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ears the pleasant sound of young Gouldian Finches shouting 

 for food. But space will not permit one to ramble on, and I 

 must conclude with the remark that the lists of birds, given 

 for respective aviaries, are as the birds were located at the 

 time of my visit and that where successes, etc., do not agree 

 witl) the lists it indicates that the birds had been changed 

 abou: a little earlier in the year. 



Mrs. Anningson's Aviaries and Bi7?ds: On Satur- 

 day, October 11th, I left for Cambridge to pay a long deferred 

 week end visit to Dr. and Mrs. Anningson, and to have the 

 privilege once more of seeing her fine series or Parrots, Cocka- 

 too ;. and Macaws. Much avicultural talk and an all -day motor 

 drive around the environs of Cambridge brought an eventful 

 and interesting visit to a close. 



Mrs. Anningson's Aviaries and Birds have Deen des- 

 cribed and the Finch aviary figured on more than one occasion 

 in "B.N.," and I also described the palatial quarters of the 

 Parrot-house, but on the present occasion I am happy to 

 be able to give a description of it in Mrs. Anningson's own 

 words, as follows : — 



"My Paruot House: The House is constiaicted of oue-iiicli 

 " longued and grooved matcliing, lined with teak, with an iiUeiliniiig 

 "of thick felt; the roof is of corrugated iron, lined with felt and 

 "matching; the floor-boards are of oak. There are two large (4ft. 

 "square) push-out windows opening out on to the back lawn. All 



the windows are on the S.E. side, and gla/.ed with rolled glass and 

 fitted with Venetian blinds inside, and outside wiih s'.i'ii)ed blinds 

 which assist in keeping out winter's cold and summer's heat. The 

 house stands upon eight brick and cement pillars, 12in. square 



