. Bird notes . esults fromfeeding birds in cages out of glazed dishes. This may bequite an old idea. <C-M^ . Early Experiences. By Wesley T. Page, Etc.(Continued from page 12^). In my very early experiences my cag^es and sinall aviarieswere confined chiefly to British hardbills, and I purpose com-menting on these first. Most of them were captured by meansof the sieve-trap, operated by a long piece of cord from a dis-tance. Such as bullfinches, goldfinches and siskins were mostlyobtained from the local dealer; Init redpolls, greenfinches, lin-nets, chaffinches, accentors, and blue and
. Bird notes . esults fromfeeding birds in cages out of glazed dishes. This may bequite an old idea. <C-M^ . Early Experiences. By Wesley T. Page, Etc.(Continued from page 12^). In my very early experiences my cag^es and sinall aviarieswere confined chiefly to British hardbills, and I purpose com-menting on these first. Most of them were captured by meansof the sieve-trap, operated by a long piece of cord from a dis-tance. Such as bullfinches, goldfinches and siskins were mostlyobtained from the local dealer; Init redpolls, greenfinches, lin-nets, chaffinches, accentors, and blue and great tits. werecaptured in the garden. I may say at once as regards the last named (tits),that no attempt was made to breed them, my accommodationbeing then quite insufficient; they were simply kept as cage were very few, though no real attempt at meating-off was made. They were fed on hemp and sunflower seeds,shelled nuts, bits of fat and suet, cake crumbs, and insects, andthey throve
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