. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. ycleansed, near a stove or fire. Laya piece of soft flannel on the floorof it. The two other basins shouldbe placed beside the first and filledwith boiling water. After puttinga trifle of soda in the first basin,take the bird quietly but quickly inthe left hand. Let him be on thepalm of the hand, covering him withthe thumb if he attempts to beathis wings (which seldom happens).Then dip him up to the head in thefirst basin ; with the right hand takea soaped sponge, plunge it into thesecond basin of hot water, and pro-ceed to wa
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. ycleansed, near a stove or fire. Laya piece of soft flannel on the floorof it. The two other basins shouldbe placed beside the first and filledwith boiling water. After puttinga trifle of soda in the first basin,take the bird quietly but quickly inthe left hand. Let him be on thepalm of the hand, covering him withthe thumb if he attempts to beathis wings (which seldom happens).Then dip him up to the head in thefirst basin ; with the right hand takea soaped sponge, plunge it into thesecond basin of hot water, and pro-ceed to wash the bird quickly, tak-ing care to spread the wings andto touch every feather (except thoseof the head) in the direction inwhich they naturally lie. When alldirt has been removed wash the head verycautiously but without soap. Too much carecannot be taken to guard the eyes, which thebird will close instinctively. After this thethird basin of hot water must be used to rinsehim off. The essential thing is to hold himfirmly, for if he escapes before he is perfectly. The Gray Wagtail dry, the consequences may be fatal. When allthe washing is well over, the bird must be prop-erly dried. It is then very difficult to hold him THE BIRDS OF THE AVIARY 269 First he should be carefull)- rubbed down the is not advisable for the owner of a single canary back, breast, and head with a soft towel. Then to employ the Cayenne remedy, because in our the wings must be dried with e\ en more caution, day it is difficult to obtain it unadulterated, and being carefully rubbed always in their natural he risks poisoning his pet with some deleterious
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