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growing upon the banks. This was done specially for 

 the keeping of a pair of Kingfishers, and very beautiful 

 they looked darting about the enclosure. But, of 

 course, few could indulge in such an expensive luxury. 



Another charming place was made from a corner 

 in which a little pool of water overflowed its banks and 

 went trickling over the miniature rocks below, running 

 away and forming tiny waterfalls. At the bottom it was 

 received by a very shallow basin made with a large slab 

 of slate, at one end of which a waste pipe carried the 

 water away, so that there was never more than half an 

 inch of moisture in the basin. Rocks and coarse grasses 

 covered the remainder of the ground space. This 

 building was given up to a varied collection of Waders, 

 and very pretty they looked paddling about the rocks 

 and pool. 



The same idea could of course be carried out for 

 other species of birds; Wagtails would look especially 

 natural running over the grass and among the rocks by 

 the waterfalls. A few 7 shrubs planted close to the wire 

 netting would improve such a place considerably. A 

 difficulty might arise with some bird-lovers over pro- 

 curing the materials for the rockwork, but if one should 

 live anywhere near a brickfield they can obtain a cart- 

 load of burrs for a few shillings. These are the bricks 

 which have become blended together by the great heat 

 in burning. If put together with cement, pools or 

 waterfalls can easily be constructed by artistic fanciers. 



