248 M]/ Aviaries and Birds. 



millet sprays, wasp cake, ants' " eggs," dried flies, banana, 

 apples, suet (much liked l)y the birds), soft food, unlimited 

 greenfood and mealworms every morning. 



General : In both aviaries I have fountains, thus 

 securing a continuous supply of running water. The seed 

 hoppei's were made to my own design — they have glass backs 

 and the seed slides over perforated zinc, thus getting rid of 

 dust — they do not require daily attention. 



Though the flights are large I find the birds very 

 tame, coming close to me for mealworms, especially the Pekin 

 Robins, the latter being the favourites with most of my friends. 

 All the birds are out in the coldest weather, and if there is 

 any snow they seem to enjoy getting into it. In av inter I 

 supply hemp and linseed, also a little scalded wdieat. 



My Aviaries and Birds. 



By G. E. Haggie. 



In response to the Editor's request for notes of my 

 birds I pen the following notes and hope they may prove of 

 some little interest. 



My latest aviary for whicli Mr. Page kindly suggested 

 alternate plans was erected by Messrs. Boulton and Paul, and 

 is a handsome though costly (£50) structure for its size. 



As a photo -reproduction and ground plan accompanies 

 these notes a lengthy description is uncalled for. It is 12 feet 

 long, 8 feet broad, and about 16 feet to ridge. The shed 

 is double boarded with felt between; the floor is concrete. 

 The flight is planted as a garden, with a cement bath' 2 

 fee^ in diameter, an'i H inches deep at the centre; the water 

 supply therein is kept up by a small fountain, and when the 

 spray is turned on full, it is of sufficient capacity to cover 

 the whole flight — very useful for cleansing and watering pur- 

 poses. The east side of aviary is wood and glass, protected 

 with wire on the inside. All the wire -work throughout is 

 straight woven, and has a much more handsome appearance 

 than ordinary netting. It is painted grass green, and is 

 quite an ornamental feature of the front portion of the garden, 

 it is fixed on to the buttress of the kitchen chimney, which 

 will keep the inner compartment comfortal)ly warm in winter. 



