. Birds I have kept in years gone by : with original anecdotes and full directions for keeping them successfully . est in a cocoa-nut shell, a small box, or better still,in the deserted toy-nest of a Weaver-bird; where, as a rule,they breed as freely and with as little trouble to theirowner as a Canary, or less. The adult Bengali lives on canaryand millet seed; but where there are young ones in the nestto be fed, sponge-cake, ants eggs, and soaked seeds, mustin addition be supplied. These birds are not always goodfeeders; though I imagine that much of the failure expe-rienced with them is owin
. Birds I have kept in years gone by : with original anecdotes and full directions for keeping them successfully . est in a cocoa-nut shell, a small box, or better still,in the deserted toy-nest of a Weaver-bird; where, as a rule,they breed as freely and with as little trouble to theirowner as a Canary, or less. The adult Bengali lives on canaryand millet seed; but where there are young ones in the nestto be fed, sponge-cake, ants eggs, and soaked seeds, mustin addition be supplied. These birds are not always goodfeeders; though I imagine that much of the failure expe-rienced with them is owing to the presence of parasites inthe nest, which either so torment the old birds that theydesert their brood, or so weaken the young ones that theyare unable, from want of rest, and actual loss of blood, tostand up in the nest to be fed, and soon die miserably fromexhaustion. I need scarcely, in this connection, observe that preventionis very much better, if not easier, than cure; and would re-commend Keatings insect powder, well sprinkled over thenest, which will prevent the appearance of vermin, and quickly.
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