292 An Easter Tour Among Members' Aviaries. 
us to reach lovely Bournemouth in good time, arriving at 
Miss Bousfield's, our first call, well before noon. Here we 
found two well appointed bird-rooms, and two well sheltered 
and practically arranged out -door aviaries. Being quite 
early in the year, most of the birds were in the l>ird-room, 
resting after the various journeys of the exhibition season, 
with honours gained thickly avound them; bu", f-ome were already 
outside and nesting had already begun. The bird -rooms are 
heated and a comfortable temperature maintained therein 
during the winter season, and are well lighted— both top and 
side lights. The out -door aviaries are lofty and I'oomy, 
and the shelters well lighted; the furnishings consisting of 
abundant cover — twiggy branches and living trees and bushes, 
varied nest receptacles and numerous food hoppers. Miss 
Bousfield's success as an exhibitor is too well known for it 
to be needful to dwell upon the condition of the birds— it is 
sufficient to say that nearly all were in " exhibition trim." 
We noted the following, mostly in pairs: 
Tanageks : Tri-colour, Ft'slive, Pectoral, Superb, Scarlet, Neck- 
lace, and Maroon . 
FiNCUES : lied -headed, Saffron, Parrot, Gouldian, Zebra, Mclba, 
Maskt'd Grass-, Cuban, Ruficauda, Pintail Parrot, Common Quail, and 
Pire-. 
Waxbills : Black-faced, Grey, Orange-cheeked, Violet-cared, St. 
Helena, Avadavat, and Cordon Bleu. 
Etcktkkas : Blue Sugarbirds, Eainbow and Nonpareil Huntings, 
Grey Java Sparrows, and Pckin llobins . 
Bkitish Species : Bull-, Gold-, Green-, and Brambletinches, 
Linnet, Lesser Eedpoll, Blackcap, Nightingale, and Yellow Bunting. 
Hybrids : Redpoll X Canary, Goldfinch X Canary, Siskin X 
C'anary, and Twite X Canary. 
Some species are bred annually in the outdoor aviaries. 
After a most pleasant and interesting stay, all too short, ■^ith 
Miss Bousfield, her brother, and the birds, adieus were made, 
and wo set out for Wareham our next stop. 
Mk. Pike's Aviakies: After a most enjoyable run 
through lovely country we reached Wareham soon after noon, 
and made the acquaintance of Mr. Pike. After lunch and 
much avicultural yarning we went outside to view the 
aviaries and birds. Here we soon found that birds did not 
entirely absorb our host's interest, as was evidenced by a good 
sized Aligatoi', and Kinkajou, and a well appointed range of 
