304 ME. RAYNER'S AVIARY. [CHAP. T. 



Hawks, the whole were kept in an aviary open to the 

 weather, situated in a northerly direction at the back of 

 my parlour window, and, until I moved into my present 

 habitation, had communication with my parlour, the 

 window then opening into the aviary, in the centre 

 of which stood a stone fountain, the water playing con- 

 stantly. The class Sylviadae were separated simply on 

 the score of economy as regards the food, which being 

 soft, and consisting of animal matter, would have been 

 devoured by other birds whose food is generally of a far 

 less expensive character. I send you this list to show 

 the number of birds that may be kept together. My 

 aviary measured 33 feet long, by 10 feet wide, and 17 

 feet high, consisting of iron wire, in which aviary 

 trees of the fir tribe, and box, birch and beech were 



bird; 13, Hedge Accentor; 14, Redbreast; 15, Redstart; 16, 

 Stonechat; 17, Whinchat; 18, Wheatear; 19, Sedge warbler ; 20, 

 Reed- warbler ; 21, Nightingale ; 22, Blackcap ; 23, Garden-warbler ; 

 24, Common Whitethroat; 25, Lesser Whitethroat ; 26, Willow- 

 warbler; 27, Chiff-chaff; 28, Golden-crested Regulus; 29, Great 

 Tit; 30, Blue Tit; 31, Cole Tit; 32, Marsh Tit; 33, Long-tailed 

 Tit ; 34, Bearded Tit ; 35, Pied Wagtail ; 36, Grey Wagtail ; 37, 

 Yellow Wagtail; 38, Tree Pipit; 39, Meadow Pipit; 40, Skylark; 

 41, Woodlark; 42, Snow Bunting; 43, Common Bunting; 44, 

 Black-headed Bunting; 45, Yellow Bunting; 46, Girl Bunting; 

 47, Chaffinch ; 48, Mountain Finch ; 49, Tree Sparrow ; 50, House 

 Sparrow; 51, Greenfinch; 52, Hawfinch; 53, Goldfinch; 54, 

 Siskin ; 55, Common Linnet ; 56, Mealy Redpole ; 57, Lesser Red- 

 pole ; 58, Twite ; 59, Bullfinch ; 60, Common Crossbill ; 61, Star- 

 ling ; 62, Jackdaw ; 63, Magpie ; 64, Jay ; 65, Green Woodpecker ; 

 66, Great Spotted Woodpecker ; 67, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ; 

 68, Wry-neck; 69, Common Creeper; 70, Wren; 71, Nuthatch, 

 72, Cuckoo; 73, King-fisher; 74, Nightjar; 75, Woodpigeon ; 76, 

 Common Turtle ; 77, Collared Turtle ; 78, Pheasant ; 79, Partridge ; 

 80, Quail; 81, Golden Plover; 82, Peewit; 83, Heron; 84, Com- 

 mon Snipe; 85, Jack Snipe; 86, Land-rail; 87, Water-rail; 88, 

 Moor Hen; 89, Little Grebe; 90, Canary; 91, Averdavat ; 92, 

 Chinese Grosbeak ; 93, Quaker-bird ; 94, Java Sparrow. 



