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All that now remains to complete the aviary is to plant 

 and arrange the flights as indicated on plan, and to furnish 

 the shelters and covered flights with an abundance of twiggy 

 branches, food hoppers, and nest receptacles. All exterior 

 wood work should be stained with creosote (light brown 

 " Solignum ' is even better), and the netting given a coat of 

 "Bicycle Black." Any portion of the structure which rises 

 above boundary wall, must be filled in with netting or boards, 

 according to whether it faces open f^.ight or shelters. 



Note: The partition between the shelters must be 

 match-boarding, but the partition between the flights is wire 

 netting. 



The Bath: These are "best formed of cement with a 

 soak-away beneath and the one described below, is ve^^y easily 

 formed of Portland cement. 



.\. 12 inch (or less) 

 drain pipe forming 

 soak-av.'ay . 



B. Block of concrete 

 forming Bath Basin. 



C . Waste Pipe, fitted 

 with lavatory - basin 

 plug and collar. 



D. Overflow pipe. 



E. Top of concrete basin, 

 \\ inch deep at " C," 

 \ inch deep at outer 



Such ana viary if a little care and taste be exercised in 

 erection and when planting, is an ornament to any garden, and 

 an endless source of interest, and pleasure, and care from 

 January ist to December 31st, of every year. 



I must leave to next issue a description of my experi- 

 ences and the birds kept — a glossary of their doings is appear- 

 ing in the serial "Endurance of Birds," which will be shortly 

 resumed. 



( To be continued) . 



