. The Bird food company's book of cage birds: . bundle of long elasticswitches are cut from a willow or birch tree, smeared overwdth the Bird Lime, and stuck into the ground, a few inchesapart, in the form of an oval. Inside of this a live bird isplaced, with its wings fastened to its body by means of arubber band, or a stuffed bird can be used. The bushes andlower branches of near growing trees, upon which the birdsare likely to alight, should also be coated with the BirdLime. Tempting food should be scattered about the limedswitches. As soon as the feet, wings, or feathers of a birdtouches t
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds: . bundle of long elasticswitches are cut from a willow or birch tree, smeared overwdth the Bird Lime, and stuck into the ground, a few inchesapart, in the form of an oval. Inside of this a live bird isplaced, with its wings fastened to its body by means of arubber band, or a stuffed bird can be used. The bushes andlower branches of near growing trees, upon which the birdsare likely to alight, should also be coated with the BirdLime. Tempting food should be scattered about the limedswitches. As soon as the feet, wings, or feathers of a birdtouches the Bird Lime, he is held a prisoner, and should betaken off at once, before his plumage becomes coated withthe sticky substance. A stuffed owl will attract hosts ofsmall birds to the limed twigs. We can furnish stuffedspecimens of almost any variety of small birds, and sendthem by mail for $ each ; owls, $ each. When birds are first put into a cage, a rubf ^r band shouldv>e slipped over their bod> wings, to p ^nt them fiut-. BIRD FOOD companys BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS. 77 tering, and the cages placed in a darkened room, away fromall bustle and noise, until they become accustomed to cagelife. Soft-billed birds make better songsters and become moretame, when taken from the nest, just as the tail feathers be-gin to grow, and raised by hand. They should be kept ina soft cotton nest, and fed upon a paste made as follows:Upon stale wheat bread pour boiling milk, and after itbecomes soft, squeeze dry, and mix with the yolk of a hard-boiled egg, and a little finely-shredded lean raw meat. Thismust be prepared fresh every day. Nestlings should be feda little at a time, but often, and water can be dropped intotheir open mouths from a quill. Ev^en after they can feedthetnselves, it is advisable to continue hand-feeding, as itmakes them grow more rapidly, and keeps them in goodcondition. STUFFING BIRDS. People who have become attached to a bird, generallydesire to have it stuf
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