My .iviaij/ (Yoils) and Birdis. 
Ill 
months ago, when they were both looking in most perfect 
condition. My Lavender-headed Lovebirds (A. cana) died; 
also some Green Singing-finches {Serinus icterus), brought 
home from India about two years ago. 
These birds remain out all the year round, and the 
aviary is not heated in any way. 
C'ockateels, Budgerigars, Cutthroats, and Silverbills 
have all reared young. The Java Sparrows nested, but the 
hen died in the nest during incubation (I noticed by the 
records m "Bird Notes" this often happens with this species). 
My Lavender-headed Lovebirds went the same way. The 
Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia castanotis) have nested twice; 
the first year they threw the young out of tlie nest when a 
few days old and last year eggs were laid but not incubated. 
In a smaller aviary I have Yellow Budgerigars (these 
breed freely), and a pair of Red -crested Cardinals (Paroaria 
cuciillata). The Cardinals built a beautiful nest in the larger 
aviary, but, became so savage with the smaller birds that 
I had to move them into the small Budgerigar Aviary. I re- 
gret to say they have not built again — am hoping they will 
do so this year. In a sheltered nook of the garden I have' 
a cage built, like the one described in our Editor's book, 
"Aviaries and Aviary Life," and, belonging to Miss Thorburn, 
of Liverpool. This is used as the nursery for young Budgeri- 
gars, etc., and a very useful cage it is. My aviary has been 
in existence for three years and a most delightful hobby it is, 
affording never ending — in fact, ever -increasing — interests. I 
look forward, with great pleasure, each month to the arrival 
of our most interesting journal " Bird Notes," and wish it 
prosperity. 
♦ 
An Effective Mouse-trap. 
By Dr. L. Lovell-Keays. 
A Mouse -trap that will catch mice is what we have 
all been looking for, but failed to find. Fortune smiled upon 
me once again, when I ran up against this desideratum of avicul- 
turists in the home of a Canary-fs,ncier. 
The apparatus is so simple that anybody could make 
