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Some British Birds in My Aviaries. 



fly, and I should very much like to know how she succeeded 

 in getting them to change their quarters. A week later, they 

 werei quite strong on the wing, and now a disaster occurred. 

 Annoyed by my efforts to secure a photo of them, a very 

 difficult operation by the way, they, both slipped through the 

 three- quarter inch mesh netting and escaped. One I recap- 

 tured, but the; other probably perished, as it wasn't capable of 

 fully providing for itself. The survivor lived another week 



Plwfo W. Shore Baily. 

 Bearded Tits in Nest. 



or so, when it met its doom in the fangs of a young rat, 

 which managed to squeeze its way into the aviary. The 

 murderer was promptly executed with high explosive, in the! 

 shape of a charge of No. 6 shot. I was very much surprised 

 to find that any bird could get through three-quarter inch 

 netting, but I have since found that the Common and Willow- 

 Wrens can easily do so*. 



In this connection I have just had another unpleasant surprise, 



*So also can Avadavats and most of the Waxbills. — Ed, 



