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My Present and Past Aviaries. 
never saw any eggs. In 1913 the Firefinches sueeessfiilly reiircd two 
young. 
A Silverbill chose a Bengalese for a wi£c, a nest was built and 
a eliiteli of three eggs deposited therein, which did not hatch out ; and 
there was no better result from the union of a Sharp-tailed Finch with 
a Bengalese. 
Ac odd Crimson-wing Waxbill (Aurora Finch i. which I never 
saw pair witli anything, constructed a nc^t and deposited four *'ggs therein, 
incubating them for the full period; of course, her labour was wasted. 
A i)aii' of Cape Doves have as yet made no attempt to 
nest. 
The back of the shed is filled with brushwood and 
hay: the Black-headed, Tricolour and Bronze Mannikins, and 
Spice Finches all appeared to be nesting- therein, but what nests 
there were, were inaccessible; however, at the autunui clearing 
up I found a lot of nests and eggs. 
iThe BuDaERiGAu AviARY : This is but small (9 x G ft.), 
and my desire is, that it may ultimately contain some Blue Bud- 
gerigars. I have at present a Green hen with some blue-l)lood in 
her; she is paired to a Green cock and they are now (February 
6th) feeding young; but I hiope yet to get a Blue cock to mate 
with her. I should say that the aviary is in a warm sheltered 
corner though it faces north. 
To be continued. 
♦ 
Visits to Members' Aviaries. 
By Wesley T. P.\ge, F.Z.S., Etc. 
(Conti)u<ed from pngr 74). 
Mr. C. E. Ckoker's Aviariks: My host is certainly 
not an adherent of orthodoxy, but consults his own pleasure 
and interest, and with local help has erected his various aviaries 
and pens, and has gathered around him an interesting variety 
of fur and feather. The creature^ with which he has peopled 
his numerous enclosures certainly give no indications of un- 
happiness or lack of all they need, for a better -conditioned lot 
of birds there could not well be. 
After quite a long and interesting gossip with Mr. 
Crokei- we proceeded to do tlie round of the aviaries. 
The aviaries are not of the wilderness type, though 
