140 The Aviaries at Lilford Hall. 



than one species of Red Macaw ; a tiock of Rin^-necked Parra- 

 kcets, and ditto of Palm Doves. Of Cockatoos I only saw 

 the Sulphur-crest and Roseate. A young hybrid between the 

 Sulphur-crest and Roseate Cockatoo had been bred at liberty, 

 which was in one of the aviaries at the time of our visit, and 

 not yet in full adult plumage, I was greatly interested in it, and 

 it promises to be an exquisitely l)eautiful bird. The crest at 

 present is white, back and wings white, lightly Hushed with grey; 

 the underparts are wdiite but distinctly pinkish on breast and ear 

 coverts. In its present stage it is too beautiful for words, 

 thotigh possibly at the next moult the grey and pink may be 

 more pronounced; at present its soft delicate hue simply 

 '■ beggars description." 



Thk Avi.'\ries : (Jwing to lack of notes, I cannot specify 

 the occupants of any given aviary. Each aviary consists of a 

 roomy, attractively constructed, well-lighted shelter house; the 

 flights are constructed of beiit ironwork, with half-inch mesh 

 wire netting stretched over same, and laid down in grass 

 sparsely planted with evergreen Inishes. T call to mind seeing 

 thiC following" species out of a really large collection : Peacock, 

 Eineated. Fireback. Ciolden, Amherst. Iveeves", Silver, and 

 Impeyan Pheasants; Blue-ljearded, Pileated, and Yucatan 

 Jays; Nonpareils, Cardinals, Indigo Buntings, various Waxbills 

 and Weavers; Budgerigars, King Parrakeets. drey and Senegal 

 Parrots, (iouldian and many other finches. Also Choughs, 

 Glossy vStarlings, Jay Thrushes, Tinamous. Hill Mynahs. Rosy 

 Pastors; Palm &: Auriculated Doves; Triangular-spotted, and 

 .\ustralian and Crested Pigeons; and a New Guinea Crowned 

 Pigeon. The Peacock and other Pheasants have successfully 

 bred, there being quite a number of this handsome species about. 

 The same a]iplies to other s|)ecies. but I cannot recall definite 

 details. 



Thk Lakk .\xd ns P.addock : This made an exquisite 

 picture, in the admiring of which I fear I failed to note 

 ;>.!' the species of waterfowl I might have done. All the birds 

 on the lake and adjoining paddock were pinioned. I noticed 

 Mandarin, Pintail. White-faced Tree-. Rosy-bill, and Carolina 

 r)ucks : W'histling. Japanese and other Teal; American 

 Widgeon. Pelicans, Biack .Storks, Flamingoes. Upland, 

 Canadian, and other Geese; Ovster Catchers, and other 



