. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. 68 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS on which the old l)irds may stand to feed the yoimo-. As the .vire braekel and nest ai'e entirely separate, the nest ean he hlted out of tlie l)raekct witiiout the diliieulty when necessity arises to attend to tlie e<i;s or youii"'. We cannot say tliat these nests are entirely free I'roni the inseet-]iest. hut. inasmuch as they olTcr the least amount of shelter, insects are not found in them in such nnndiers as in the ordinary nesting contrivances. There is one ditliculty to co
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. 68 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS on which the old l)irds may stand to feed the yoimo-. As the .vire braekel and nest ai'e entirely separate, the nest ean he hlted out of tlie l)raekct witiiout the diliieulty when necessity arises to attend to tlie e<i;s or youii"'. We cannot say tliat these nests are entirely free I'roni the inseet-]iest. hut. inasmuch as they olTcr the least amount of shelter, insects are not found in them in such nnndiers as in the ordinary nesting contrivances. There is one ditliculty to contend with in breedinu- domesticated birds, such as the Canary, which does not occur Slovenly ;„ (.,„uiect ion with wild birds: Hens. ,11- this arises when tlie lien is uiven to slovenliness in building her nest. In tliose circumstances she will often lill the nest with all manner of rubbish that is within her reach, and that may have accumulated in the cage. This must be removed from the nest by the breeder, or otherwise the hard substance would be liable to damage the fragile shell of the eggs while the hen is sitting, and so render them useless. It is well known that there are many British birds who make no nest at all. but simply lay their eggs in a depression in the ground; but the shell of such eggs differs entirel>- in strength and thickness from those of birds like the Canary, whose general instinct is to build a nest wherein to deposit their eggs. We can only ron<-hidc. Iherefoi'c, that the hen Canaries which build slo\cnly nests, or no nest ;it all, arc of a slovt'iily dis- ])osition. l''or these hens a nest must be shaped out as a means of protection for the eggs. It is. howc\er. useless to at tempt t(( form a nesi for them until the\' ha\e l.'iiil Ihcii' Inll clulch of eggs. Should Ihe nest be placed in the cage before this lime, the hens, in nine cases out of ten. will inunedialely |)nll il lo pieces. This, how- ever, will not happen when Ihe full com- pl
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