82 PONDS, . PADDOCKS, AND AVIARIES 



" My surviving pair of trumpeters laid two eggs on 

 floor of cage, and broke one of them, but are now nest- 

 making in a box, and I hope mean business." l 



Note from " Aviary Record." 



"September ijth, 1893 : Raven, 'Sankey' (Coruus 

 corax] taken from nest near Santander in May 1876, died." 



A mate for the survivor was obtained, with the 

 following successful result : 



" April y^ 1894. 



" The ravens have a new nest and three eggs in the 

 big beech tree at the west corner of the house." 



Note from " Aviary Record''' 



"April 2oth, 1894: Four ravens (Corvus corax\ 

 hatched out at Lilford. Now about three days old." 



"April nth, 1895. 



"I have reason to fear that both of my ravens are 

 males. They built a huge nest and lined it carefully. 

 The smaller, younger bird was actually sitting in the 

 nest for some time, but he (or she) was so terrified 

 by the awful hurricane of March 24th that, having 

 nearly full use of its wings, it went away to the 



1 To E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, Esq. 



2 To Walter M. Stopford, Esq. 



