2(i6 Bakloli Aviary Notes, 1916, 



very thick layer oF Huff, very soft nesting- materials all rounfl 

 the inside tilling up all the i orners, a very small slit opening 

 near the top, the side leaves only partly .sewn, and the whole 

 nest is really more fluff than leaf, which is unusual, isn't it? 

 But I suppose that is owing to the tenderness of the leaves. 

 (So much Huff is unusual; I, too, think it is owing to leaves 

 being tender. — G.A.P.). Paradise Flycatcher (|uite strong and 

 flitting about a lot, great interest is taken in it here, and Major 

 Collins wants to photograph it, I'm encouraging th's desire. 



May 4th. — Tailor Birds ha\-e two eggs. J did not see 

 the nest yesterday. Babblers sitting very tight — still eggs. 

 Lady Rock Thrush very well but a bit shy when mealworms 

 are being given out — one has to take pains with her. 



May 5th. — Red-billed iiabblers seem to be feeding. 



May 6th. — Tailor Birds have 4 eggs. Red-billed 

 Babblers have young. I Left yesterday, and it was warm and 

 soft and wriggly. 



May 7th. — Babblers have 2 young, I give many meal- 

 worms, but the old birds don't seem to sit much, I do hope' 

 they will grow up alright. They are crying for food but 1 

 believe the mealworms are too big to feed the young on. 

 They go in with a worm and coinc out again with it. " What 

 can I do "? I do wish I knew more about the subject.. (I 

 wrote a letter advising net sweepings, insects from lamp and 

 water basin game and cut up mealworms, hand-fed to old 

 birds if possible, against the time the Babblers should hatch 

 buit I fear my letter was late. — G.A.P.). 



May 9th. — Paradise very lively, not frightened, but 

 flying on to the wires and shrieking a lot though there are 

 no others al)oivt close and no hens, wings really wonderfully 

 strong. 1 go on feeding with mealworms. Tailor-birds — 

 still eggs — the hen seems to do most of the sitting by day 

 at any rate. Babblers have certainly one young still. 



May loth. — Very cold, rain, rain, rain, like early July, 

 i think the Tailor Birds will soon be washed out. 



May 12th. — I've got dreadful news for you. TJie 

 Paradise was found dead this morning. I went for Dila 

 Ram, as it was pure starvation, he must have left off his feed- 

 ing the usual twice a day. I gave my usual in between 



