. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. tame canary does notdiffer from that of the wild bird except that itis more nearly round. After thirteen days ofincubation and thirteen days more in the nestthe young birds are able to fly, but their parentsfeed them for some time longer on seeds ofgrasses and the soft flesh of figs. The wildcanary delights in baths, which should thereforebe amply supplied to his tame descendant. THK BIRDS OF TilK AVIARY 265 II. Cages Leaving aside for tlie timebeing the aviary proper!)- socalled, the advice that herefollows on the lodging of
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. tame canary does notdiffer from that of the wild bird except that itis more nearly round. After thirteen days ofincubation and thirteen days more in the nestthe young birds are able to fly, but their parentsfeed them for some time longer on seeds ofgrasses and the soft flesh of figs. The wildcanary delights in baths, which should thereforebe amply supplied to his tame descendant. THK BIRDS OF TilK AVIARY 265 II. Cages Leaving aside for tlie timebeing the aviary proper!)- socalled, the advice that herefollows on the lodging of birdsin our houses applies as muchto all small caged birds as tcanaries. The cage, considered as afurnished home, is often un-suitable, and therefore injuri-ous, to its inhabitant. For asingle bird it ought to be atleast eighteen inches long andeighteen inches high,while thewidth should be fifteen cages, though verypretty and easily suspended,are not so desirable as squareor oblong ones. Birds inround cages are subject tovertigo and are not sheltered.
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