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The outside is covered with felt, and it is whitewashed inside.

Attached to the front for its whole length, and extending 8ft.

outwards, is an open run, covered with a double wire netting to

protect the birds from cats, etc. In the open run there is a very

shallow concrete basin with a fountain jet in the centre, fed by

waterworks water, which can be turned on from the outside at

will. Inside, at the back, is fixed a nest of “ pigeon holes” and

a long self-supporting hopper filled with canary seed. There

are a few evergreens and fir branches about, but otherwise there

is no protection from the weather and no artificial heat. The

aviary is situated under a young lime tree, and stands quite apart

from all walls and buildings; it faces due South.


The food consists of the pure canary seed contained in the

hopper mentioned above, a handful of mixed oilseeds (rape,

linseed, and hemp) thrown down occasionally on the ground; a

little greenmeat ; and the fountain is turned on every morning

to give fresh water for drinking and bathing.


The following birds have lived in perfect health in this

aviary during the winter, and seemed no worse for the continuous

and very severe frosts and blizzards we have lately experienced.

The only bird lost was one of the Bengalese, which I have had

some time and which was of “ uncertain age.”—


Canaries (hens), Budgerigars (some of which were bred in

the aviary in ’99), Napoleon Weaver, Pink-faced Weavers, Spice

Birds, Bengalese, and the hybrids of the last two species bred in

the aviary in ’99 ; St. Helena Waxbill, Bullfinches, Siskins,

Chaffinches, Bramblefinches, Twites, Linnets, Redpolls, Gold¬

finches, Java Sparrows, Mules (Linnet-Canary and Siskin-

Canary), bred in the aviary.



REVIEW.


“ British Birds : Iheir Successful Management in Captivity , with

other allied information for Fanciers .” By Dr. f. Denham

Bradburn. Second Edition, revised, enlarged , and illustrated.

Price is. nett; post free is. 2 d. “ The Feathered World,”


9, Arundel Street, Stra?id, London, W.C.


That the number of aviculturists who now attempt to,

and largely succeed in, keeping healthy and happy in captivity

British birds, which formerly seldom long survived, is largely on

the increase, is shown by the experiences which have been

related in our pages. Dr. Bradburn’s experience in this branch

of aviculture seems to have been very large. His instruction



