Ostium habere humile et angustum et potissimum eius generis, quod cocliam appellant, ut solet esse in cavea, in qua tauri pugnare solent; fenestras raras, per quas non videantur extrinsecus arbores aut aves, quod earum aspectus ac desiderium marcescere facit volucres inclusas.
It should have a low, narrow door, and preferably of the kind which they call coclia, such as usually are seen in the pit where bullfights are held. The windows should be few, and so arranged that trees and birds outside cannot be seen; for the sight of these, and the longing for them, makes the imprisoned birds grow thin.
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