All Rights Reserved. March, I919. 



BIRD NOTES: 



THE 



JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. 



The Aviaries and Birds at Ewhurst Parh. 



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



Recently I enjoyed the hospitality of the Puchess of 

 Wellington, and, of course- viewed her aviaries and birds, that 

 really being' the object of my visit. 



After Inncli. at which it is needless to state the talk was 

 mainly avi cultural, we went out to see the birds, or rather first 

 went upstairs to the birdroom, where a few of the birds are 

 housed for the winter months. The birdroom is a small, well- 

 lighted room fitted up with branches, etc., and, writing from 

 memory, contained Gouldian Finches, a Pekin Robin, a Gold- 

 fronted PVuitsucker, Long-tailed Grassfinches. a hen Red 

 headed Finch and s-undry other weavers, finches, and 

 waxl)ills. The room as admirably adapted for the purpose, 

 and l)eing fitted with a H.W. radiator a comfortable temperature 

 can l)e maintained irrespective of the weather. 



There was also a cage in the window of one of the rooms 

 containing three Gouldian Finches. 



Tlie first aviary visited was unoccupied, but is to be peo- 

 pled this season with Budgerigars and Lovebirds, which should 

 thrive therein — though, the shelter being mostly glass will 

 probably be very cold in winter and intensely hot in summer, 

 still the wind has abundant play therein and should modify this 

 to some extent. A covering of felt over the glass roof would 

 materially improve this aviary (i.e. in the writer's opinion). 



The next aviaries visited were a series of three or four, 

 with open fronted shelters, but partially screened with creepers. 

 The flights (S' to 10' wide, were some 30 feet, or more, long 

 and 8' to 9' high; bushes being arranged along each side, with 

 creepers growing over the netting, and the effect should be wild 



