APPENDIX 1 



THE notes which follow are taken from Lord Lilford's 

 everyday book on the events of his aviaries. We have put 

 it in as an Appendix, simply from the consideration that it 

 may not be so interesting for the general reader as other 

 parts of the book. Its interest for all keepers of a living 

 collection is of course beyond question. 



LILFORD AVIARY AND LIVING COLLECTION 

 NOTES, 1893. 



January ist. "Grip" the English raven rolls and enjoys 

 himself in the snow. 



January Afh. Great black-backed gull in, I should say, plumage 

 of third year, received from C. F. Dyer of Ramsgate, in exchange 

 for couple of mallards. 



January 6th. Two horned owls, that I believe to be Bubo 

 maculosus, received from Jamrach, who avows positively that they 

 came to him direct from Natal. 



January \vth. Grey-headed green woodpecker (Gecinus canus} 

 and one of the large northern race of pied woodpecker (Picus cissa) 

 received from Jamrach, who declares that both these birds came 

 to him from Siberia. 



Chestnut winged grakle (Amydrus tristrami] received from 

 Zoological Gardens, This bird is the survivor of two landed at 

 Southampton last month for me, and procured through the kind 

 offices of Miss N R by one Dauod Jamal of Jerusalem, 



from the monastery of Mar Saba not far from Bethlehem. These 



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