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formed of cement in each. The condition of the various 
birds bespoke their happy and contented occupancy. The 
ground plan makes further description superfluous. Th;- vari- 
ous aviaries contained : 
No, I. Yellow-naped, Jendaya, and Half-moon I'arrakects, and Roseate 
Cockatoo;. 
No. 2. Small White Javan Cockatoo, hon Ked-sided Kclectus I'arrot, Green 
Conure, and Stanley Parrakeet. 
No. 3. Blue and Yellow, Red and Ulue. and Crimson Macaws. 
No. 4. Hock of Weavers, Senegal I'arrot, Pennant's Parrakeets, and BlacK- 
faced lovebirds. 
No. 5. Canaries . Pekin Robins . Zebra, Masked, and Green-wingcd Doves. 
No. 6. No list. 
The Macavi's have laid, but have never attempted to 
incubate their eggs ; but breeding has never be?n attempted in 
the above series, as there are too many in each division. The 
birds, however, do exceedingly well and have proved long-lived 
under the treatment given. The windows of the shelter are 
fitted with wire doors, so that the birds can be driven in and 
shut in whenever weather and other conditions make this 
desirable. 
The remainder of the aviaries are unheated, the flights 
being made from chicken-hurdles, with wire-netting stretched 
over the top — the lower i 8 inches of the hurdles is wood, the 
remainder wire-netting. Each enclosure is fitted with a suit- 
able shelter, mostly constructed of bricks. All are turfed, and 
where the character of the occupants permits, naturally planted 
as well, A reference to the ground plan will make all clear, 
and it only remains for me to say that they appealed to me 
as practical, pleasing, and suitable in every way to house their 
respective occupants; that is, if the condition of the birds is 
to count for anything at all. 
No. 7. Great Crested Pigeons (a very tine pair i ; Golden, Amherst, and 
hybrid Golden X Amherst Pheasants. 
No. 8. Golden and hybrid tiolden X Amherst Pheasants. 
No. 9: The appearance of this enclosure is very pic- 
turesque being known as the Duck Pond. It is 36 feet square, 
with a small island in the centre, surrounded with a broad 
stream of water; and, the remaining portion planted with Bam- 
boos, Berberis, Camelias, Wistarias, Tree Paeonies, etc., the 
whole effect being charming. It contained the following ducks : 
Mandarin, Carolina, Pintail. Ruddy Sheld-drake and I'ormosan Teal. 
No. 10. Unoccupied. 
No II. Silver Pheasants. 
