they
cage, with oatmeal
It
only time
during the
that
the
been
The
standingon.
(a wooden)
restored their comfort.
I knew
them
troubled,and
so
lived at all in
they
When
months.
metal
a
they are
cage
in
kept
coveringat night is absolutely
thick,warm
a
have
floor of another
soon
"
winter
been
had
only time
the
was
one,
supposed to
was
strewingthe
remedy
the
Birds.
Song
108
essential at all times,except,perhaps,in the very heat
of
summer.
These
cages
in
are
some
which they think
light,
greatamount
of
At
the
time
as
open,
same
a
and does not add
I
am
so
in their
is that
or
or
square
size is six inches
assemblageof
have them
The
about
six
square,
scholars
and
in
cages
quite
of openness
of which
to say
common
form
usual
lowest
in stained
is useful for
and
it
music
of
to
of.
animal.
cages,
That
large
a
lesson.
wood
polished
answers
stained and varnished.
thing needed, as
be
a dozen.
shillings
takinga
useful,or
may
cages, made
cages, however, made
cheap
an
oblongwooden
regularmarket
painteddeal,at
very
heat from
design and shape.
much
a
surface of metalr
extended
an
so
onlyfault
simpleenough,not
fond, are
of the
Those
the
to
is said to withdraw
The
of wood
cage made
the further chill of
5.
afford the birds
quicklycleaned, and
pretty,are
which
tempting; they look
ways
hang
very
Where
up
in
use
an
are
well to
is the
aviary,
Song
110
merely with
the food-boxes
best for all kinds
however, the
for food
Birds.
of
elsewhere
plainwooden
two shut-in
the
front
the
will
their
one
beauty,as
to its
also much
the
I have
if the birds
their
in
a
tame
are
meaning generally
to the birds'
having a
which
well
as
delight
of shelf,about
sort
box full of roses,
a
of
myrtles,
to the cage
plantsnear
and
attractiveness,
of room
prettiest
the bath
it is very
tremble
perfect
9. For very small
a
cage of
silvered wires.
alonga
of the
the
very
gayest
morning
and
to
happiness.
and beautiful birds,such
as
the
Averdavatts, nothing does
maple or
These
be
may
the flowers,and the birds
of song
charming "Waxbills,or
better than
in
delightful
shiningamong
sun
adds
ornaments.
cage of this kind that stands
a
flowers,and
the
next
anything,come
large deep plant case, generallyfull
see
front
and the window.
baskets
Hanging
made
along
run
plantsmay stand,forminga hedge of foliage
them
between
much
so
wide, on
other
and
the
cage,
A
long line along the front,lookingat
Nothingadds
five inches
end,
to her.
to their
as
at each
should
they want
mistress,and making
quiteclear
8.
the
probably,when
sit in
and
of
perch
because
particularly,
room
they
back
and
think,
good arrangement.
a
round
long, well-polished
the
as
I
cages.
apartments,one
bathing,is
and
described
birds
of satin-wood,with little
are
reallyworthy
of
a
Ill
Cages.
and
their
make
any
prettyhome,
they do
table.
a
upon
tree,
not
or
some
lloor with
would
then
while
the
than
over
10.
A
do
They
enclosure
let
similar
they
best
perch
can
enmity to
Cock
littlefir-tree,
hop
the
as
their
wicker
(fine
and
and
almost
plan is
to
into boxes
nestle
moss.
Wrens,
Bobby
for Robins
Jenny
Wren
of their
at the
out
have
; and
race
particular
own
finely-latticed
a
in winter the safest
room
down.
and
up
a
the
peculiar
storyof
fixed in my
has
for
relationship
mind
me
to
it off.
should
A
Thrush,
have
a
garden. Hung
a
a
Blackbird,or
largesquare
easily
kept,and
sun,
and
instead of wire
firmlythe idea
11.
a
tree
charminglyfor
does
dared to let Master
never
Robin
shake
is
rim ;
the
through the
all,however, in
of
of wood
time
too
rather yo
arrangement
filledwith the softest
same
a
it.
basket-work)
; and
them
flyabout the
I have
well ;
bell-shaped
cage-
to
it, fitting
over
perches should
which
like
down
stand
gutta percha
or
the
;
fairyrose-
a
in a
They delight
particularly
Wrens.
on
with
wooden
a
all round, and
drop
prettyto
are
plant in it, looks
small
fitted into
rim
a
litter,and
bell-shaped
cage,
very
be
should
pot
A
harmless
grainsof millet are
is
a
up in
wicker
most
a
a
pair of
cage.
The
Doves
Thrush
inhabitant
delightful
tree where
he has
of
air and
little shade in the hot weather, and shelter in
the
cold,
he
seems
in the
them
hear
nearlyall the
do
they certainly
often
much
largewicker
in
unhappy.
material
A
to
wall
Larks
they deposit
They lay,
two
pieceof strong net,
be strained
or
the
over
striking
againstthe
rise up and
of whitewash
soar
without
to
happy, but
of
least
be
may
some
green
top, to prevent
cage should he
white linen advised
sing. The
never
night.
seldom
they
cage
be used ; and to be away
air,is quitebad enough,without
a
at
the fresh green fields,and from
from
no,
"
bring up
and
year,
in doors
come
writers,should
some
for
"
all
open
huild
happy, and
kept,they are
are
the poor bird from
by
each
long high
a
should
attempt to
very
cage
the bare nest basket.
on
air,but
If Larks
perhaps
they sing
a
time, generally
pair. They requireto
each
12.
than
delightful
more
build much
not
however, several times
have
is
only
as
year.
round, in which they are
young
"
earlymorning, and
Doves, too, requirea
their eggs
happy, and slugs
very
sing. Nothing
do
Thrushes
to
Birds.
Song
112
blind
the blue clear
the further torture
him
with
that
perches are
so
perching,
the
of
glare.
not
wanted.
The
better.
airy and
more
feet
Two
open
by eighteeninches
for sand
should be
and
the drawer
also
preferrather long cages,
of
a
double
cube.
their cage
the
is
deep.
can
a
be
the
good size,
Chaffinches
shape,for instance,
Cages.
A
13.
familyof
Wagtails,in
amusing;
with
or
branch
bell
good-sized
a
in the
small
made
They
have
of
for
for the
nests, and
"ond,as well
advantage in these
with drawers
too
gloomycages.
too, which is
a
planis to
percha,or
off,the lower
dropsof
"cage,
will
allows the
sand
layerof sand,
a
is left all clean.
one
sweet
paintedon
oil
with
a
dropped in
the cage
insects,
which,if they ever
justwhile
made
the
of
It is
the
wood
gutta
well in
answers
one
jar
the floor all
beingdrawn
said,that
a,
the crevices of the
feather,or dropped on
effectually
preserve
be feared
on
one
within to be
sheets
paper,
a
immense
They are
coupleof
a
of stiffbrown
with
an
injurious.I think
ways ; in that case, the upper
some
To have
that is,a slip
of
slide,"
a
Laying
even
readycovered
"
and
pushes out
scraped out.
few
have
never
greatmistake,as
of removingthem is
;tindgrating
a
first
should
front,of wire,would be
the
as
of the
to touch the other.
as
mahogany
birds do better in
the young
this,as
largercage put so
which
tree
generallytwo
long division in which the little birds
brood might live. I think,however, it
best
of water
supporta
may
best
intended
spaces
square
'bo used
extremely
are
largedish
a
Water
for
wood.
polished
some
pair of
a
cage,
middle, which
on.
perching
Breedingcages are
14.
"or
Tits and
but it should contain
rock
a
Tom
113
from
come,
any
are
paper,
some
troublemost
the nest is there.
8
to-
SoiujBirds.
114
little cheap square
The
15.
anything
for
which
hospitalcages,
l)irds.
A
of
about
one
top
should
he
alongthe
The
well
bird's
everythingof
much
to be desired ; but
in this
and
as
so
case
a
to
bird
is
birds,
a
warm
at least two
other.
is
or
onr
objectionable,
twist round
perch
cause
be advisable.
be
sick
is rather
stillanswer
A
if it wished, is
bathe
at the
disturbance
no
If
left in
be
should
would
it should
All
the claws.
in this cage.
moveable
no
be laid
place,so
desirable in order to
to the
or
in
than
door, or
or
filling
hurt, the*
well,but warmth
the principal
thingneeded,
generally
the bird should
kept in
box
a
thicklywith bran,
it could
arrangements may
same
The
latter.
and
way,
wool
wing,one
vessel,in which
If
refilling.
round
sew
oatmeal, this being often coolingas
leg is wounded,
on,
same
covered
"water
liooked
to
preferthe
in the
best
if it is the
It ; but
and
out
entirely
strained piece of
tightly
I much
perchesshould always be
a
the wires
a
of the hairs which
account
take
door.
coarse
soft ;
as
for
and
cages,
contain food, sand, and water, should
floor does
with
even
as
essential for wounded
square,
comer,
done
tray,arrangedto
go
to
well
as
very
eight inches
flannel.
or
of school
are
good plan is
the frame, at each
canvas
line
long
a
do
cages
on
a
pieceof flannel,ancl
that when
hospitalcages
there
of each
from
change the patient
are
many
kind
are-
the
one-
Aviary Cage.
16. "When
also the
bought very wild,or
to be
pain.
save
may
done,
it may
cages lined with
well be
as
done
beats
its cage in the vain
let those who
is almost
keep
it know
I
immense
a
embodied
During
in
a
mere
one
I think
that
the cage I
themselves
lasted
in use,
these have
quote as
now
when
found
I, indeed,formed
me
an
a
of deal,beingmade .at
was
and
relinquished,
bear
certainly
for
made
was
thoughtof,and
and
experiment,
not discard it.
least
it will bo
the time that it was
making
My original
cage
would
the
it
liberty
CAGE.
in favour of deal for bird cages, which
in
against
prison,
XIV.
and which
very littlechild,
improvementswere
firstas
we
was
time.
model.
a
dying.
when
been
dashes
burst its wire
an
aviarycage,
describing
few
but when
that it is for its
well to record the fashion of
a
gently;
attemptto
AVIARY
me
somethingsoft
wildlyagainstthe bars, or
CHAPTER
1. IN
are
it because,if it is to be
soft-billed bird in autumn
a
sometimes
are
the poor littleWarblers
I mention
bird
newly-bought
when
English birds
when
keptin autumn,
115
has
in which
to
an
answer
opinion
never
the
out.
8"2
been
birds
116
Song
.Birch.
inside of this cage
The
though
the
summer
to stand out of doors.
had
outside
curtain
waterproof
it used
thoroughly,as
was
roof,from
sloping
a
paintedat all,
not
was
The
which
used to be
hung
this cage
top of
the rain
in
off,and
ran
a
nightbefore
up at
the wire front.
The
the
sides
two
being separatedby
birds
young
with,perhaps,a party
their
kept
often
were
of
a
in
grating,
division,
one
different kind
parents still being-kind
own
wire
a
overhead,
them
to
through
dividingbars.
the
In
the
whole
winter, the partitions
being opened, the
sixteen
number,
live
twenty,would
or
together
happily.
2. One
good plan to adopt
very
kind of cage, is to have
separatedby
that
is
other
wire
a
division from
servingfor perches when
the floor of
the
advantageof
contain
each
in their
when
up-stairs,
forms
a
that may
roomy
the
requirea
their mother.
If
a
this
permanently
the
other,while
of brackets,
means
in use,
to
as
than
more
planis that
would
be
a
support
foot from
cage
the two
of young
broods
branch
molest
compartments,
little feedingafter
perch or
can
the small division
is in three
for any
sides
disposedto
while
building,
nursery
having
heightsgoingup.
this
coupleswhich
other
not
storynot
upper
at different
top, or
The
an
half made
one
arranged,by
so
in
is
they
have
placednear
birds
left
the
Birds.
Song
118
it is desired
Where
4.
from
divisions
English birds, two
well ; and
if the
centre,
to rise to
or
stand
can
birds
the Medes
heads
own
(ifthey can
underneath
are
singlecages
especial
two
or
it is with Canaries
as
Persians
and
flat in the
shelf at the back,
a
one
alongit,containing
all
extremely
answer
of the cage is made
top
: and
singers
or
keep Canaries separate
to
to allow
it
put
will warble
no
law
a
their
singingover
down), all
of
who
those
A good
indefatigably.
partyof Englishbirds,Linnets,Redpoles,Chaffinches,
Goldfinches
a
be
kept
part
singleBullfinch
A
cage.
division for them,
case
One
rate
Canaries
they
bring up
they are
of
in
can
a
the
whole
third
thing
put
in with
else
night,or
the other
finches,
very
young
employed
managing
the
be
happy,and
if it is
familywell there, BJI
alwaysbe disposedof
would
in
be
to
cock birds must
singoutside,or build,with
in separatecages.
in another
rearingtheir
English aviary,and
extremelypretty,the
to
making
a
form
agreeing.
couple can
while
way
be
might
their
difficult to
attached
advise either
in cold weather, at least at
Canaries
any
birds
foreign
to
coveringtheir partitions
carefullywith
baize
to
trusting
At
should
in such
have
recommend
I should
if valuable
I
collection,
larger,and
the
; and
overhead
of the
central
green
to
are
Siskins,
delightful
and
young.
have
only
hen
as
they
are
either be
well-chosen
tented
con-
mates,
Sometimes, however, they disgrace
A
low
by terribly
themselves
must
of
the chance
run
skirmish
the
viary CCHJP.
119
matches,
and
being ousted
from
the
only adding to
then
they
their nest ;
of the
amusement
aviary*
5. The
in cages
Englishwild
birds do not often build
unless
have
they
the nest, for
plac^from
same
hidingher
the instinct of
is often too
best
strongfor
is to
chance
let her
see
the
mine
eat
contrary,often
wanted, only one
care
tame.
straw
a
;
I hold it within,
for thus
large space,
(notto
is very
do not
when
course,
The
her
see
she
me
sitting,
get over.
do not
her),unless
Of
solitude.
their
bird to
the hen
obligedto
seem
build,
eggs, while
nest and
biscuit in their nest when
reach, and
in the
brought up
though they may
pretendyou
see
you
on
'Canaries,
been
together
enlivening
divisions
no
matters
are
greatly
are
simplified.
A
very
good way, then, is
wire -work
unbroken,
be of wood
may
at
one
or
end, and
as
glass;
the
well
the
the whole
to have
as
the
traywould
front
back, which
draw
then
feedingapparatus fit in
out
at the
same.
It is
by
no
means
littlediningand bath
the
same
narrow
as
small
rooms
I mentioned
bad
plan
in such
in
to have
an
separate
establishment,
speaking of
the
long,
cage.
6. Another
41
a
good arrangementis to
troughor box, in
which
some
have
at
shrubs
one
sunk
end
in
120
Song
Birds.
growing; the tray then runs
at
box, leavingalso untouched
a slip
close up to this-
pots are
which
stand
the
perhaps the
have
easiest and
each
at
filled with
end
centre
myrtlegrowingin
tray in
at the
up
tree
at
This
as
contain
The
growingabout
the
by
out
the
the-
glass
be
houses,
corner.
look
excessively
pretty, and
thorough opening
each
or
glasslifting-
then be under
little square
or
the
largefir
one
and
flower-pot,
or
bath would
aviary would
it would
could
separatepart
be
allow
kept
at
as
the
clean
possible.
glass is used,
When
that
they must
this
case
be
can
niches
well
or
as
seenis
understand
soon
in
it,thoughfrights
against
In
aviaryof
an
prettierthan
to
watch
playingin
rounded
polished,should
and
this kind
the
one
rather
For
near
fit into-
great
room
for
cage,
the front wire,and also
containingthe seed, boxes
inches wide and deep
birds-
the bath.
againstthe wires,going all alongthe
nt the back.
two
birds
the trees,and
sitting
upon
Perches,
knock
not
the
dangerous.
are
nothing
as
should
holes,
each
the
back,
lettuce
floor,and
would
side, while the dining-rooms
with
placedin
from
back.
one
drawers
and
parts should draw
two
in the
But
all is to
pleasantest
plan of
rough box
a
side,on
eatinghouses.
trough sunk
a
plants,cress
The
roots.
bathingand
the other
are
the best I know.
improvement in
most
one
about
There
cages in
Aviary Cage.
this
respect,as
seed
while
terribly,
ill open
if
scattered about and
Small
a
of apparent
the wire
causes
is
often
drawers
and
more
holes
the
the
over
gauze
of seed, and
holes
though
does
no
means
not
birds,,
to their
insensible
so
jars they get.
this^
In
return to the old-fashioned
we
better for the birds ; and
great objectionthat
in
dilliculty
wire
the best for the
by
are
supposed to
think the
it,it is both
sharp,painfulblows
many
respectI
into
mouse-trap
is much
which
eager littlebills,
as
get
their
spoilt.
pretty,this
look veiy
as
they can
holes in front,and
round
long row
birds waste
trays the
top,prevent this greatwaste
the
121
used
exist to
to
these
thoroughly cleaning wood
the
the
"
be
may
"
readilyovercome.
I
in favour of
much
am
changing
each
them
double set of food-holders,,
a
day,
so
to
as
washing,drying,and ailing.And
desirable
is most
lining. When
is
maker
several
fitting
up
having their
while
I have found
holdingpens
have
to
drawers
glassor
on
the better.
another
for the
One
longerthan
be
:
one
worth
wise,
other-
trays used
this,and
the
for
deeper
of these for the seed, and
drinkingwater,
well, the deepestbeingfor
when
purpose
china
very well for
answer
they are
is rather
made
inside,it-
it may
cages,
good
earthenware
required,or
are
a
for the
glass or
a
many
the
ensure
water
these
two
would
; and
answer
very
if the drawer
it
divisions,
is
no*
122
Song
bad
plan to
red
sand,
fillthe space with
the
should
be
to
be
mixture
now
every
the
by
before alluded to.
this
"about five
Mine
by
This cage
Width,
the
whole
The
J.
up
a
floor
;
filling-up
I have
in
made
:
exact
lately
of that
tolerably
a
would cost
inches
well
soned
sea-
to be
accounts
floor to
from
height,
springof slope,three
for the
The
draw
parts to
slopeof
The
feet.
the
roof.
top slopes
is at the
wide, which
can
stoiics
"
bottom
out, and
is unhooked
be
can
(a trayitself)
all at the
the
front,back, sides,and top, are
curtain
side into two
be
summer
of
entirely,
length,four
the cage, and
baize
^reen
in
Millar,Cotter's Place, Old
mentioned.
in two
runs
-are
has been
floor to
shelf six
a
tin wire
made
and
feet ;
in
the
aviarycage
an
foot allowed
one
two
back.
day
Wire- work, tin,(on many
from
down
a
paintedand varnished
top,four feet,i.e.from
feet,and
should
chapterby givingthe
Dimensions
preferred.)
"much
boxes
and
daily,
Woodwork
pounds.
deal.
useful
very
pattern,in great measure,
manner
"satisfactory
Brompton.
lime,
and then.
of
'workingdescription
made*
of old
easily
by doors, as
at
got
refilled
7. I will conclude
had
The
changed twice
sifted and
seed
will be
birds in health.
arranged as
water
mixture
a
chalk, which
and
keeping the
so
Birds.
also
drawer
partition
pleasure. A
the
cage,
to divide each
in all.
open
a
wire
round
put in
making four
ends, which
a
at
drawn
be
has
of
The
doors
entirely.The
Aviary.
Room
covered, and have drawers lined
seed
boxes
made
with
the
glassfor containing
are
tstand in the cage, and have
them, which
look
123
seed and water.
perchesfastened
small
to
with
crowded
pretty when
very
They
birds.
in
visible
perfectly
within
the cage
creepers, and with
the birds'
gay
as
when
a
with
make
can
"
a
the paper
walls
them
very
oil' the walls,but
certainly
peck
good to
do
so.
a
for instance.
little tiouble.
may
of year
wood."
of the least troublesome
themselves
birds will
a
as
AVIAUY.
IIOOM
breakfast -room,
properlyis
"
up
aviaries is that fitted up in
of
enjoyable
room
itlook almost
XV.
CHAPTER
one
and
plants
gloomiertime
in the
flowers,even
BELIEVE
makes
brightplumage
THE
few
a
bath, "c., it is extremelypretty,
only evergreens
1. I
outside,
entirely
stand
being lightis easilysupported. When
nicelyarranged,fronted
and
the
In
without.
and
therefore,they can
summer,
and
from
standing
while
light,
full air and
the birds have
window
a
of this cage is,that
great charm
The
8.
and
most
small spare
To
do
this
It is better to take
essential ; then
the
be
simply plastered
;
the
the
but
plaster,
not
"
it
onlydoes
124
Sony Birds.
2. The
work,
glasssashes
or
during the
the
in
of
means
of
case
I
footmen
in
Besides
tend
not
all due
more
be
being let down
in
both
summer
great gain if
then
can
storm
comes
or
glareand
been
and
known
hours
talk
disposed,
advocate
who
the
window-sashes
within with
fitted,the
a
frame
day in spring and autumn,
and
night.
the window
A
and
Venetian
the
looks south, and
be
blind
wire, is
a
the windows
directlyif
closed
violent
any
birds often die in numbers
after
a
fear of which
exposed.
going on,
the
autumn,
on.
3. I have
days
come
sash
room
always
of
top
day and
the
despised
be much
that the
been
has
between
outside, or
be
has
spring and
place,covered
every
me
window-frame
open
those
to
advise
wire-work
that
to
water
I should
deference
to
quite
not
in confusion, and
"-the
in
Thus
left in
in which
is not
permanent
plan, to
open
should
when
a
do
seems
gether
alto-
out
and, puttingaside the birds,
;
to warm,
rooms.
adjoining
with
window
of housemaids
dismay
through."
does
closinga
visions
have
it
myself,as
heavy storms
I
months.
summer
that view
to
agree
better taken
say, much
some
are,
with wire-
to be covered
have
I
When
alwayslet
to, and
consolation,for
no
the poor
frightened
thingshad
such
alarming event
in niy birds to
pet them,
one
few
thunder-storm, to the
severe
any
a
knows
my
which
is
how
much
own
an
is
room,
evident
they get
126
Birds.
Song
bar
screwed
to
in the branches
them, leavingonly justroom
between
doubt, been
too
lias,no
is
givenby
Mr.
for any
a
wood
a
kind
view"
bird's-eye
"
6.
Having
tunities of
a
it may
have
in their proper
a
while
keepingthe
7. In such
a
birds
to eat it ;
cats and
like
of
ours,
friends,"and
peck his
ears
"
feel that in
birds
the
for
:
while
keeping things
* '
into the
antics
of the various
next
played
quiteseparate.
food
birds
for the
knew
let them
cat is
the
that
the
is needed
greatcare
to
birds
actually
a
genius,
birds
him,
perch upon
;
made
even
peoplecannot
as
unless
"
of mice
beware
must
they touch
and
;
who
forest.
a
great oppor-.
indeed, I believe it is
injurious
by them
keep both
*'
least to make
be deemed
even
however, we
room,
they utterlyspoilany
one
aviaryis trees,,
places," a glass door
givesa prettyview
it
well.
pleasantto
weakness
room
very
of
taming and playingwith
for those who
that have
work
like this affords
room
plan
well, as
answer
like at
I
it is
and
;
This
CottageGardener, the
alwaysfind
because, livingin London,
believe
to
in the
I
fashion
own
the wall.
found
Brent
instructions in which
My
it and
to stick
and
were
even
guard against
such inroads.
buildingtime,too,
8. At
look-out
them
amongst
when
Hurried
they are
the
one
bv the entrance
of
some
keep
a
strict
themselves, watching
birds
goingon
must
as
usual, not when
one
just
into their abode
,
The
unless, indeed, they
of
presence
make
all
but
manner,
with
on
go
for
difference
no
againstsome
unhappy
in
to themselves
sometimes
unexplainedcause,
some
to
as
the
paired,or mostly so, they
are
themselves
generallykeep
contented
127
visitor.
a
think, when
I
tame
so
are
squabbles,and
their
Aviary.
Room
to
be
there
a
by
for
generalprejudicetheir nest
little couple,and
are
ously
griev-
joiningin
of the others
many
pretty
seems,
gets pulledto piecesand they themselves
maltreated
a
the-
attack.
Iii such
with
a
cases,
slightcontrivance
some
built,as it sometimes
a
and
hissing
"
in
about,
as
observing if
wing
a
the
fixed
but
said, in
sharp
peculiar
feathers
many
arc-
scuffle.
a
well also to remark
seed
I
as
:
tail feather, especially,,
or
take
hungry they invariably
reason
outer wires
that
"
there has been
betrayingthat
9. It is
of battle
is useful,
protectthe nest, if
the
is,against
the sounds
for
listening
to
vigilanceis needed,
of
deal
good
strewed
breedingcage
common
to
that when
for
fighting,
the
boxes, standingupon
againstthe walls, should
birds
which
floor, or
become
never
are-
quite
empty.
10.
at
We
not
forgetthe
present providedonlyfor
to
to
must
send
kitchen
garden,having
the trees.
perhaps,to
grand gardeners,
one
up
a
small
It is aggravating
be
requested
parcel of groundselseed,
Birds.
Song
128
'diickweed
and
cuttings,
also
injunction
on
dandelions
"nd
; but
the dickies.
A
in
of the way
out
some
set of shallow
"out in them
Birds
11.
are
windows,
so
round, here
and
birds
the
show
baskets, which
outside,an
fond
should
he
will
seeing anything
of
waving outside, and
like to have
so
there, especially
are
great
a
one
front, being just the
thing
leaves.
green
in,
rather
or
other
little
a
across
along
which
on
to
as
hanging flower
ornaments
post to the
corner
all
them
placed
level with
on
Swings
much.
them
delight
well
about
trained
vine
a
the framing carried
aviary,
out, from
way
scooped
hole
a
againsta background of
also look
They
very
playthings.I
also valuable
are
good things to
are
turfs with
branches
the
shadow
flickering
the
standing
pans
capital
pans.
there
moving, that
their
also
are
greatlydelight
garden
corner,
for this food, and
have
delicacies
these
an
thistle seed
forgetthe
to
account
no
roots, with
water-cress
to
the
hang
them.
The
the
front
the
inhabitants
can
be
side
higherthe
of
one
gay
of
plants,the
of
the
colours
the lower
of trees, and
rows
better
place;
and
who
pleasedwill
be
fond
as
are
as
pretty,cheerful-looking
homes.
12.
in
some
Perhaps, a
window
respectsthe
best
"earlyrisers,as they
are
facingthe
aspect for
the
cast
may
be
birds,being
proverbially
; but
I
prefer
The. Room
myself a
is
window
for them
too hot
in
west
much
so
they get,after all,the
When
in
they can
front,or
see
on
their
south
a
and
side, or
least keen winds.
when
to be let
as
I
do
not
of sunshine
they
in to breakfast
come
then
think
will be
they
'
ward's
their
keep
Againsta
The
great
cool in
room
sudden
elopementof
to birds
and
that
to
Hay-
woollen,
some
put
and
summer,
up, will
provide
the littlevisitors.
of the
amusement
however, both
panel of
baize, damped and
green
the
a
here
perplexed
are
windows,
open
or
hexagon netting,
material,as
both
room's
own
in
themselves
remark, for the benefit of those who
to
such
are
likelyto complain very loudly. I ought
as
out
look-
the west
at
cheerful stream
a
window,
120
as
summer,
mistress,sunning
eastern
an
;
softest and
one
littleDickies
spoiled
with
Aviary.
clayis
the
mistress,but
bath,
this will
be described hereafter.
13.
Any separatecage hung
always (ifsecure
againstthe
in such
a
intrusion
should
room
of cats and
the light
even
mice)be hung rather low. Of course
is much
window
less full close to
from the largest
than it is low down, and this both birds
the ceiling
iind
plantsfind
In
cold
often to their cost.
however, the higherthe
nights,
the birds to roost, as
of
temperatureare
they can
draughtsand
about
better for
sudden
the very worst
changes
thingsthat
undergo.
9
130
Song
Birds.
CHAPTER
OUT-DOOR
1. A
AVIARY,
very
by
Mr.
BIRDS
FOR
IT.
aviary appears
with.
rarelymet
There
ShirleyHibbert, which
is
to
be very
must
to
me
mentioned
one
large conservatorylookingtowards
a
;
AND
well-formed
REALLY
be
XVI.
ing
charm-
the
east,
being duly wired,and providedwith the slopingbank
of plantsand turf,and the fragrantflowers in which,
birds
delight.
This
is,however,
of
management
in order
My
at
a
is
known
extremelylimited
in my
have
or
end
an
and
last
Mr.
the
the
of
a
birds is very
as
company
young
only kept
; and
whose
He
view
a
first
; the
adoptedmyself.
I have
for song,
in the
I have
Those
the purpose
aviaryof nearlyfour
widelyknown,
families.
had
never
greenhousewired off,or
does
not
allow
in aviaries have
of letting
birds
possibility
up
out- door
closures,
large portable en-
adapted for
storyof
fact, I
all.
at
mere
of mateing among
opportunity
birds
; in
care
plansbeing those
Kidd,
hundred
own
either
been
in the house
room
probablykept
great expense.
of those
one
is
experiencein regularlybuilt
own
aviaries
amateur, and
an
unassisted
thingfar beyond the
a
the
ing
themselves, and bringseems
and
of
to
consider
for their
the
pleasant
preserving
peace,
he
would
Out-door
Aviary,and
forbid the
admittance
for it.
Birds
131
ladies to the
of any
largesociety.
Of
certainly
many
of
song
and
for
quite a questionof taste, but
this is
course
would
think
would
persons
missingthe prettysightof the
of
beingalso deprived
sits meanwhile
to
Canaries
wife ; thus
a
of all these
for
even
and
competitions,
Kidd,it seems,
and I cannot
crowd
nailed,so
Kidd
of the
absence
the
be lost.
bring
be attributed to
the
in ; besides the nest boxes
implies,
upon
aviarybeen
the wall,and
to them.
a
Had
little more
the
within
hedge been arrangedall round
dodgingabout and hidingit,I cannot
bounds, or had
the wall for
cannot
their failure to
thus the idle birds had full access
a
thick
half
fancy the difficulty
a
singingI
build,
theylived
Mr.
song ;
did icish his birds to
to
naturally
was
by
would
allvariety
help thinkingthat
up their young
worst,
side,
one
first
singerhas generally
aviarybeing improved by
imagine an
numbers
on
their mates
said to choose
are
choice of
were
singing
sought for
much
with her head
that is to say, the finest
immense
the birds
gentlemanshe prefers.
the
see
2. Mr.
the
witnessing
but alwayspretending
deigningto listen,
sometimes
not
littlefledglings,
of
the amusement
to see
It is so diverting
courtships.
of some
for the approbation
very
lady,who
amount
no
losingthe variety,
for
compensate
that
of
good flight
so
great; and
canary
hens
the
a,j;
even
would
probably
9"2
132
have
and
other
put into the
aviaryin
if
its
they were
largebird
established
number
of
which
birds
(or of
hens
main
interest added
to it
admitted,
or
aviary
great attraction
a
months.
summer
It must
be
understood, however, that it should
Canaries
or
Linnets,
numbers
;
divided
a
Linnets
side, and
with
in
or
their
and
mates
respectives
on
in in
one
on
other
and
Goldfinches
pair of
Any particular
a
aviary,Canaries
be
hens
the other, would
be
pretty.
very
in
together,if put
both
not
a
Linnets,
of the
peace
during the
birds
small
home-bred
preserved,and
very
ing
build-
during the
mischievous
or
the
charmingly),
will be in the
and
If, therefore,any
only pairsof
Canary
answer
then
the couples
^rt/rs,
the first excluded
naughty
imprisoned,and
when
other, and each being
each
of doors.
is from
very
live
to
importantwork, just,in fact,as
own
out
season,
sometimes,
answer
generally
being faithful to
occupiedin
will agree
Finches
hen
stillit does
peaceably;
certainly
alwa}rsdoubtful if
It is
succeeded.
Canaries
are
Birds.
Song
of
formerlyused
them.
But
that
breed ; and
to
now,
the formation
granted
kind
this
as
of
sort
be
could
and it is well to have
breedingcage,
cages
any
in
may
wish
to
an
I have
objectthat
few
again in
few hints for
shall take
the
empty
birds
case
build
to givea
proceeding
large aviaries,I
it is
in
standingopen
them
a
enclosed
birds
been very careful to
it for
should
gainall the
134
Binls.
Song
in
the
to
chapter referring
requiredin
fixed
the
to them.
access
The
floor
should
they
side walls,a little door
againstthe
is
all that
are
furniture ;
of
way
them
be
givingready
being formed
of tiles
or
stone, and the walls also being solid,there is every
and
rats
that further
hope
to
reason
will be
quiteunnecessaiy.
should
certainly
be
imaginable. If
in
firs
with
corner,
one
spruce
firs
two
oranges
or
dozen
not
Nightingales,
the worst
with
a
perhaps
build
in
an
be
in
one
the
against the
Wrens
the
pair of
Garden
or
Warblers,
make
would
two
a
very
will sometimes
Nightingales
quiet aviary;
and
in
a
division
if slightly
wall, especially
house
it is
by climbingplants,
to do
a
(asthey are jealous
and
Wrens
Even
a
that
A
enough.
gay
WToodlark,
concert.
delightful
The
it may
one
singergets sulky),
Willow
be induced
the
pair of Canaries,and
than
more
Blackcaps,some
shaded
myrtlesin
are
probabilities
the
will be
morning melody
made
each
EnglishFinches,Linnets,
dozen
a
Canaiy hens,
birds,and
of
group
and
hiding-places,
dozen
a
Siskins, with
and
and
care
the birds will build.
Keeping here
4.
a
gatheredin
are
"
presence
every
this kind
aviaryof
an
centre, there will be fair
hoped that
Their
guarded againstwith
the
especially
"
precautionsagainstmice
very
likely
theymight
so.
also may.
ivied wall in such
if
an
they are
very
and
aviary,
a
tame, build
lovelylittle
Out-door
indeed
"structure
soft, with
ten
the
or
size of peas, and
"leeplyburied
I
have
always
the chicks when
to be
Larks
answer
; but
rate
at any
unhappy than
with
Tits,provided
of those
be ; or,
can
5. If
a
that recommended
-concrete
shells,or
-or
walks.
so
although
spring
"
snugly
wings.
said,in aviaries,
if
as
wished
tried
theymight
familyof
for, a
Tom
of which
A
But
in
even
clinkers,six
see
is
that
made,
a
a
inches
lime, in the proportionof
or
other
io
the thickness of three
naughty
little wicked,
good plan is
very
for making
stones, brickbats,
deep ;
one
to the
Thrush.
a
of
to
largebell-
how
CottageGardener
layer
to
impudent of pickles.
persecutea
in the
be
feared.
like to
who
to be
"
are
and
brown
have
though
floor has
the
"
warmly
seems
others.
be suffered to
.theymay
about
such, that it is hardlysafe
are
amongst
and
through they
they ma}r displaytheir ingenuitymuch
.amusement
birds
the
tree, on the branches
a
impishways
.admit them
half
in
the funniest and most
hang, are
"?age
it
would
one
deep
for, not having ever
divisions be
Should
Their
earlyin
will breed, it is
but this I cannot
less
of down, that
cuddled
135
they appear
their littlemamma's
sometimes
so
littlepinkisheggs
twelve
their nests very
seemed
enough, under
them
is ;
nest
think,before Februarywas
I
once,
Wren's
in their soft bed
found
for it.
Birds
Aviary,and
to
a
layerof
chalk
ten of the stones
foundation,well rolled,beaten
and
watered
inches," (fora floor it
"
is
Song
136
better to omit
.Birds.
directed rise of
the
middle, and substitute for it the
a
lay half
inch
an
of
front)
;
lime
graveland
gravel,and
lime and
to
at
row
whenever
time
These
there
any
get
I
the
have
already
out
to turn
benefit of
a
few
actuallyin
better be
had
the
not
and
"
an
floor should
deep with sand, and
clean it out
like
a
render
hoe,
be
deal of water
spot for
I think
always,at
they stand
The
be
the
they are-
is then
outside with
the
a
a
wall, filled nearly full of
deep
box
pieces
to
thing;
plant shelf
plantshelf,I oughtto
in fact
gether,
to-
nests.
the best way
having first removed
it accessible.
as
at least four inches
covered
from
occasionally
said before,should
front
that
cleansingqualities.
the thicker
attractive
in
progress
artificial one,
an
most
requirea good
for
one
showers,
the better the birds will like it when
The
The
always remembering,however,
rate at the roots
lookingout
on
go-
thingbirds
the best
trees,and
nests
no
are
rain has
trees
sets of
to
last shower
London
not
may
quitesolid.
good plan, as
two
their branches;
the
or
peck at.
to have
a
this-
over
of the best coloured
roll until it is
againto
6. It is another
Muted,
inch
an
"
fine chalk ;
or
may,
gravelis,however, about
have
can
eighthof
one
appliedto.
"
water, and roll well again." We
to add
rule
same
the hack to the
slight
slopefrom
inches in the-
tiro
to
have
alongthe
of
broken
charcoal, with the top only covered with sand, and
a
Baths, Foodholders,fyc.
layerof
The
in which
nioss
green
fit in
wire
along the
front,and
flat panelled
should
ceiling
filled with
would
felt and
the
be
with
of
such
while
wires
on
baskets
the gay
the
gayest balls
BATHS,
on
we
the
take
the
place of
with
evergreens
EOODHOLDEUS,
shore
"
can
all remember
shiningand
so
and
that
our
finds
ing
gather-
transparentt
so
were
pebblesgot dry,and they were
the
"were
lapidarylooked
now,
I, for
one,
we
went
be
gems
and
home
often wish
all
Alas !
gems.
contemptuous,
and
flints,"
common
But
the
ETC.
would
quitethought cuttingand polishing
unnecessary,
the
crimson
XYIL
prettypebbleswe
the
charming,
of colour.
CHAPTER
1. WHAT
Japanhoneysuckle*
and
yellowplumage,red bills,
adorn
blue
the
"
of flowers also look very
within, and
few
enclosure, a
beautiful
are
heads, of the bright inhabitants
flowers
A frame
waterproofcloth
an
and
for instance,
Passion-flower,
Hanging
to
ceiling.A
alwaysused.
covered
front
trained
creepers
be made
the
near
stand.
well.
answer
Along
pots should
should
polished,
and
perches,round
the
137
longer;
no
said
they
late.
disconsothat
I had
138
Birds.
Song
those
stoues
-dry,they looked
they have
will
for
bird-bath
a
amusing work, they
an
pebblesand
some
when
be
being so prettyoften. If,then,
of
readers wish
pick up
in
and
prettywet,
very
chance
a
of my
any
though they might
common
;
any shells
they
can
bits of spar,
and
fossils,
agate,jasper,cornelian,
the rest, and
with
they will build
these
;
all
the most
up
^charmingbaths.
This, I
rate
will be
certain,
am
children, for it is
to
things that
of
*eoast,and
seaside
in
Cornwall,many
found
holiday.
; and
and not ornamental
useful,and
builders
be veiy
may
turn
now
bird will return
2.
Birds
water
liVe
; at the
same
to be drowned.
-on
a
stone
and
"Goldfinches that
small
rock ;
either ; but
bent
to
it is of
baths
these
if all the
pretty,and
no
are
grotto
bird-baths,
many
-
a
thanks.
grateful
always
to
time, of
Their
bathe.
have
good depth
a
course,
I had
last winter
regularly
every morning
down
the
top
their heads, and
a
sit
pair of
bathed
of the
of
not wish
they do
then, is to
delight,
greatest
aquarium,standingon
they
bits of
or
spar,
with beautiful fossil shells.
their minds
them
are
places often
to grotto
is,that
objection
-building
The
Welsh
treasures
inland
even
charming piecesof quartz or
limestone,thicklystrewn
use,
of these
for
santly
plea-
us
the
On
any
use
a
that remind
pretty,and
so
find
pleasantto
some
be
easilyto
^afford us
are
at
great delight,
a
in
a
piece of
dashed
the
JJaths,Foodholders,$c.
139
"
it was,
work
wet
their
all over
briskly
water
such
essential.
in self-defence,a different
and
I have
because
to
the birds like it and
without
discomfort of
3. One
a
front of
do
basket,like
an
harm
no
large cage,
This
when
admirably,
Robins
three
and
prettyin
in
room
a
have
sort
a
A
of
plant
four of the
or
a
be trusted in
can
very
them.
describe
the
how
it will be easy to fix
afterwards
up
to
likely
stand.
can
birds
proceed,however, to
is made, and
to
bath
the
can,
smallest fish look
I will
in
are
flyingloose about, I
ease
as
easilyhung
for flowers,in the
the birds
; but when
in which
one,
the
is therefore
is
littlesplashing
a
glass house
answers
without
pans
be
can
used
those
where
aviary,
or
enjoyingit
seen
glassmilk
of the smallest
wire
be
can
beingsplashedall over.
our
preparedfor bathingin.
in
perfection,
idea is
my
hindrance, and
slightest
the
perfectly
accordinglyadopted a
arrangement, which
new
bath,
became
to this,really
might prefer,
the birds
as
Nice
wingsand plumage.
on
bath
where
placeit.
The
glassmilk
are
gate-street,
pans
sold
the best
of such baths.
inches in diameter
"
in Bishopsby Millington,
thingsI
They
six ; the
pricesvaryingwith
five and
sixpence.These
hyacinthdishes,being of
made
are
the sizes
for the
pans
tion
forma-
six,ten, fourteen
increasing
up
the
an
know
to
twenty-
size,from sixpenceto
are
much
to
superior
better shape,
infinitely
140
llirds.
Song
and
a
but this
green,
4.
much
very
These
make.
prettier
only adds
are
pans
middle ; and
to the
therefore
two
look well in the centre
and
with
of coral.
always like
have
bath
to the bather's
much
corals,are
in it; it adds
no
This
is hurtful.
that sand
doubt
is
sand, shells,or
need
first,
imply any
not
merely a good soaking for
care,
upon
be too well washed
used, they cannot
salt water
excessive
be
can
If,however, marine
natural.
more
part, I
own
my
sand
some
the
gatheredabout
For
or
together,
comfort,as birds slipabout
and there
glassso much,
as
to
the
largeshell
very
fixed at the Lack
edge,with prettybits
a
a
of littleshells
number
a
pleasingappearance.
sloping,deepest in
very
sometimes
glassis slightly
The
four and
twenty hours.
There
because
be
may
the
putty used
contains white
bath
sometimes
difficulty
a
of
means
Mr.
The
it
square
fixing
Hibberd
aquariums,Mr. Shirley
; and
by post,it will probablybe
thingsare
of any
essential for
are
is obtained
Scott's cement, which
Scott of Newcastle
not
case
,
glasstogether.
In his directions for
recommends
cement
to
glazingis dangerous,as
lead ; while in the
being used, some
the panes
in
as
livingin
a
as
this
can
be
conveyed
useful hint to many
easy reach
of
from
placeswhere
sons
per-
such
sold.
rockwork
ought
not
to be fixed to
the
itself. It is well to put it together
in it,for the
glass
sake
for
water, making it quiterespectable
refilled with
in.
littlefriends to wash
our
Birds.
Song
142
6.
They
splashin
They
rush in sometimes
like
the clean water
step,and making
for each
again,that
of the water, like
so
one
cannot
see
I watched
Sometimes
number
a
timid
sometimes
again they wait
which
way
a
delightin
7. I
plan ;
time
saw
four
can
sitting
she
the
stand
at
the
by
amusing.
one
took the
time ; and
edge
let the
and
I
then
hardlyknow
day when
One
the bath
in it and turn
the first was
brown
ticular
par-
washing: and
bird lie down
Linnet,and
one
hopped in finally.
same
turns.
I
dipsafter
stepsoff,and
at
go in
each time.
she flew to
bathe
the other side when
brown
be
hopping in
way
she took ten
and call that
and
is most
shallow I
to bathe
was
ones
splashthem,
others
or
then
same
stagesbefore
series of short
same
day ;
three
spot about
it ; and
in the
go
and each
began counting;
was
they do
how
the other
one
if to
as
edge shaking; shakingso quicklythat
they will
and
again:
out
carefully
birds ;
was
ignominiousamong
draggle-tailed
at the water's
them
setting
Jenny Wrens,
many
high
fancythat they were
their tails so
holdingup
web -footed,and
noise in
would
one
any
to
together,
their feet very
much
so
five
or
little shoal of fishes.
a
paddlingabout, lifting
up
go
down
four
Linnets
over
done ; that
do
certainly
water.
hardlyventure
but I let my
own
to recommend
birds bathe when
so
bold
they like
a
in
Baths, Foodholders, $c.
winter.
have
They
bird dealer and
too,
a
bath
I think
so
brushes
and
up
trusted
If
theycan.
and then
believed
said that he--
to
by
to go
its.
they are ill,,
remedy..
follows,and the patient
I may
remark, that if a newlybought or unhappy bird
induced
a-
grand bathing;
a
into active life.
returns
it ; and
universal
ensues
heartyluncheon
a
be
to be their most
seems
bird looks mopy,
I observe
I consulted
whom
always could
and
instinct,
own
A
doctor
bird
a
suffered from
never
143*
also*
can
be
bathe, it is the best of signsthat it is.
gettingbetter.
excellent
8. A most
a
common
covered
bird-cage,
glazed,the
square
with
sand, and
bath, such
a
beingthen placedwithin
without
full amusement
Two
or
the
slidingside
largeor
Where
tin
one
and
of
small
as
may
be
it ;
as
floor
I have
have
we
as
swim
glassmakes
the
ferns,may
about
door
in
thus the:
grow
at,
it.
A
of entrance
are
as.
a littlejapanned
required,
not
had, from
ninepenceupwards, for
perchesremoved,
and
Little square
a
china
or
cages, too,
glassdish put
bath cages, and givethe birds
in,make capital
may
be very
wires, to preventtoo much
9.
scribed,
de-
necessary.
the cage door.
splutter.They
being;
inconvenience.
slightest
fish may
largebaths
hookingupon
with the
the
three littleplants,
such
corners,
bath is to have-
planfor this room
room
easily
glazedoutside
to*
th"
splashing.
methods
Perhapsthe prettiest
of all are
imbedding;
144
it in the
in
a
or
room
wire frame
plant-case,
hanging it
a
with moss,
surrounded
it stand
or
letting
aviary,
hang
In
near
a
cage, most
the
floor,or
shrubs, it looks
I
ferns of
and
moss
pedestal.
to
Birds.
Song
hope, in
very
what
nothingwill have
to stand
the
moss-covered
a
it ; if there
on
beneath
moss
said
been
this
on
to advocate
seemed
unmeaning
and
on
My
ornaments.
of stones"
"heap
victual use,
it
objectswhich
have
"c., is also
in
are
When
I
that
had
than
faulty
more
was
a
been
see
hand-stands, which
with
nice
prevent the
too, were
if
birds
the birds to eat
had
which
a
modern
vessels.
water
of old cages
say ten
out,
a
sort
them.
walking into
through.
be
years,
any that
thingslike wash-
in and
with
could
to
preferable
I remember,
good deep ones,
they
number
a
largeglasses,and
and
pleasure.
were
turned
ugly
by
materials,
shells,
laid aside for I dare
They had,
now.
class of
ridiculous
the seed and
child,I had
those cages
and, certainly,
I
the
hardly anything in
is
There
10.
add to the
for
this is,that
both
are
and
great delight,
a
pery
trum-
excuse
using a
onlyrendered
things that
subject,
beingrequiredfor
to avoid
gatheringof
useful it would
made
cages
been
The
unmeaning.
shells
absurd
seems
being employed
or
are
them.
heap of
a
the subjectso prominently
as
introducing
some
greenhouse
a
it would require
probably,
prettyin
has
in
long row
were
fitted
of roof to
The
drawers,
of holes for
Baths, FoodholderSy fye.
The
11.
horrible invention of
doubtless
killed many
to endure
greatthirst is the
part,I
cannot
risks which
have
own
my
the
birds,and
has
hangingglasses
without
even,
dying,
For
suffering.
extremest
birds should
bear that my
been
145
alreadyadverted
ran
in
to
ChapterXIII.
zinc cages have littleturningcylinders
(which
The
"cleverbirds walk out
and
through),
these
beingfitted
with tin seed-holders,
the seed is upsetdirectly
; if they
have
the birds,at
glasses,
hurt
themselves
least young
ones, very often
littletin
The
againstthem.
trays
seem
breedingcages, with the outside glasses,
"combine all the disadvantages
to collect.
possible
in
kind
Edinburgh,a
In
of
used, made
much
of
is
cage-fountain
plaincut glass,with
to
polishededge, and presenting
supply of
water
inside the cage.
which
the bird obtains its food.
that I know
is
aviary,
drawer
a
of,suited
earthenware
;
a
the drawer, and
part for
when
a
a
well
constant
is,also,a
best
good-sized
cage
a
should be lined with
either
perch goes along it,on
or
deep
glass
holes goes all along
a
similar vessel is
division in each
whole
ever,
plan,how-
sloping
top and
the seed from that which
eating.The
The
to any
of round
row
arrangedfor water,or
low
with
box, made
which
to it,
belonging
just above
A
There
a
a
was
of barrel seed-box,througha hole in the side of
kind
or
the bird
or
to
separatesthe
contains the water.
which
the birds sit
woodwork
affair,
as
10
well
as
Song
146
Birds.
glass,should,however, now
thoroughly. Tin
water
or
any
kind of food.
is
cotta
The
for the
cleaned
out
either
objectionahle
for
for all kinds of
pans
earthenware.
glassor
nice material to
a
onlyfor the food,hut
the
zinc is
or
egg, "c., should he of
paste,or
Terra
and then, be
in aviaries,not-
use
the flooring,
and
fountain,
plantboxes.
12.
white
A
thing,and
effect is
this is
when
like the
water
charmingwhen
The
de
small
a
jet of
birds
plumaged
keep
spray.
perches should always,in
fixed
they are
perfect
Cologne fountains,the
the gay
aviaries of all sorts,be made
whether
is the most
arrangedwith
Eau
small
divingthroughthe
18.
fountain
marble
to take
in and
moveable, it is
or
in
and
cages
out ; and
to
necessary
be careful that the birds do not catch their feet in any
kind
Polished
of cranny.
material,perhaps,after
once
a
natural round
light,and
perfectly
fond of myself,but
done
have
well with
deal
perchfor
at all apt to
not
The
it ; many
after
never
be
be returned
Deal
other
is
my
to the cage
is at
am?
birds
may
quicklycleaned, and
in its favour.
and water,
or
I
soft woods
clean
kept perfectly
washing with yellowsoap
"They should
cleaned.
crack, which is much
perches should
cane
merely because
quiteas good. Still,deal
be
is the best
the bird's foot to grasp,
to be
this is
maple
this,but
for
cane
easy
or
;
and
they should
aviarytillquitedry*
not, however, be dried
too
quickly,as.
Lists
Wants
of Birds, and
that would
carefully arrangednot to be
good plan is
to have
the
better
the
put
or
all the
and
In
the
from
the two
to have
short
so
place,and
the seed to the water
higherup,
also
1
.
As
under
OF
BIRDS,
AND
they reallyprove,
wires,
then
the other
XVIII.
WANTS
OF
I have often been withheld
the idea that
the
the cage.
across
CHAPTER
LISTS
by
long ones
crossingthe other way.
on, one
perch should go
ones
and
bell cages
birds like
in three
alternately
the cage
perchesacross
stories ;
The
top.
highertheyroost the
Another advisable planis to
all accounts.
on
farther into the
the
highperchesbest,and
the
A
along both
way
higherup,
quitenear
cage, and another
each other.
justover
the whole
one
back ; another
front and
they should be
In the cage
them.
warp
147
ofB irdkeepers.
they were
I
from
much
subjoina
BIRD-KEEPERS,
birds
ordering
than
costly
more
list of
a
few
of the
birds I can
find, naming,for the reader's
prettiest
the prices
that I have givenfor them.
In a
guidance,
few instances,I have not
had
the birds in my
own
but the information is reliable,
and the
possession,
of
specimensappearedto be very good representatives
their
kinds.
respective
10"2
I do
myself find
not
keepingforeignbirds.
to
Birds.
Song
148
exotic
grow
than
gardeningit is much
In
in
health
good
flowers ; and with birds I
temperatureof
the
our
Amongst
fancyit is much
small
They
kinds of
the many
are
a
work-table
full of the
those
very small
birds,smaller
They
of
a
than
these
such
sit in
a
line
wire
The
their
on
as
in
these
givingthem
prettymovements.
is too
Avadavats.
Wren,
a
and
reallylovely.
such
perch,singing,
the inside
a
is
are
worthy of
there
would
such
homes
Brass
must
3. In
birds like
only of
tin ; but
silver
a
be
in
showing
;
is
gilding
a
their
and zinc
not
nearly
that of silver.
buying delicate foreignbirds,I
advise all purchasersto
by
of
or
advantage
some
not be used
cold ; while the colour of
becoming as
place.
small
for very
cage
be very fine, mine
should
birds
of the
dwelling;
plated-wire
also
than
fan-like tails,
brightred beaks, spreading,
at nightfor
quarrelling
2.
I
it is,continually
affectionate,
; beinggenerally
as
song
stand
or
beautiful
exquisitely
spottedplumage, are
and
home
same,
prettyforeignbirds
bell cage
their
with
but
hedgerow
the
suitingbest
rooms
for
nothingprettier
know
so
little
our
climate.
wanner
a
easier
plantsto something like perfection,
keep
to
in
particular
difficulty
any
the dealer ; he
have
the
birds
must
sent
understands
perfectly
deliver the bird in the safest
manner
and
strongly
to their
how
to
in the best
Song
150
5. CORDON
there
Finches,of
CUT-THROAT
6. The
largersize.
just
round
The
the throat ;
marked
with
be
pair of
one
their
of
each
dazzling.
fairly
SPARROWS
cock
Canaries,
brilliant colour, as
most
these several kinds would
African
South
collection of
implies. A
name
prettypaleblue birds,and
are
Finches,or
Saffron
are
Fire
and
BLUES
Birds.
of rather
are
bird has
a
they are
fully
very slender,beauti-
crimson
band
brown, the. exquisite
and
grey
wide
a
feathers
being like separate spangles; they make,
however,
a
rather
harsh
sort of
like
much
twittering,
other sparrows.
hen bird has not the
The
is very
; their
Indigobirds
a
sweet
very
JAVA
and
are
just the
she
size of Goldfinches
a pair.
price,eightshillings
and Diamond
eightto ten, and
7. The
birds
These
pretty.
but
brightred stripe,
twelve to
Sparrowsare
each about
the pair.
twenty shillings
too, are nice birds,having
SPARROWS,
liquidsong, which, though it is short,is
frequent,and
sometimes
almost
continuously
repeated.
These
as
neat
birds
are
pretty,of
it
can
be, black
as
a
darkish grey
head
and white
white
red eyelids,
and pinkish
pink bills,
are
cheeks,
feet.
They
always pluming themselves, and caressingeach
other in
ten
plumage,
a
very
The
lovingmanner.
shillings
; theywere
remarkably fine.
from
These
Mr.
birds
pairI
have
Hawkins's, and
cost
are
greatlydelightin
Lists
washing; they eat
wide, square
perches,which
a
8.
The
of
singers
range
changed very
other birds.
CANARIES
far the
are
these very sweet voiced tribes.
six
hens
about two
their
success
have
also the
to
shillings
of these
shillings.For
those who
fancytrying
rearing
prizeCanaries,Messrs.
Green,
thorough-bred Belgianbirds,the
most
at
"
being the
for
speciality
some
sort of bird.
example, is
the
to
place for
go, I took
four
to
really
At both Messrs.
largestock
iheir
as
Green's
of cages,
far
as
their
placeshave
a
Hawkins's, for
In
giving
be
difficult for
so
knowing where
of trouble,and went
to
a
"promiscuously"
had succeeded
in
discovering
be recommended.
as
respectivesorts.
places,are,
and hen.
pretend to
not
in buyingbirds
tillI
places,
pence
and six-
seen
birds.
birds without
great deal
of expense,
at all sorts of
or
a
Mr.
Mule
do
not
most
knowing it was
get good
to
greatdeal
.11
I
all infallible,
only
three
good,and
recommendations
amateurs
have
price. I
same
ten
the cock
a
thirtyshillings
pair
to be
at
prices
and sixpence,
shillings
ten
stock,but itis said
these
sweetest
Their
kind,from
prevailing,
though odd-looking
to
with
bell-shapedcage
a
aviaryamidst
an
GERMAN
from
like
ones.
floor,or in
wooden
be
should
best,perhaps,in
do
151
millet seed, and
and
canary
often for fresh clean
They
of Birds.
I
and
Hawkins's
good,I
The
there is also
suppose,
birds, at
as
both
sent
know, invariably
any of
these
out
in
152
iirst-rate condition.
different times
I have
to
liirds.
Song
to
that
those
found
from
wanted
foreignbirds
The
each have
a
arrange
been
good,and
togetherI
founded
evidently
and
trustworthy,
on
at
when
the information
group,
be safe to live
might
I liave had
a*
have
long
a
experience.
English birds
9.
great places;
of the
one
I have
itis much
who
men
from
cheaperto buy straight
suppliesthese birds,and I, for
rather like the chance
one,
roundabout
of queer,
English birds.
cases,
of
that
of all sorts
wild
the
Street, Long
is,however,
It
they
gettinghold
experienceof
Litolff,of Eose
ways.
these^
purchased at
never
should
Acre, sells
great point in
a
be
not
birds'
bought
when
all
quite
newly caught.
10.
A
is
BULLFINCH
sociable.
uncommonly
It
requiresrather
cage, and does very well in
kind.
in
a
He
will much
when
room,
funny.
A
like
he
favourite bird,and
alwaysa
one
of the
being let
a
spacious
German
out
now
will sidle about
and
and
then
be
very
Bullfinch costs about five to
common
zinc
seven
shillings.
11.
One
or
excessively
tame,
become
in
GOLDFINCHES,
two
and
may
be
tinually.Small
square
cages,
with
top of wood,
best for them.
The
is safe.
birds
peck
more
are
than
from half-a-crown
to
seven
These
small
a
let out
the
back
zinc
ones
shillings.
are
cage,,
con-
and
they
generally
of Birds.
Lists
The
12.
have
or
of the zinc
one
not
happy
so
if
obligedto stay in
others
heard
hardlyever
of
13.
to
fields.
what
a
"
After
race
space, and
tame
Robin,
and
I have
;
than
silvery
song
and
on
sitting
a
nium
gera-
all its might.
that
we
melody the
"
mavis
amongst
are
in
shower, even
summer
a
flood of
"
believe
be
not
birds,when
delightful
too, are
make
My
with
singing
and
evergreen,
THRUSHES,
want
sweet
more
would
extended
own
German
a
though they are
house.
his
to
in which he lives-
cage,
more
own
of
a
a
a
of these wild Robins
one
or
in
home
out of their
too, attracts
has
own
Robins
him.
good to
at
pleasantbird
a
ones,
bell-shaped
it seems
in and
that
My
room.
as
very much
go
the
ahout
flying
cage,
is
REDBREAST
ROBIN
153
and
we
the
confinement,
"
merle
pour
out!
14.
A
the
party of
mischievous
live alone,though I do
birds.
other
them
best,but
Their
them.
house
good
a
square
A
contain
very much, also,to
warm,
snug
nooks.
indeed, as they are
16.
believe in their
hurting
perhapsis
one
"
shows
the better for
Joe Bents,"
ous,
murder-
are
be excluded.
WRENS.
may
should
sized bell-shapedcage
brothers,the
and must
15.
A
not
TITS
TOM
CHAFFINCHES
very
small wired
these mites
flyabout
cage
of birds.
the room,
But the nooks must
or
latticed
They
and to
like
sleepin
be very
warm
very tender.
are
birds
brisk,lively
to have
Birds.
Song
i54
alone.
They
it all the
tame,
difficult to
are
become
they do
when
pleasanter
which
makes
They
so.
taught to sing beautifully,
having peculiarly
wiay be
clear sweet voices.
EEDPOLES
17.
elegantlittle birds,
excessively
are
with
Something like Linnets,
patches
their foreheads.
exactlyon
18.
bright red
LINNETS
are
amongst
the tamest
and
gentlest
birds for cages.
YELLOW
19.
and
being extremelyhandsome,
with
the
nearly
Canary.
hen
The
handsome
so
not be
should
HAMMERS
sometimes
bird
breeding
is not, however,
blight,yellow-headed
her
as
overlooked,
mate.
All these
20.
be
"can
I
from
got
; the
mentioned
each.
shillings
from
four
of year
or
is
no
one
WANTS
21.
to two
I may
mention
real
good
A
two
higher
three, the latter
about
Thrash
or
time
finch
Bull-
pipingBullfinch
guineasand upwards.
BIRDKEEPERS.
OF
thingsthat
cheapestand
fetch
Thrushes
common.
means
various
most
A
,
bird-dealer
shillings
upwards,accordingto
scarceness.
by
"costs from
five
or
from
kinds,
sixpenceto
prices vary from
cost
other
many
German
Litolff,the
Bullfinches and
former
the
prices;
Englishbirds,and
are
found
first the
commonest
elaborate aviaries.
"
useful in
cages ;
form,
to
Amongst
the
keepingbirds,
varying from
the
the
largest and
Wants
Of
used
birds
givesthe
sold
clean.
by
is
a
is
that
most
are
cages
handy, the
birds go
clean
one.
made
as
wire
I
of various
made
that is
one
have
now
tin
A
about
same
I have
three
principles,
nice sort
of
cover
The
perch for
to let the
another
if
drawers, and
then
made
up
a
These
in
pricesin
for those
very
are
replacethe
a
inches
cages
pilein
five
a
by six
shilling
by eight.
largecage
on
the
inches,with
by eighteen
the birds to
a
deal and tin
and
by eight,
seven
feet
aside.
I find it
dirty,into
higher)seven
also had
end,
one
can
fourpenceeach
much
their
supplyof
turned
for the water.
fashion.
of the
polishedwood, they
barrel
used
off for
done, either in stained
in
for those
inches,sixpence
(when they are
be
slides,not
or
the
sizes ; and
openingat
doors
deal,
convenient
22.
cages,
better than water-
are
to
likely
having some
am
cup
are
easily
get easilyat
can
tins
on
heap togetherat night,and
very
is
many
on, contains
less
are
They
reallypretty.
common
it
use
trough divided
to
preferable
birds
the
daily from
varnished
and
far
so
hooked-
glasses,as they
These
in
market
common
sort of
littletin hooked
These
water.
the
are
wooden
a
cages,
food, and
excessively
when
yet
away,
I
cage
dealer.
the seed, which
smart
of
plentyof lightand air,and
These
any
There
stow
155
sort
a
while it is
much, because
very
cheap, and handy to
kept
is
simplestconstruction
the
have
of liirdkeepers.
hop along,a
a
sort
lairds.
Song
156
of ladder all
four
and
the middle
The
along
runs
The
out.
sixteen
cost
drawer
food,and
containing
another
for
end
have
of
perches high upr
A
the
at
should
perches
and
for
four
alternately.
down
lower
more
goes down
drawer
along the bottom,
deep
in
taking,
slits for
mahogany
a
holding water.
like this is
cage
deal,thirteen.
shillings
; in polished
I have
than
more
dozen
two
birds in
of these
one
cages ; Canaries,Goldfinches,Linnets,Greenfinches,
Bullfinches,Crossbills,
Yellow-hammers, Mules, and
a
Chaffinch.
time
same
so
This
cage
open,
affords
being portable,and
me
immense
an
the
at
deal
of
amusement.
23.
there
For
who
those
to choose from
abundance
are
useful
in
are;
the
there
givingan
on
a
which
metal.
rosewood
forms
fashions
of the zinc and
shapes
varying
stand
bell-cages
mahogany foundation,the tray
or
the
bottom
pricesof
The
of the sort of
idea
,
Green's
at Messrs.
prices,sizes, and
immensely. Many
fancycages
his illustrated list
found
I have
establishment,and
very
like the zinc and
the
of
these
from
range
being of
not
cage
four
and
four shillings.
sixpence upwards ; breeding-cages,
Hospitalsand
onlyflannel
baths
instead
may
be
of wire
in the
instead of perches and seed-boxes
24.
My
aviary
Cotter's Place, Old
cage
was
much
made
same,
a
case,
one
dish
in the other.
F.
Millar,
It cost five
pounds.
made
Bronipton.
the
by
158
Song
26.
Flower-potsaucers
the
among
on
their
best
a
of seed
and water
floor, as
cage
has
cage
so
the
another
that
numerous
A
room.
boxes
27. The
season,
all
need
we
to
29.
30.
answers
be
have
seen
only.
a
The
other
keepingwould
which
;
the
importanceof
Ants' eggs, teasles,and
from
that
requisites
be
a
the
I
house
The
tioned
men-
red
bird
me
for
of the
to
occur
tray for placingall the
is very useful
even
; a
few
bottles inthout
common
dangerof any
ratus
appa-
tin canisters,
I say,
small
' *
without
piecesbeing-
glassstoppersor gutta perchaones
be used instead.
The
frontispiece.
the various seeds.
corks,for containing
swallowed
enable
quart.
glasspreserve jars,or
corks/'because
breeding
inside.
supplyingEnglishbirds.
penny
the
branches
in the
be obtained
in
to
capacious,
made
alreadymentioned
best seed
one
on,
are
if it is
cleaningpurpose.
every
largeplantsand
thistle-seed,may
is
shape as
same
or
cleaning,
them
add
as
the
for
out
side doors
the
getting
good largedining-
a
of much
The
I
inhabitants
the
alternately
along the end, containing
trays draw
generaleifect can
or
perch upon
can
of seed and water.
small hoe
a
28.
bird
holders for standing
birds
preferredto dispensewith
sand
tlie meanwhile
feeder,for
hanging box,
the other, goes
me
in
are
edgesquitecomfortably.
My
are
Jttrds.
can-
Wants
A
ofJJlrdkeepers.
is essential ;
bread-grater
birds,either
mortar
a
serviceable addition.
is hard
and
costs
A
work
better ;
glassdish
seed
and
for
sand
of taste and
pound
in ;
trouble
at
bath,
a
from
a
the
himself
wire
all that
reign,
sove-
a
coffee mill
a
all,and
basket
sieve
a
husks
does-
for
for
pending
sus-
sifting
dirt,will
or
however, are
things,
of all lives in
half-a-crown
cost
;
with his tin to drink from
And
a
be
matters'
means.
My pet Goldfinch
seed.
many
the coffee mill.
aviary,and
All these
also wanted.
and
to
about
costs
mortar
I recommend
so
it in the
the
A
are
coffee mill is
small
a
is no
shillings,
three
its work
or
and if there
1591
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moderate
livingquite
and
his
tentedly
con-
trough of
accommodations
are"
think
that
I do
reallyrequisite,
are
sixpennycage,
a
not
is necessarily
a very expensive
pleasure,
bird-keeping
whilst,of
my
own
I know
experience,
it to be
greatone.
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