94 ^'Jy Aviary Room and Its Occupants. 



FUghi No. 2: Tliis contains a \cry mixed lot. viz.: 

 Budgerigars (some incubating eggs), p.rit of ("ockateels. pairs 

 Rosella and Tui rarrakcets, Cowbirds. 2 Orioles, sc\eral 

 Weavers, Paradise WHiydali and Ilauiinch. .So far these 

 ha\-e all agreed well together. 



Flight No. 3. Another mixed rrowd, but all ^mallisii 

 species, as follows: Roller, Lizard, and Frilled Canaries; also 

 a number of small foreign finches, etc. 



1 will now make a few obser\-ations of special birds, 

 which \\'ill but faintly indicate the interest I take in them 

 and the pleasure the> give mc. 



Sexegal I'.ARROTS: Thcy are a charming pair of 

 birds, so beautiful, so wicked and mischievous and such won- 

 derful woodcutters. Their monkeyish behaviour ne\er fails to 

 interest. 1 am hoping that my interest ma}- be still further 

 awakened by the advent of a family of baby .Senegals ! 



English Starling: This came to me of its own ac- 

 cord, entered the room during the recent cold weather and re- 

 fused to leave. He is perfectly tame and \ery handsome — 

 how beautiful the common starling is when examined standing 

 quietly on a near-by perch — how beautiful are the changing 

 hues of his sheeny plumage under the pla)- of light, and how 

 under such conditions one admires his beautifully bespangled 

 garment I 



Red-Legged Cuban Thrush: WH-iat- a beautiful crea- 

 ture he is, and how beautifully his red legs contrast with the 

 soft and exquisite harmony of the blues of his body plumage. 

 Our Editor promises to hgure him in colour, when coloured 

 plates are again possible, then my readers will be able to share 

 iniy appreciation of his beauty; at present we ha\e to be con- 

 tent with an illustration of him in black and white. 



Budgerigars: How I admire these beautiful, little 

 Austialian Lovebirds, they are so energetic and vixacious, and 

 charm one generally with their beautiful flight, generaf charac- 

 teristics and their readiness to breed. My great ambition is to 

 breed Blue Budgerigars I 1 ha\-e a true pair Blue X Green, 

 birds and great things arc looked for from them. 1 am 

 hoping that, even this season, iny ambition may be realised, 

 dream though it be at present. 



