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THE NEW BIRD HOUSE AT THE ZOOLOGICAL


GARDENS.


After considerable delay, caused by difficulties arising

under the London Building Acts, this house has at length been

completed, the greater part of the cost being defrayed by the

generosity of Mr. C. Czarnikow, F.Z.S. The building is con-

structed of fire-proof material known as "Uralite," and is heated

and ventilated by the new " Laugfield " system. On the two

longer sides there are large flight cages, while tiers of smaller

cages are erected against the end walls and in the centre of the

building, and there are some outside flight cages on the south

side. Already the house is fairly well stocked: Troupials, Bul-

buls, Mynahs, Thrushes, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Grassfinches,

Waxbills, &c. being represented from many parts of the world.

Many aviculturists 011 entering this house will remark that there

are too many cages and too few aviaries, but one thing must be

said for the system of cages, and that is that there can be no

means of mistaking one bird for another as each cage is labelled

with the name of its occupant. At present the outside cages are

occupied by some of the Crows.


By the courtesy of the Zoological Society we are able to

reproduce a photograph of the house by Mr. B. L,. Medland,

which appeared in the recently issued Annual Report of that

Society.



PICTURES OF BIRD LIFE.



Many of our readers will doubtless have heard of the

exhibition of paintings, modestly described in the official invi-

tation and catalogue of them as "Studies of Bird-Life in Water-

colour by George E. Lodge, " at the Rembrandt Gallery, at No. 5

Vigo Street, Loudon, W. Some of us have already seen them,

but others who are fond of studies of bird life should not miss

the opportunity of paying this little Gallery (with its present

collection of fifty-four subjects) an early visit, as they will not

have the opportunity after the 15th May.


Mr. Lodge has probably followed his own bent in the



