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HDv> Hviancs anfc their Jnmates. 



By S. Beaty. 



My aviaries are in a 17ft. 

 by 12ft. leau-to greenhouse 

 facing West, and the en- 

 trance is from the house. 

 Our esteemed Editor kindly 

 suggested plans for con- 

 verting same into a series 

 of aviaries or enclosures. I 

 have a service of hot water 

 pipes for heating during the 

 winter, and recently I have 

 had two-thirds of the glass 

 roof covered with asphaltic 

 roofing felt, and find the 

 consequent s a c r i fi c e of 

 direct light more than com- 

 pensated for by the even 

 temperature thereby 

 obtained. 



As regards the inmates of 

 the various enclosures ; as 

 you enter the aviaries, 

 directly facing you is an 

 enclosure containing 

 several pairs of Budgerigars, an Alexandrine Ring-neck, and a 

 Yellow-winged Parrakeet. I have had bad luck with Budgeri- 

 gars this season, having had plenty of fertile eggs but never any 

 young. I supplied cocoa-nut husks for nesting, and was par- 

 ticularly unfortunate with the last clutch deposited therein by a 

 couple of Yellows. In order to make a slight alteration in the 

 aviary it became necessary to remove the husk they had chosen, 

 and in doing so I unfortunately disturbed the hen, with the result 

 that she refused to return to her maternal duties. Another day 

 or two would have seen the youngsters out of their shells. 



The Alexandrine Ringneck, a recent arrival, is a fine 



MR. S. BEATY and his 

 PET CANAKY-WING PARRAKKKT. 



