Visits to Members^ Aviaries. 175 



ous garden, ot which they form an attractive feature. The 

 aviaries are roomy and with one or two exceptions are not 

 of the garden or natural type. With the exception of the 

 latter they are mostly given! up to Cranes, Pheasants, and 

 British birds. The aviaries have concrete floors, and mostly con- 

 sist iof three compartments — shelter, covered flight and open flight' 

 — in the shelters and covered flights heat (hot-water) to almost 

 any! extent is at command and these compartments can be 

 shut oft from the open 'flight at will, so that there is ainple 

 protection and accommodation for almost any tropical 

 feathered denizen 'that may be accjuired. The aviaries are 

 constructed of wood and glass on a brick base, and the 

 flights oi half-inch mesh netting stretched on iron framing; 

 and their design plain and handsome. 



I cannot attempt any description of the birds I saw, 

 as I was engaged in talk with their owner while walking 

 round, but among others, I remember seeing, perfect speci- 

 mens of : 



Toucans (several species), Macaws, Diademed and several other 

 species of Jays, White-winged Starlings, Red-crested and Pope Cardinals, 

 a flock of various Ploceidae, White-throated Jay-Thrush, White-crested' 

 Jay-Thrush, etc., etc. 



Passing on we came to the wildernessitype of aviaries, 

 one or tvvo of which contained spacious shallow ponds, con- 

 structed of cement; these formed a very pic'juresque feature of 

 the garden. In two of them stalked the stately Stanley, and 

 Crowned Cranes; in others were several species of Pheasants, 

 including a pair of rare Crossoptilons, I think the Manchurian. 



I may pause here to mention that the day before my 

 visit six young Crossoptilons had been hatched out, and at time 

 ot writing (June 29) are doing well, with every prospect of 

 being fully reared; if this, to be desired, result is achieved, 

 I believe I am correct in stating that they will be the first 

 of their kind to be reared in captivity. 



In another roomy aviary were a flock of Fancy Ducks. 



In. another aviary were gathered together a Hock of 

 British Finches and Buntings, and very happy and contented 



