.1/'/ InJian Arinnj (iiid its OccujKi nl s. 
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Tn A vi;iry No. 1. I liiivc I lie rollowiiiL; : — 
I i>air Ulack-facud Lovebirds I S and 2 ? Mad;iyascar Lovebirds 
1 „ i\Icaly Rosclla Parrakccts 1 i and 2 ? Baya Weavers 
I ., Red-rump Pari'akeets 1 S Crinrson Fineli 
1 ? Many Coloured Parrakeet 1 <? lled-headed Hunliiiu 
2 pairs Green l?udi>eri^'ars 1 S Pennant Parrakeet 
Aviury No. 2 contains piiirs and odd l)irds as follows : — 
1 pair Red Rosella Parrakeets 1 i)air Saffron Finelies 
1 „ Coekateels 1 S (ioldfineli 
1 ., Yellow Budgerigars 1 ? Bullfiuch 
8 ,, Blue-erowned Hanging Parrakeels 2 i Yellow Canaries 
1 „ Red-whiskered Bulbnls 1 pair Long-tailed Munias 
1 (Jreen Bulbul 1 ? Pin-tailed Nonpareil 
2 i)air Rain Quails 2 pair Three-coloured Munias 
1 ., Connnon (Quails 1 „ Black-headed ]\Iunias 
1 „ Cutthroats 1 ., (irey-headed Munias 
1 ,, Star Finches ( h'lijir.diulaa) 1 „ (!reen Munias (J ((((/(((((/.s) 
1 „ Zebra Finches 2 „ Spice Birds 
1 „ Cordon Bleus 2 „ Bengalese 
5 S and 1 i Paradise Whydahs I ,, Bengalese x Striated Finch 
1 cf Parson Finch 
I have omitted all l)irds bred in the aviary. 
Happenings : I will only mention one or two just to in- 
dicate that all the world over, in tlie pursuit of oui- fascinating 
hobby, difficulties have to be met and obstructions pushed out of 
the way, and many lannoyances and ilisappointments endured ; 
during such periods as we have to leave our birds to the care of 
others. During one of the absences already alluded to, owing to 
the lack of skill if not neglect of my servant, several valued birds 
were lost ! During another such absence, my Mealy Rosellas got 
into the wrong side of the aviary, with the result that a brood of 
promising youngsters pei-ished. 
Again, one night soon after my return from the first men- 
tioned absence, a snake got into the aviary, killed all my fledgelings 
and cleared off all the eggs in the aviary in one night. ! 
In this respect we are all alike, whether in India, the Old 
Country, or elsewhere, success and failure run side by side, per- 
haps more of the latter than of the former — however, these and 
other happenings only help to make our hobby the more fascinat- 
ing — the very uncertainty of what may happen adds in a measure 
to its charm. 
