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appeared entirely from the barrel. Tlie young when first hatched 

 were quite naked, in fact exactly similar to young Budgerigars 

 onlv larger. 



fllM> Xatest Hviarp. 



By H. L. Sich. 



The whole of the flight of my aviary consists of a square of 

 17 feet, the top is pitched, making the East and West sides, which 

 are 6 feet high at the eaves, the ridge is 8 feet. I thought a good 

 slope would make it less comfortable for cats to sit upon. The 

 North and West Sides are boarded up as well as part of the 

 South, the top and the East side ; except for the first 16 inches 

 up from the ground are exposed. The aviary lies slightly to- 

 wards North-East and South-West. A partition running North 

 and South divides it into two flights, one 10 feet wide the other 

 7 feet; these can be connected by a door in the upper half of the 

 division and a little sliding wooden door for the ground birds to 

 go through; both doors are in a corner which helps in any 

 driving that is necessary. The door of the larger flight, which 

 is made to swing to, is on the East side and opens outwardly into 

 the " wide world," which must be remedied. The frame is made 

 of small tree trunks with the bark on, fixed together with iron 

 bolts and nuts, this give it a much better appearance than straight 

 boards of painted deal, but it will not last so long and was much 

 more difficult to fix the wire netting to. The uprights rest upon 

 tiles to keep the wet out ; the flight and shelters are only attached 

 to the ground by a strip of-zinc 12 inches wide let into the ground 

 and nailed to the frame-work. 



The house or shelter of the larger flight, called the Fin- 

 chary, is on the North side. It is 6 feet long, 4^ feet wide, ridge 

 61 feet, eaves 6 feet; it is made of battens and one inch match- 

 board. The top is covered with vulcanized roofing felt over the 

 matchboard. There is a little door at one corner to enable one 

 to get at the seed and water utensils. The side facing the flight 

 has the top third boarded up, but leaving a i\ foot doorway in 

 the centre, the ends are boarded down to the ground covering a 

 space about 18 inches on each side. Nest boxes of various shapes, 



