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All Easier Visit to Menibeis Aviaries. 
Bn iBastcr IDisit to riDcinbers' Bviaiics. 
By Wesley T. Page, F.Z.vS. 
As a sort of preface, I may be permitted to say that my visits com- 
menced at Stubbiiigton, where I spent th i ee-aiid-a-half days, and liad quite 
an inteiesliiig time among onr IJriiisli birds, which were very iinmerous in 
this locality, especially the Lark, as indicnted in last issue. On the Monday 
I went over to the Isle of Wight, sjjendini; two days there before returning 
to London. Without further preface I will now ])roceed to describe our 
Members' Aviaries, taking them in the order of my visits, illustrating \\\\ 
notes with photos and plans of same. 
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Mr. Mathias'.s Aviarik.S: These have already been described in this 
Journal (Vol. VII.) and it will suffice to say that the flight of the iMuch 
Aviary has been extended to iSJft. liy 9ft. part of which is planted with 
conifers, bamboos, etc., and to refer mv leaders to the plate of his latest 
aviary, a handsome structure, of which the ilhistratiou gives such clear 
details that further description is not called for, save perhaps to say that, 
owing to the locality being a very breezy one, an arrangement of liinged 
frames of light wood, glass and roofing felt, so that either side or 1)oth can 
be closed according to the direction of the wind. This aviary should prove 
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most successful as it is well arranged and gives the birds privacy, shelter, 
and yet an abundance of light and air. It contains three pairs Black- 
cheeked Lovebirds, pairs of Green and Yellow Budgerigars, vStauley, Pas- 
serine and Many-colour Parrakeets, vSafFrou Finches and Di;imond Doves. 
In the I''incli Aviary are I<ong- and Rufous-tailed Grassfinclies, Crim- 
son Finches; Orange-cheek and Zebra Waxbills, Common Avadavats, 
Saffron F'inches, Diamond Doves, Canaries (with young), etc. 
The Budgerigar Aviary contained about six pairs, most of which were 
engaged in incubation, and were certainly a healthy and vvell-fealhered 
