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large enough and lofty enough to admit of their flying round and 

 round, spreading their great forked tails, afforded a spectacle not 

 easily to be forgotten. Nor should we omit to mention the 

 unique sight of a pair of Lammergeiers, which might be seen 

 " flying at hack " in unrestrained freedom within sight of the 

 house. To see a Lammergeier on the wing in England would 

 be a sight for which any ornithologist would willingly undertake 

 a long journey. 



Nor is the collection of live birds at Lilford Hall confined 

 merely to birds of prey. The out-of-door aviaries contain Bus- 

 tards, Storks, Cranes, Herons, Spoonbills, Ibises, and Water- 

 fowl of all kinds, in the highest perfection of plumage, which 

 indicates their enjoyment of health arising from the natural con- 

 ditions under which they have been maintained. 



The reader who would know more of these wonderful aviaries 

 should peruse an article on the subject from the pen of the late 

 owner which will be found printed in the ' Transactions of the 

 Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society,' 1890-91 (pp. 128- 

 143), and is full of interesting information. 



In this article Lord Lilford has referred (p. 129) to his 

 "excellent friend and teacher in falconry, the late E. Clough 

 Newcome, of Feltwell, the first practical falconer of his day, and 

 a very acute field ornithologist." Allusion is also made (p. 132) 

 to the fact that "Peregrines have been taken at Lilford alive and 

 uninjured, in the recognised Dutch fashion with bow-net and 

 decoy pigeons, and the almost indispensable assistance of a 

 Great Grey Shrike as sentinel." 



The latest information of interest concerning the live birds 

 in these beautiful aviaries was communicated by Lord Lilford, in 

 a letter dated May 23rd, which is published in the current 

 number of ' The Ibis ' for July. It relates to the breeding in 

 confinement of the Australian Wattled Lapwing, Sarciophorus 

 pectoralis, and the pairing of one of their progeny with a 

 Cayenne Lapwing, Vanellus cayennensis, resulting in the success- 

 ful hatching of two young birds. The letter further contains 

 some interesting details concerning the deposition of an egg by a 

 Kiwi (Apteryx oiveni) in a hole made in the bank of a pond, and 

 the successful breeding of a pair of Burrowing Owls (Speotyto 

 cunicularia). 



In the same spirit of enthusiasm which prompted him to 





