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Identifier: birdnotes23fore (find matches)
Title: Bird notes
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Foreign Bird Club National British Bird and Mule Club
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Great Britain Periodicals
Publisher: Brighton : Foreign Bird Club : National British Bird and Mule Club
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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pen-flight, having allits sides wire-netting, then a solid back will be required, but^^1CP placed against a wood or brick back, no back to theshelter will be required. Place the shelter in position and make a gentle slope ofthe outside ground up to top of board A. Then fill in theinterior as in diagram : I equals lin. of rul)1)le for drainage.J~^^,^^^^ -_ - equals lin. of ashes. SL Za 3 equals space to be filled up with / sand. With this jirovision of dryretreats, those species recpiiring dry ground could be kept bythose aviculturists whose aviaries are erected on damp, wet-retenti\e ground. If these shelters receive three coats of creosote, or some.similar wood-preservative, they will have quite a long-life. The species to be dealt with in this article are ; * Calirorni;in Ouail I Lophortyx coUfflniica). * (.hinc-so l;iinlod Ouail I Excalfactcria cliincnsis).l\ain Ouaii (Co.uniix cflroDiaudeUca). * Harlequin Quail iCdiirnix delagorgiiii). * Argoondah Qu;iil (Pcrdicula argoondah). o p
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The Endurance of Birds. 241 t ;un,i;k--r>ush Qiuiil il. asialica). t Common Quail (Cotnniix ctutiniix). j Little liutton Onail (Tiinjx ,lii.ssuiiiicrij. T Greater lUiltoii Uuail (T. tau.ci). * flave lired in m\- aviaries. t Re(;uire drv saiuU ^.-oiiinl. oi the provision of sandy retreats (7idediagrams alioNe). r\))D: This is a very simple matter : where a numerousselection of harcl-l)il!s are kept, a couple of pairs of ((uail willsul)sist on the seed scattered on the j^round by the harddjills.li thei; is any doubt as to sui^ciency a small pan of niivcdcanarv, millet and small strain will fully meet their requirements.When they are feeding youni; they nmst have access toinsectile mixture (any i^ood brand will meet the case), a liberalsu.il. of live insects (meahvorms. i;entles. ants cocoons .etc ),and finely chopped spring onions as green food. Liciuidcustard is also excellent for the hrst 7 to 14 days. But theysoon learn to pick up seed, and then the Bill of Fare of theadults fully

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