@jjj> THE EQUIPMENT OF THE AVIARY ffi|j 



for, "Hotel Green," as the big marguerite bush inside the 

 aviary is dubbed, cannot begin to cater with insects to the 

 demands of those birds who like their meat "alive and kick- 

 ing." There was much scurrying here and there in search 

 of bugs for the small babes, and Mrs. Sefton in telling the 

 incident, humorously remarked, "If you will believe me, it 

 took the time of five of us to hunt bugs for those babies, and 

 meet their increasing demand for 'more' !" 



A beautiful pair of cardinals, a nightingale and some 

 exquisite "bleeding-heart" doves interest all visitors. It 

 would be impossible to list the fifty-six varieties and describe 

 their peculiarities in so limited an article as is this. Nearly 

 all visitors are eager to see the splendid pheasants. There 

 are the ruff, versicolor, English ringneck, amherst, and 

 golden pheasant ; and one can see the young frequently, as 

 a splendid lot of "mothering" is done for pheasants by the 

 buff-cochin bantams — very interesting little creatures, who 

 seem to have no objection to acting as incubators and "foster- 

 mothers" the year around. The quail, too, prove interest- 

 ing at nesting time, and raise delightful although "flighty" 

 broods, but the amusing and pretty anecdotes about these 

 will have to be told some other time. 



THE WAY TO ATTRACT THE BIRDS 



In the first place — dismiss the cats. Somehow or other 

 the best-bred cat cannot overcome her natural appetite for 

 young, tender birds, and "songsters preferred" seems to be 

 the fashion. I have reasoned and reasoned with "Katrina 



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