All Bights Brserved. June, 1914. 
BIRD NOTES: 
THE 
JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB 
An Easter Tour Among Members' Aviaries. 
By Weslk-y T. P.vfiE, F.Z.S., ktc. 
(CoD/i/iifrJ jynm Page IfiO). 
T)r. L. Lovrm,-Keays' Aviai?ies : Vory fPAV f^onoral 
remark.- r;ni ho mado, as thoro aro twolvp aviarios to note 
briefly, and, as with the exeejition of Nos. 1 'and 8, which are 
a year old, all the other.-^ enter upon their first season this 
yeai', also Ivinq- inod(>i-n, call for a faii'ly fu'l description, 
and I ho]ie their owner will sujiplement these notes Avith n 
fnrthei' desciiption, and recount many episodes concerning 
them in our pages in the course of the season. 
The photo -reproductions and plans render almost un- 
necessary detailed descri])tions of the aviaries themselves. 
With the exception of the Pavrakef^^s' Avia^-i 's and the AVeavers' 
Aviary, only the niner compartments were in use at the time 
of oui- visit, the more delicate Waxhills, Finches and Soft- 
bills had not yet b'cen given access 'to the fliirhts, though this 
was done about two days after we left. Though only in their 
first season the aviaries have already too many occupants, 
and mv friend, Vtr. Lovell-Keays, like mvself, and many 
others, has yet to learn to control the desire of acquisition. 
By careful and selected ])lanting the flights already possess 
plenty of cov^r and already present a picturesque appear- 
ance. Needless to say Mr. Haggie and I spent the bulk of 
our time here, amid the birds and aviaries; anrr, a beautiful 
garden almost in its full spring glory received but .scant 
attention. 
AvT.\KY No. 1: This aviary has l een in existence for 
a year, and last season it housed a goodly number of Finches 
and Waxbills. and in sv\ite of enlargements and alterations 
proceeding a1 intervals (hr i:ig the year, breeding results were 
not entirely l;ickiiig. This aviary is now called the Weavers' 
