Bird Chamber

YOU ARE IN A SPLENDID CHAMBER THIRTY FEET HIGH. THE WALLS ARE FROZEN RIVERS OF ORANGE STONE. AN AWKWARD CANYON AND A GOOD PASSAGE EXIT FROM EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE CHAMBER.

A CHEERFUL LITTLE BIRD IS SITTING HERE SINGING.

You will need a cage to catch the bird, however, if you are holding the rod, the bird will get away.

From here:

You can go back to the grate. Or you can leave the cave. Or back to the awkward sloping east/west canyon. Or further back to the debris room. Or forward to a pit.