. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. 176 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS the outside of ;ill bcinu' black, as lor the Noi'wich. On this page we give the recognised show-cage I'or Crests and Crestbreds. It will be oljservcd that it is (iT the same shape as the Norwich show-cage, but larger, on acco\int of the size of the bird. Its dimensions Crest SHOW-CAGE FOR CRESTS AND CRESTBREOS. are 13 inches long. Ill inches high. an\ a lull view of the expanse ol' crest, and also show olT to greater ; the large heads ol' Crestbreds. 'I'lie wnlci- Inilc in thi
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. 176 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS the outside of ;ill bcinu' black, as lor the Noi'wich. On this page we give the recognised show-cage I'or Crests and Crestbreds. It will be oljservcd that it is (iT the same shape as the Norwich show-cage, but larger, on acco\int of the size of the bird. Its dimensions Crest SHOW-CAGE FOR CRESTS AND CRESTBREOS. are 13 inches long. Ill inches high. an\ a lull view of the expanse ol' crest, and also show olT to greater ; the large heads ol' Crestbreds. 'I'lie wnlci- Inilc in this cage is necessarily much largi'r. so that no damage or disarraiigcnieiit of tin' crest leathers may occur when the birds drink. Some laucicrs show Crests and Crest- breds in a siuiilar cage, but with the front portion of the cage top of wire to a depth of '2 inches tiack insti'ad of wood, tlie top of tile wire front being bent o\-ei' thus: C- a,iid let into the narrower wood on t ()]>. These cages do not protect t he birds from water t)r soiled seed ilro|)])ed fi'om cages above so well as the all-wood top. and they can be seen e(|ua,ll\ well ui the recognised cage which we illustrate. I ledge-sparrow egg blue answers well h)r the colour of the inside, the outside and wires lieiug black. Uoul)le cages are also made, in which to show i)airs of this variety. They are just twice the length of the single ones, with a wire partition in the centre, a water hole in each com]!artment. and a door at each end. as in tlie Xorwicli cage. Such a cage is essential in jiair classes for this N'aricty. as the wire ])artition ])revents any ])ossibility of a bird's crest being by the other, as a uiouthfid or two of feathers taken out will ruin a crest for show ])urposes for at least six weeks, until the feathers have grown again. Birds of position have an entirely dif- ferent iiattern of show-cage, the entire to]) jxn-tion being all wire. \\ ith Cages for ^ wooden bottom and b
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