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feeding on the hips of the wild rose, and I have heard of others 

 on or nearer the coast. Some have been advertised for sale, 

 and I rather regret not having bought a pair, never having kept 

 them. Any experience members may have had with them 

 would be interesting, at least to me ! 



So much, Mr. Editor, for my attempt, which, I fear, does 

 not contain anytliing very interesting, but it may relieve you 

 from having to write one article. May I suggest your next be 

 " Diseases of Birds, their Symptoms and Cure." ? 



[Such an article must come from the pen of one of our 

 Veterinary or Medical members perhaps one of them will 

 respond to, not only Capt. Reeve's suggestion, but to a 

 universal need. — Ed.] 



The Desolation of Wartime in Lady Dunleath's 

 Aviaries and their Re-opening. 



By The Lady Dunleath. 



During the War I was obliged to hand my aviary and all 

 my birds to others to look after, as I had no time myself to 

 attend to them ; consequently they gradually died off — 

 Cranes and other large birds, water birds as well as the small 

 ones. 



I did not begin to get any more birds until May 1921, 

 when I brought from Paris four little Waxbills (of which one 

 died); from Pan I brought four Goldfinches (one escaped); from 

 London four Black-headed Nuns, two pairs of Waxbills, one 

 pair of Masked Doves (the cock dove, which was a great beauty, 

 was killed by accident), one pair of Crossbills, some Budgeri- 

 gars, one pair of Red-headed Finches, one pair of Pekin Robins, 

 one pair of Zebra Finches, and one pair of Blue-breast ?.d 

 Waxbills. I was unlucky with these, as eleven died between 

 July and October. 



On January nth I brought back with me from London 

 two pairs of Black-headed Nuns, two pairfe of Bishops in colour, 

 one pair of Silverbills, two pairs of Ribbon Finches, one 

 pair of Fire Finches, one pair each of Whydahs, Snow 

 Buntings, Shore Larks, and Baya Cowbirds. The cock 



