The cages contain a fine Amazon Parrot, 2 Black- 

 headed Conures, Ring-necked Panakeet, Rosella, and 

 2 Orange-flanked Parrakeets which talk. It is very 

 interesting to sit and watch them. There is a sink 

 with water laid on, all shown in the photo. Some of 

 these birds I have had as long as ten years ; I lost in 

 the monk this year a good Goldfinch mule I had had 

 over twelve years. 



OUTSIDE AVIARY. 



24ft. long, 9ft. wide, 8ft. high, with inner covered 

 shed i6ft. long, 5ft. wide, 7ft. high, with Acme ven- 

 tilator on the top which is always open. The outer 

 and inner aviary is divided into two equal portions 

 and water is laid on to a trough in the centre ; one 

 end is protected from winds b\' glass shutters and the 

 whole is covered with Jin. mesh wire. One portion 

 contains a pair of Golden Pheasants, three Thrushes, 

 Brown Linnets, Greenfinches, Doves, Chaffinches and 

 Siskins ; the other a pair of Golden Pheasants, four 

 Starlings, Thrush, Larks, Yellowhammers, Siskins, 

 Linnets, Goldfinches, Cliaffinches, Partridges, a pair 

 of Californian Ouails, and Bramblefinches. These 

 birds all agree very well together, allhough the 

 Thrushes have a slight flourish now and again ; I 

 have bred the Golden Pheasants in the aviary. I 

 had it planted with shrubs, but they soon destroyed 

 them, leaving bare stumps. I got a quantil\' of heather 

 and made a shady corner at the back, and it makes 

 good cover for them ; some of them have nested but 

 not hatched out. They stop out all the winter and 

 have done so for two or three vears. 



