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the warm sunshine and whenever the 

 parents would appear a lively battle 

 would ensue for the possession of the 

 morsel brought. On the twenty-second 

 day they ventured to fly and after sev- 

 eral ineffectual attempts landed upon 

 the ground for rest. At this juncture 

 came a period of much excitement and 

 great grief for the parents as two of 

 the young fell prey to a big grey cat. 

 I rushed to the rescue and the three ie- 

 maining ones were so frightened at mv 

 approach that they gathered up courage 

 enough to attempt another flight and 

 this time succeeded and when I last 

 saw them this day were in a pine tree 

 about fifty feet distant from the box. 

 After this the family did not come to 

 the nest for ten days. They then re- 

 turned and remained without inter- 

 mission until March 14th, 1909. At 

 this time a large flock of these birds ap- 

 peared in the vicinity and my starlings 

 attached themselves thereto and then 

 were lost sisfht of for all time. 



vided to be set among the pebbles or on 

 the earth, the dish or "bath-proper" being 

 removable. Such a form is needed to 

 prevent the pebbles or other extraneous 



An Ideal Vivarium. 



A great variety of cages for birds and 

 for fourfooted animals have been inven- 

 ted. Many kinds of aquaria, varying from 

 monstrosities in the form of a dish, to 

 large and serviceable tanks, may be seen 

 in some private residences and in places 

 of public exhibition. There are hundreds 

 of kinds of flowerpots, boxes and other 

 receptacles for keeping plants in com- 

 fort and for the adornment of the home. 



For several years inquiries have been 

 coming to me in regard to the keeping 

 of frogs, turtles, salamanders, but I did 

 not know of a really serviceable form of 

 terrarium and vivarium, until I myself 

 invented one that to me at least seems to 

 be ideal. My suggestions have been 

 accomplished in cooperation with the 

 Aquarium Specialty Company, New York 

 City, who have placed the new form 

 upon the market. It is illustrated here- 

 with. Three sides and the bottom are of 

 glass ; the other side and the cover, which 

 is easily removable, are of galvanized 

 wire netting. In the interior there is a 

 dark chamber under a hinged floor so 

 that the chamber may be examined from 

 above, or the whole thing easily removed 

 for cleaning. A "bath-frame" is pro- 



THE "ARCADIA" VIVARIUM. 

 Designed by Edward F. Bigelow. 



matters from caving in when the dish is 

 taken out for cleaning. The whole thing 

 is simplicity itself and provides, at moder- 

 ate expense, an ideal home for our cold- 

 blooded animals with four legs or without 

 any. 



Cruelty to Animals. 



Palmer, Massachusetts. 

 To the Editor : 



From my early childhood I have 

 been a great lover of nature and of 

 animals. My youthful years were 

 spent in a home on the Hudson River, 

 where nature's treasures were deeply 

 appreciated. 



Of late years I came to these 

 wooded hills of Massachusetts, where 

 health may be renewed amidst the end- 

 less delight of the woods and streams 

 of this healthful region. Within my 

 little domain I seek to have all ani- 

 mals, wild as well as domestic, pro- 

 tected and made happy. The deer have 

 given great pleasure to animal lovers, 

 but alas ! the persistent petitions of 

 hunters and farmers have brought 

 about a new law in five counties of 

 the state, allowing residents to kill deer 

 found damaging any crops or fruit 



