158 Ah Easter Tour Amoncf Members' Aviaries. 
quite a crowd of Wax Mils and tlie " Small Ornamental 
Finches," all in siu'li condition as would do credit to any 
aviary, bespeaking- intelligent care and 'treatment, and also 
a personal interest in their general welfare on the part of 
their owner. I have never seen birds in better condition, 
not even on the show -bench— yet they dwell in their out -door 
quarters all the year round and this suited them admirably, 
as their excellent and robust condition amply demonstrated . Un- 
fortunately I took no list here and I have delayed 
writing for one till too late, but, I hope Mr. Warren-Williams 
will send a i)hoto and description of his aviary and its occu- 
pants to appear in a later issue. He is to be congratulated 
on a pleasing and well planned aviary, enhanced by the 
setting of a beautiful garden, and a series of the' " Small 
Ornamental Finches " to grace and " people " it with life 
and beauty. Breeding results, during the three years it has 
been up, have ])een quite up to the average, and his interest 
in them was only too apparent as we gossiped of their doings. 
M.\JOK Horsbruoh's Aviaries and Waterfowl: Our 
visit here was the opening one on Good Friday, and we were 
favoured with beautiful weather, making our wanderings round 
the lakes and grounds of Tandridge Priory a delightful one. 
We were fortunate too to get a glimpse of the Kingfisher, 
which nests on the banks of one of th(^ lakes and the nest 
hole was pointed out, which led to tlie chamber in which 
a liroofl was being reai'cd. The aviaries here have only just 
been finished and are as yet neither fully furnished nor 
stocked. A long greenhouse forms the shelter, the roof being 
fitted with blinds to keep off extreme heat, and a fully ade- 
quate hot- water scrvic<^ will provide against winter's cold. 
The greenhouse has been divided up into several divisions, 
each with a separate out -door flight, the last of which' is 
really large, lofty, and well sheltered, and should provide 
ample accommodation for a fairly large mixed collection of 
birds, at present only the nuchnis of the collection is there 
— one or two of the enclosures ai'c specially for the reception 
of the various consignments, which reach Major Horsbrugh 
from time to time, and in conseiiuence the occupants of these 
will be Continually changing. 
In a conservatory we noticed a very fine specimen of 
the rare- Sharpe's Wood Owl (Si/rnium 7incha>Je), which was 
