338 Birds in and about the Station. 



At the far end of the Parrot House, separated from the 

 birds by a solid partition, is a well-equipped hospital room, 

 a very necessary feature of all extensive collections, but too 

 seldom provided. The floor is of concrete, so that it can be 

 cleaned and disinfected thoroughly. Around the walls are 

 placed cages conveniently small, and light is obtained from 

 windows at the front. 



The Pheasant Aviary completes the chain of installa- 

 tions. The house is of wood, with cement floors and is 100 

 feet long by sixteen wide. The eight cages into which it 

 is divided open into the same number of yards, forty feet deep, 

 well shaded by fine old apple trees and planted with grass 

 and shrubbery. The frame -work is formed of iron piping, 

 over which one half -inch square -mesh wire has been stretched, 

 no provision having been made to prevent fighting between 

 cock Pheasants in adjacent runs. Most of the common species 

 have been or are kept, but less attention has been given to 

 this group than to some others. 



The birds have the general supervision of Mr. A. 

 P. Wilbur, superintendent of the estate, but are under the 

 direct care of Mr. E. A. Watts and four assistants. All of 

 the members of the collection seemed fit and healthy, and are 

 living evidence of the care and solicitude with which their 

 every want has been satisfied. 



Birds in and about the Station. 



By Captain G. A. Pbrueau, F.Z.S. i 



{Continued from page 330). 

 The Common Mynah {Acridotheres tristis) is resident 

 hi the Station, and fairly common. His penchant for filling 

 up chimneys with litter tends to make him unpopular and 

 then too he is supposed to be good for grape vines, so his 

 numbers do not increase unduly in this station. I believe 

 flesh is in reality bad for vines, and anyhow the iniquitous 

 Sparrow which is rapidly increasing, would be a better sub- 

 ject. As to his first fault, wire netting is a preventitive. 

 Some years ago it was my duty to frequently visit a magazine, 

 I suppose my visits during May and June, the Mynah breeding 

 season and also the musketry season, were never less than 



