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water tank above referred to, which supplies the 

 fountains, and from a lap one can obtain water for the 

 other birds. The tank is placed inside to keep the 

 water from freezing and to take the chill off. The 

 aviar\^ is heated by a Carbotron fuel stove, what fumes 

 arise from it being carried up an india rubber pipe to 

 the open. The stove requires to be attended to only 

 once a da3% and the heat can be regulated by an 

 arrangement of valves, and there is a basin with water 

 in it to cause a moist atmosphere. I have to thank 

 Dr. Butler and Mr. Wiener for their valuable sug- 

 gestions as to the design of the aviary, which I have 

 taken full advantage of. 



Among the Doves in the aviary the' following have 

 bred : — White-fronted Dove, fjamaicensis leptopti) ; 

 Rufous Dove, ( Leptoptila reichenbachi) ; Cinnamon 

 Dove, {Chamaepelia talpacoti) ; White-winged Zenaida 

 Dove, (Melopelia leiccoptera) ; Australian Crested 

 Pigeon, (Ocyphaps cophotes) ; and the Senegal Dove, 

 (Tiirtur se?iegalisj. In the other compartments are 

 various pigeons, the Choughs, Hartz Canaries, and 

 British birds. On the shelf are my special favourites, 

 a Green Amazon and a talking Grey Parrot, a splendid 

 pair of New Guinea Eclectus, a Touracou, a Toucan, 

 and an African Black Hornbill. Of the latter I hope 

 to write a short account on a future occasion. 



Another aviary I have is 28ft. long by 26ft. wide ; 

 it is divided into three compartments, the two outer 

 ones being 15ft. by 8ft., and, loft. high, and the centre 

 one 2ift. by 12ft., and 14ft. high. It is made of iron 

 standards with ^in. mesh wire affixed and let into 

 brickwork all round ; the floor is a cemented one and 

 half the runs are covered with glass, swinging perches 



