270 Bakloh Aviary Notes, 191 6. 



May 27th. — Tailors don't seem to be feeding young 

 properly, though very fit themselves and the one young bird 

 is looking very well. 



I\Iay 28th. — You must come l)ack to see to the birds. 

 Those beastly Tailor Birds are building again. To my hor- 

 ror I saw the cock with cotton in his beak, so looked at the 

 nest and found it empty. First thought — snake; but we event- 

 ually found the body, only just dead, very nice and plump, 

 feathers on wings, back and Jiead, not hurt in any way, or 

 pecked; could it have tried to lly out by itself. Nest perfect, 

 so don't suspect other bird, no sign of other young bird or 

 the addled egg which werei tliere three days ago. The cock 

 has been shrieking at top of his voice (my poor wife. — G.A.P.) 

 I put it down to high feeding himself and boredom with feed- 

 ing the young. It was not my looking at the nest which 

 worried them ? ? ? 



(Note: 1 think my wife is right as to reason, mice 

 might have caused desertion but the hydrangea tub is not 

 mviting for mice. Snake worries might have upset them 

 and looking at them might also have done it, but personally 

 I do not think so. 



Babblers: Cock started nesting about 12th April, lien 

 helped about 1 6th, no eggs on 19th evening, three on 23rd 

 morning. Hatched on 5th May. Last young one died 12th 

 May. 



Tailors: Nest half finished, 28th April; no eggs on 

 2nd May. two eggs on 4th, 4 eggs on 6th, hatched i8th; last 

 one died 28th May. — G.A.P.) 



My Aviary and Birds. 



By C. F. Crow. 

 The object of this article is not inspired by any idea of 

 enlightening members of many years study and experience, 

 but rather with a viciv to showing to iioviices what can, be 

 done in the way of aviculture in tJie centre of a large town 

 (Grinisby), and with a limited area of ground. 



