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and a brilliant patch of colour at all times, they added life 

 and beauty to the scene. 



But I must not ]ini;(M-. Firefinches, Cordon Bleu^. 

 T-ong-tailed and Rufous-tailed Grassfinches, Alelba Finches, 

 Diamond Sparrows, Scarlet and Blue Tanagers, White Java 

 Sparrows, AvacLnats, Mashed in and out of the picture in- 

 cessantly; while occasionally Pied and Yellow Wagtails ad- 

 orned this charming" scene. 



In the next aviary, " I3a," were gathered together a 

 colony of Weavers, many of the Hyphantornine group, also 

 Cirenadier, Napoleon. Orange. Crimson-crowned, and many 

 others ; a'so other pugnacious pairs counted unsafe, bwing to 

 many misdemeanours, for the general crowd in the main 

 aviary. ; ' , i ' 



The adjoining aviary " C " was occupied by Psiftact. 

 I no'ed Mealy and Red Rosellas,> Pennant's. Jendaya, All r,reen 

 and other Parrakeets; Peach-faced Lovebirds, Green and 

 Yellow Budgerigars, all apparently in the best of health and 

 fine plumage, their glowing plumage fully compensating for 

 the lack of growing trees and bushes in their enclosure. 



After leaving the aviaries I was shown two nests, Ijy 

 one pair of Hedge Accentors, from which two young Cuckoos 

 .had entered the wide world — the nests were placed in bushes 

 at the back of the herbaceous border by the side of the 

 temiis lawn. 



The writer sincerely hopes that Mr. Grossmith will 

 supply in the near future a more detailed account of the 

 doings of the birds — the photos illustrating the above notes 

 were taken by Mrs. Grossmith. 



Miss Lucas' Aviary : Last Imonth I spent an after- 

 noon with Dr. and Miss Lucas at East Grinstead, who arc 

 new adherents to aviculture. While chatting aviculture \fith 

 Dr. Lucas, a charming Shama flitted about the room, begging 

 continually for mealworms, it was tame and familiar, and of 

 the many of this species that 1 have seen, kept or handled, 

 I have never seen one in better condition or richer colour 

 than the above mentioned bird. In the drawing-room while 



