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Mr. C. H. A. Lieman,



most of the smaller aviary birds. He has recently sold his town

house and gone to live on his farm in the country. Although his

birds have found good homes in the other fanciers’ aviaries here, it

was a great pity that such a splendid collection of birds had to

be dispersed, as it had taken years to get together.


In addition to most of the aviary birds usually bred, he was

successful in rearing a great number of Orange, Napoleon, and Mada¬

gascar Weavers, Pekin Nightingales, Paradise Whydahs, and Cardinals.


Last season he was successful in rearing two young hybrids

between a cock crimson finch and a hen star-finch, but unfortunately

they were killed by some other finches in the aviary soon after

leaving the nest, so that it would be impossible to form much idea

of what their adult plumage would have been like.


Has this hybrid been bred before ? *


Mr. F. P. Kell is another ardent fancier who secured a great

number of Mr. Osborne’s birds. He has a fine and comprehensive

collection of all classes and has ample accommodation for them.


Mr. D. R. Gee specialises in Parrots, of which he has a varied

collection from all parts of the world, and in addition has an aviary

devoted to the smaller seed-eaters.


Mr. von Rieben’s special fancy is Waterfowl and Pheasants,

and they show to great advantage in the grounds of his beautiful

home at Rose Park. Native Pigeons, Parrots, and Finches also each

have an aviary devoted to them.


Mr. H. G. Young, of Somerton, has done wonderfully

well with Yellow Budgerigars. Two years ago he started with

one pair. He now has over seventy, all descended from the original

pair of birds.


Mr. Guy Whitington is another keen fancier, and he has been

successful in breeding the Bicheno-Zebra finch hybrids, some of

which were beautifully marked.


My own aviary is about 45 ft. long by 12 ft. wide. It has

wire netting on the top and both sides, with the exception of 12 ft.

at one end, which is roofed over with galvanised iron and covered in

on the south and east sides with weather-board.



* This hybrid was bred in Mr. Astley’s aviary in Italy (Varenna) in 1908

See coloured plate, vol. i, third series, p. 79, 1909-10.



