This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to constructing and furnishing aviaries, bird rooms, and cages. Written in simple, clear language and profusely illustrated, this book will be of considerable utility to the novice or prospective bird keeper, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: “Introduction”, “The Situation Considered”, “The Ideal”, “Some Essentials”, “The Materials Described”, “The Front, The Floor, and the Roof”, “Prices of Materials”, “Details of Construction”, “Methods of Roofing”, “How to Lay the Floor”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.

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