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nesting. The writer hopes that at the end of the season Mrs. 
Turncr-Turnor will relate the various episodes and successes, 
and illusti'ate same with pliotos of the aviaries. 
Being- due at Mi's. (^hawner's to lunch and having 
already over -stayed our time, we were compelled to pass on 
to Lyndhurst. 
Miss Chawnek's Aviaeies: Here we were most kindly 
received by Miss Chawner and her mother, and after lunch 
at once W(>ut out info the garden to interview the birds, 
but again and again was our attention distracted by the 
wealth of lloral beauty around and the numerous greetings 
Miss Chawner received from lier wild feathered pets, who 
persisted in their attentions till from lier fingers they received 
the coveted tit-l>it, viz.: a mealworm. 
We first visited the Owls, of which Miss Chawner 
has a nice series, and among them some rare species. A 
perfect understanding exists between Miss Chawner and her 
pets, for there is certainly nui'ual familiarity. Tliis is quite 
apparent in the plates, which aucumpany these notes— for the 
expression of each of the bii'ds is restful content, whicli not 
even the camera-man ha-; disturbeii. I fain would have ling- 
ered with a few descriptive notes of these interesting birds, 
but .space foilnds and compels me to hasten on, i.e., if these 
aviary yarns aie to Ive com])leted before Easter, 1915 ! 
We admii'cd and ol)served the following species: 
I Brazilian Owl (.sp. inccrl) — see plate. 
Pair Eagle Owl (Bubo maximus) — nesting. 
Pair C'yj)rian Seops Owl (Scops cyprius). 
Pair Sparrow Owls (Glmicidiiim pasHcrinum) . 
Pair Burrowing Owls (Spcoti/to ciiniciiJat-t) . 
1 Tawny Owl (Si/rn'iim aliico). 
Pair Australian Abirhlcd Owls (Ninox occllaf.a) — nesting. See 
plate) . 
1 Fernando Eagle Owl (Bubo pncnuin). 
I Mcxifaii Pi','niy Owl (C'ldKcldiicm gnome). 
I have I'ecently lieard from Miss Chawner, that .since 
cur visit she has added a pair of Jardine's Pigmy Owls to 
her series. 
The Finch Aviary has already been described by Miss 
Chawnei' in our pages, and it must suffice to say here that 
It consists of a llight, which is more or less filled up with 
