^78 Ati Aviary Meant for Waders. 



£ SI. d 



1077^ feet run of 4iu. x 2iii., 4iii. x 4iii., and 5iii. x 2iu 5 1,'} 



gallons wood preservative 9 



12 drain pijjes and elbows, cement, and man's lime 18 4 



Pixing roof netting, men's time and sundry materials ... 1 5 9 



3 Tons sea sand 2 1 3 



126 yards wire netting, i-in. mesh x 6ft. wide x 20 gauge 7 10 



2 rolls rooflng* felt, each 15 x 1 yards 13 



£18 1 2 



The above does not include the excavation of ground 

 for pond, this being done l)y the gardener and labourers. 



The pond is dug out to a depth of three feet, so as 

 to divert a little stream through it but tlie said stream dries 

 up during periods of drought, and gave out on May 25th 

 this year. There are two terraces; one half way down, covered 

 with grass, and the other, level with the water at (lood time 

 and covered with sea sand; tlie^e terraces are connected with 

 each otlier and the rest of the aviary by sloping paths. One 

 half of the pond is lower than the othei-, so that tliere shall be 

 water in one part under any conditions. I have made an 

 arrangement, with old fire hose, a pump, and a brick drain, 

 to keep some water in the pond. There is a path running 

 through the aviary covered with sand, as is the shelter shed 

 and a part (verandah), where the roof overlaps the shed, which 

 is 12 X 6 feet. 



The north side of the flight is protected by two rows 

 of firs, cypress, etc. The east and west sides have privet 

 hedges running along them. The south is rather unprotected, 

 but there is a hedge running along part of its length; and 

 small trees and bushes are dotted about in groups over the 

 flight. Near the pond is a bamboo in which some years ago 

 a pair of Yellow -rumped Munias nested twice in one year, 

 but threw out the young on each occasion, when they were 

 all but fully fledged. The aviary will look much better when 

 it lias lost its newness, and trees, bushes, and herbage have 

 run wild. 



The Inmates; It contains two Curlews, one Oyster 

 Catcher, three Green Plovers, two Knots, one Argoondah Quail, 

 two Leiothrix, one Bengalese, and pairs of Avadavats, Grey, 



