l''isils to Members' Ai'iaries. ::6^ 



;ill of ihem. and what an amount of meaty food they i^ained there- 

 from my eyes had abundant evidence. 



In this, thoui^'h a waders' aviary. Misto Seed-finches. 

 Grey-headed Sparrows. Twites, Quail, etc.. have nested and 

 successfully reared their youn.L;-. I)ut. so far as the writer is 

 aware none of tlie waders have nested up to the present- - 

 undoubtedly this is a pleasant experience for the future, for, 

 with such accommodation, it is sure to come. 



It is beyond me to describe the internal natural lieauty 

 of this aviary, but the photo-rejjroduction will .i;ive some idea 

 of ])art of it — it would need at least half a dozen photos to 

 eflectively H£iure the whole, and these would reqtu're to be in 

 colour if they were to tell the whole story. 



The Lakk : A nice photo of this ])icturesque piece of 

 water appeared in a back vol. of P>iri) Xotks, when it was well 

 stocked; now it is very different ; the beauty of the spot remains, 

 but the fine wealth of water-fowl is no more, for durino- the 

 war the foxes broke throu!j;'h the fences, and all that are left of 

 ihi' lart^'e flock of wnter-fowl are a comparatively few. mostly 

 G.id birds, as under : 



l';iir Ro.sy-hilled Ducks (Mctopiana prcposacu). 



|)riir Cliiloe Wigcoii (Mareca sibilatrix}. 



2 Cliilian Teal (Nettium favlrostris). Piotli drakes. 



(^ Yellow-billed Duck (Anas iindulata). 



{f Ked-headed Pochard (Nyroca ferina). 



Pair Common Wigeon (Mareca penclopc). 



(^ Upland Goose (Cliloepliaga viagellanica). 



Some Cliiloe W'iL'.eon hybrids. Moorhens, and 2 Common Ducks. 



Still, amid the quietude of the late afternoon and the 

 beauty of the scene, they made a brave and interesting" picture. 

 'J here was plenty to attract and interest, for, now they were 

 sailing" buoyantly on the surface of the water, now beneath it 

 wirh the onlooker expectantly watching" for their re-.ippea ranee, 

 and anon in the air above it — as it were as a whole seeing them 

 indulge in almost every form of exercise and activity under the 

 ^v.n. But, I fain would have had to write of re-prodtiction 

 Ijrocesses — stop, tin's was not entirely absent, for in a coop on 

 the lawn were a brood of some half-dozen healthy ycung Rosy- 

 iiilled ducklings, only a few days old but promising" well. 



Thi: Paddocks : The^^ ^dioined the Waders' aviary 



