1/1 TUfihts Bcservcd. NovHMnKi?, 1013. 



BIRD NOTES: 



THE 



JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB 



Visits to Members' Aviaries. 



By Wesley T. Page, F.Z.S., etc. 

 {Continued from, page 2G2). 



Mr. R.\in]}i;ii)Ge's Aviaries : In mid Sopleniher I 

 availed iiiysolF ol' Mr. and Mrs. Bainliridirc's kind invitation 

 to sixMid a lew days witli them and view the aviaries anrl 

 birds. Fortunately I was favoured with fine weather and 

 enjoyed a most interesting and pleasant visit: as Mr. Bain- 

 bridge has said elsewhere "we talked of many aspects" of 

 avieudture, and time passed all too quickly. 



I think I am correct in stating that Mr.; Bain bridge 

 only took up aviculture last year, but he is a pronounced en- 

 thusiasl and has already gathered together in his aviaries a 

 goodly array of beautiful and uncommon species, and, as he 

 net only takes aviculture seriously, but is painstaking also, 

 and gives the welfare of his birds careful thought and assid- 

 uous attention whenever he is at home; quite the average 

 amount of success is sure to come his way in the near future. 

 He has met with a full share of the losses that are incidental 

 to the gathering together of a good collection of birds, and at 

 the same time has gained some valuable experience. 



AviARY' A : This is the New Aviary, and is situated 

 at the 1 aek of the tennis lawn. It is a Toomy and well arranged 

 structure consisting of shelter, open flight, covered flight and 

 a second open flight as shown on the ground plan. The shelter 

 is roomy and well lighted and is provided with an oil-heated 

 hot watei apparatus to give a little warmth during winter's 

 cold days. I should say in passing that the only outlets from 

 the oil -heated boiler are to atmosphere— no outlet into the 

 shelter; it is lighted and all attention given from the exterior. 

 Here some of the more fragile species are kept in roomy 

 cages during the winter, while the more robust species use 

 the shelter as they please and have access to the outdoor 



