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laying of the egg, the bird went off its food, was mopish, and 
apparently indisposed. 
Before passing on, I must make mention of Dr. Anningson's 
Magpies and Jay. Never have I seen finer specimens, and when 
kept under such conditions, many of our well-loved native 
avifauna do rival for beauty many of their tropical cousins. 
We reproduce herewith a photo showing two of Mrs. 
Anningson's aviaries, which are attached to the house, and, 
instead of being an eyesore, are an ornament. The photo was 
taken in coronation year with the house in gala attire. The 
aviary on the left of the photo is given up to Rosy-faced Love- 
birds {Agapor7iis 70seicollis) of which Mrs. Anningson has been 
quite a successful breeder during the several years she has kept 
this species. The sashes of this aviarj' are so arranged that, 
though one is continually open for ventilation, the wind never 
blows directly into it. It is kept closed at night and during 
severe weather. 
The Tanagers' Aviary : This is an erection of the year, 
and is the only one of Mrs. Anningson's aviaries that has not a 
concrete base, but it is a well-constructed and arranged aviary ; 
the shed is well lighted, the roof and walls constructed of double 
boards with several thicknesses of felt between them ; it can be 
closed entirely during severe weather. The flight is planted 
with Tamarisk and other evergreen bushes, and the ground over- 
grown with grass and weeds. The following ground plan* and 
end elevation will indicate its arrangement, etc. better than pages 
of text. 
Here amid all the inclemencies of this summer (a specially 
trying one for fragile or delicate species) the undermentioned 
species have disported themselves amid the foliage (often sodden 
with wet) and have thriven in a surprising way. Here were a 
lovely pair of Necklace or All Green Tanagers (C. viridis) in 
exquisite condition and evidently quite happy and contented in 
their surroundings — I saw them on a recent sunn}' October morn- 
ing, following days of pouring wet and raw cold — Mrs. Anningson 
tells me it is one of the prettiest sights she has ever had under 
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