All rights reserved. March, 1914. 
BIRD NOTES: 
THE 
JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB 
The Aviaries at " Hamildean "—Ipswich. 
By B. Hamilton Scott. 
Our Editor has asked me to send some noles and photos 
of my aviaries and birds, but I fear they will l)e of little 
interest. At present I have only two aviaries, though T hope 
to build another this season. I have also a larj^'o well ! lighted 
bird-room over the staf>!es, where T keep most of my young' 
birdij and surplus stock, and two smaller wired -in places 
hardly worthy of the name of aviary. 
Aviary No. 2: This ariary is circular-fronted, has a 
domed top, and adjoins the stables and faces S.W., it was 
originally intended as a kennel for large dogs. The outer 
portion (flight) is suri-ounded by a low, ivy covered wall, on 
the top of which is a light palisading; on tlie top of the 
latter a domed roof was constructed. A wooden partition 
wa.^ removed, which gave access to a cosy inside house 9 x 
5x7 feet high. The area of the outer portion is| 11 X 9 
feet, the height of apex of dome is 9 feet; it is covered 
with ;^ inch mesh netting. The floors are asphalt. There 
are no growing bushes in this aviary, as it is peopled prin- 
cipally by Parrakeets. 
Below I give a list of its occupants and a record of 
the season's (1913) results: 
Dominican or Pope Cardinals (Paroaria larrata) : These 
have not proved half so ready to nest as their Red -crested cousins, 
not having made any attempt to reproduce their kind. 
Cockateels {Calopsiftaeus novac-hoUamlinc) . iVly old 
pair, of prolific repute, have again done well; thirteen young 
birds have been fully reared, as the result of three nests in 
broods of four, five, and four. 
Green Budgerigars {Melopsittacus umhdatus): Not so 
successful as in past seasons, l)ut there are several ,voung 
birds about. 
Red-rumped Parrakeets (Fspphofns haemaln/wfus) . I 
have been unlucky with this species, or at least with its male 
