An Easter Tour Amomj Mm/hcrs' Aviaries. 
ance of April " B.N.," and a. .sonifwhat iinlidcM-ent issue, I 
fear. 
On Tliur.sday, April 8th, Mr. Haii,''giu and 1 met at Mr. 
Bainbridge's, Thorpe, Surrey, this l>eing the lirst avicultural 
call. Mr. Bainbridgc being- on a voyage to Australia and 
back for the benefit of his health, we, of necessity, viewed the 
aviaries in his absence our next call being the writer's 
aviai'y at Mitcliani, foUowrd l)y visits to Dr. .J. Easton Scott 
and Mr. ^^'arren ^^'illianls at \\'allington ; tmt i)ej'haps before 
noting what we saw 1 had better bi'ieliy review the route 
taken, which will leave the way clear for noting the various 
aviaries visited in proper sequence. On Ciood Frithiy morn- 
ing an early start was made for East iloathiy, Sussex, stops 
being made at Major Horsbrugh's, Oxted, and Mr. ScotL- 
Freeland's, Tonbridge, on the waj-, Friday night was spent 
with Dr. Lovell-Keays; Saturday was spent at Hastings where 
we lunched with Mrs. Hartley, returning to Uc. Lovell-Iveays 
where we stayed another night. Just about noon on Easter 
Sunday we said good-bye to our host and hostess and started 
for Brighton where we lunched with Mrs. F. Johnson (Major 
Johnson being away on a short visit in Canada), and after 
seeing the birds, left for Southsea, and on arrival at once 
crossed to the Isle of Wight. On Easter Monday we looked 
over Mr. Willford's aviaries (their owner being away on a 
photographic visit to Spain), and in the afternoon inspected 
Mr. Yealland's stock at Binstead. On Tuesday morning we 
crossed from Yarmouth to Lymington, where we again boarded 
the car, our first stop being Beaulieu, where we visited the 
aviaries of Dr. P. Gosse and Mrs. Turner -Turner, thence to 
Lyndhurst to see Miss Chawner's aviaries and birds. Here 
we had lunch, saw the garden and birds, and then set out for 
Mrs. Connell's at Brockenhurst, who like ourselves was holi- 
day making. We then visited Mr. Cr. E. Rattigan who has 
lately moved to Brockenhurst, and put up at an hotel for 
the night. On Wednesday we made an early start as Ave had 
the longest day's run of the tour before us, our lirst stop 
being at Miss Bousfield's at Bournemouth, lunching with Mr. 
Pike, at Wareham, then passing on to Exmouth where we 
put up for the night. On Thursday morning we made an 
early start for Poltimore Park; unfortunately Lord Poltimore 
was not at home, but we did the aviaries as thoroughly as 
