180 The Aviaries and Birds at Hoddam Castle. 



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Before leaving the a\iaries, and j^a^sing on to the "birds, 



1 should say, that " spic-and-span " cleanliness prevailed, and 

 the quiet and tasteful interior decoration of white and pale 

 green was in complete accord with the picturesque exterior; 

 and the whole forming a fitting setting to the unique and 

 rare .collection of Mrds occupying them. I must leave the 

 birds to be described in next issue, merely closing my (very 

 inadequate) remarks, of these really palatial aviaries with a 

 list of their principal inhabitants. 



PAEAMSEIDzE 

 3 Lawe's B. of P. (Epimarchus meyeri). 

 2 pairs Meyer's B. of P. (Epimarchus meyeri). 

 Princess Stephanie's, B. of P. (Astracliia stephanioi) — 



2 pairs and 2 young in immature plumage. 



1 pair Greater B. of P. (Paradisea apoda). 



2 o" Count liaggi's B. of P. (Paradisea raggiana). 



2 cT Prince Kudolph's B. of P. (Paradisornis rudolphi). 

 1 9 and 1 cf (?) King B. of P. (Cicinnurus regius). 

 5 cf (3 immature) Lesser Superb B. of P. (Lophorihna 



superba-minor). 



3 cf Hunstein's Magnihcent B. of P. (Diphyllodes 

 magnifica). 



