. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. 66 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS Tin Nest= TIN NEST-PAN. inuc'li about, it as we do, and, it may be. a little more. On this page is given an illustration of a tin nest-pan, which has rendered good service in days gone by: some breeders, indeed, use it even now. It is eup-shaped, with a zinc bottom, perforated for j)ur])oses of ventilation. It is attached to an u])right back, j^recisely similar in construction to the old-fashioned sconces in vogue before the days of gas, which, containing a spluttering candle, were hung ag
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. 66 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS Tin Nest= TIN NEST-PAN. inuc'li about, it as we do, and, it may be. a little more. On this page is given an illustration of a tin nest-pan, which has rendered good service in days gone by: some breeders, indeed, use it even now. It is eup-shaped, with a zinc bottom, perforated for j)ur])oses of ventilation. It is attached to an u])right back, j^recisely similar in construction to the old-fashioned sconces in vogue before the days of gas, which, containing a spluttering candle, were hung against the wall to render the darkness visible It is suspended against the back of the cage, on a sti'ong tack or nail, di'iven in at a \cry acute angle ; the hole ill tiic tin is like an in\ertcd keyhole, through the enlarged eye of which the head of the nail passes, the narrow t-ut allowing the tin to fall on the shank. The inclined position of the nail generally alTords sullicient grij) to prevent the nest being pulled to one side by the bird. This will constantly happen if the tin be suspended on a screw, as there is then notiiiug but the friclinn of the nest against the back of the cage to |)revcnt its oscillating freely, unless the head of the screw be sent well home so as to bite the edges of the slit, in which case it sometinus bites too much, and it is not easy to lift the nest olT ;iii<l on. Some breeders use these tin nests unlined, but they are much better lined with soft felt |)i'ocurabIc at any saddlers. 'J'hei-e are two kinds of this felt, white and brown ; the white is the better of the two. but is a trillc more e\pensi\c lliaii llic bi-uwn. which is and iiincli timglicr. 'I'iic latter is an excellent ([ualit}-, howe\cr, for some birds never leave it alone, even while sitting, but peek away at it till tiic Ijottom of the ncsl is completely |)erforale(l. The tougher kind is also to be had black ; the texture of the material is th
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