Bakloh Aviary Notes, 191 6. 2<S1 



heavy flower heads flop down a bit. On inspection to-day 

 found a new Tailor Bird's nest, almost finished^ quite close 

 to the tirst. Gave me a shock, I knew they were building, 

 but I put it down as being in another plade and I did not 

 expect such rapidity. Failed to^ get a shot at a snake in 

 Swifts' nest in the verandah, servants frightened it away 

 before I could get the gun. 



June 3rd. — Tailor birds have 3 eggs. Pied Chats 

 still have eggs; noisy, fussy lady she is. 



June 9th. — More bad news, D.R. reports one of the 

 Red-billed Babblers in near aviary is missing, I'm sure he's 

 let it out he's very careless about shutting doors behind him, 

 and in this weather the wood warps and the weight does not 

 close door properly, also he's very careless about " shooing 

 away " the birds from the door when he takes in mealworms. 

 No "body" can be found an,ywhere, but I haven't seen one 

 around aviary outside. Still I think it got out. D.R. says 

 it died as the young died, then he tried a snake and fifty 

 other excuses. I'm very sorry about it. D.R. has been 

 extra slack I expect of late, as he knows I'm terribly rushed 

 with no Ayah, and being with the children all day. 



You're really saying quite pretty things to me about 

 my bird notes — birds really are quite interesting creatures, 

 and your chair in the verandah is most comfy, but they do 

 want time, and that 1 have'nt had lately. 



June I I th.— Pied Chats have young. Tailors sitting 

 hara 



June I 6th.— Tailors have one young just hatched. Pied 

 Chats young going on all right. 



June 17th. — Hen Tailor Bird sits and she feeds, but 

 neilhe • seem to take food to young. Pied Chats both feed 

 mealwonns to their young, but sit \'cry little, and spend much 

 time on hran(-h outside nest, screaming at it. 



J una 20th. — Both Tailor Birds seem to feed young 

 will; dried white ants. 



June 24th.— Tailors, 2 young (and i ^gg) and Pied 

 Chats young (still in nest) doing well. Mealworms coming 



