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pose very successfully. Having had the privilege of examining 

 these natural aviaries I am conscious of the extreme poverty of this 

 description, but I hope the few photos we were able to get and 

 which are herein reproduced will in some measure compensate 

 for this. The area of the flights is about 55 by 50 feet, and that 

 of the covered house or shelter 17 by 13 by 11 feet high. 



British birds are a feature ill these aviaries, many of which 

 have nested with varying success. The section consists of Cirl, 

 Corn, Lapland and Ortolan Buntings ; Shore and Crested Larks; 

 Marsh and Crested Tits; Blackcaps, Ring Ouzels, Redwings, 

 Nuthatches, Rock and Meadow Pipits, Mealy Redpolls, etc. 



The Foreign Section contains among others the following : 

 Blue-bearded Jays, Magpie, Superb and Scarlet Tanagers, Red- 

 whiskered Bulbuls, South American Grosbeaks (very rare and 

 not yet identified), Hooded Siskins, Red-headed Buntings (E. 

 ruiila), Giant Whydahs, Blue Grosbeaks, Pelzeln's Saffron 

 Finches, Himalayan Siskins, Himalayan Goldfinches, Cinnamon 

 Sparrows, Jerdou's Accentors, Cape and Peaceful Doves, Pink- 

 browed Rose-finches, Sulphury Seed-eaters, Sprossers, Scaly- 

 crowned Finches, Guttural Finches, Rock Sparrows, various 

 Serins, etc. make up a very interesting, varied and uncommon 

 collection. 



Nesting Notes : Records of these have been given from 

 time to time in Bird Notes, and in this paper I can only briefly 

 pass a few of them in review. 



Peaceful Doves (Geopdia iranquilla): After several abortive 

 attempts two young have been successfully reared, and at the 

 time of my visit were flying strongly and fending for themselves. 

 The nest was built in the branches of a tree, and incubation 

 lasted 17 days. This I think to be a first record for this country, 

 but I have been unable as yet to make an extended search. 



Jerdon's Accentors : One of two pairs of birds brought over 

 by our esteemed member Capt. Perreau ; this brief note must 

 record a success and a tragedy. After several unsuccessful 

 efforts and choosing several nesting sites, one young one was 

 successfully hatched out, it was very strong on the wing, and 

 within a day or two of looking after itself, when it was hope- 

 lessly injured, either by a mouse, or dashing itself against the 



