. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. THE OUTDOOR AVIARY qi We have illustrated several types of aviaries from the simplest to the most ornate form, and as large numbers of bird- keepers are town dwellers, conclude the series on our next page with a range of lean-to aviaries built against the stone wall of an Edinburgh suburban garden, which may furnish useful hints to fanciers whose dwellings are similarly situated. An outdoor aviary, for general purposes, is, we think, quite as useful as the indoor, and where pairs or groups of British birds for hybrid breeding are to be
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. THE OUTDOOR AVIARY qi We have illustrated several types of aviaries from the simplest to the most ornate form, and as large numbers of bird- keepers are town dwellers, conclude the series on our next page with a range of lean-to aviaries built against the stone wall of an Edinburgh suburban garden, which may furnish useful hints to fanciers whose dwellings are similarly situated. An outdoor aviary, for general purposes, is, we think, quite as useful as the indoor, and where pairs or groups of British birds for hybrid breeding are to be the chief occupants, it is certainly the more desir- able. As to whether the Canary can, under reasonable conditions, withstand extremes of temperature, there is not the slightest doubt. He is one of the most easily acclimatised birds we have, and there is no difficulty in housing him so that he shall care nothing for either winter or summer. We will not undertake to say what might or might not be accomplished in this way very far north, or in situations exposed to long-prevailing east winds ; but we repeat that, under reasonable conditions, or even under circumstances which might, until tried, be thought too adverse, the question of being able to establish an outdoor aviarv and keep Canaries in it throughout the year, need not cause the slightest apprehension as to its perfect practicability. Indeed, we are of opinion that it is the method of keeping any number together indiscriminately, and that birds once acclimatised are as proof against the attacks of the weather as our native wild birds. In thus expressing our- selves we, of course, refer to the Common Canary, and not to high-class exhibition IKONT OF MISS ALDERSENS Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robson, John; Lewer,
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