CAPTIVE BIRDS.
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] feel sure that many of your readers feel with Blake that "A robin redbreast in a cage
Sets all heaven in a rage,' and burn with indignation when they see wild birds in cap- tivity in tiny cages, deprived of liberty, of a mate, of the joy of flight, and of their natural food. May I invite all your readers who feel strongly on this subject to write to me and I will send specimens of the admirable poster and leaflet published by the R.S.P.C.A. on birds in captivity. When I see a wild bird in misery in a cage I note the address of the house and send a leaflet addressed "To the Owner of the Caged Bird," believing that the evil is caused by want of thought rather than by want of heart. Could any readers get posters exhibited in districts where caging is common ?
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