192 My Aviaries and their Inmates. 
The photographs show the two aviaries — No. 1, Crested 
and Demoiselle Cranes ; No. 2, Inside the wild aviary : No. 3, The 
crows ; and No. 4, Some ))irds in the heated aviary ; they are the 
Black and White Starlings, a Magpie, the Blue Rock Thrush, and 
a White-throated Jay Thrush, the latter a new acquisition.* 
My Aviaries and Their Inmates. 
By Miss M. Drummond. 
It is only after several requests from our kind Editor that 
I am sending this plan of my aviary (Perthshire), and account of 
my birds, which are very ordinary. 
The aviary is made to fit into a corner of a garden, so as to 
benefit by north and east walls and also to have the use of an 
existing brick house for the shelter ; it has answered well and been 
very successful for all my birds, in spite of their northern home. 
They have kept fit and in good feather, and seldom indeed have 
any of them been ailing, and though owing partly to want of room 
and partly to high prices I have never had any rare birds, never- 
theless, what I have, have been a source of great pleasure and in- 
terest to me. I may say that I have had in it for the past ten years : 
White and Grey Java Sparrows, which breed readily ; Grey Car- 
dinals, Cockateels, Yellow Weavei's, Cactus Conures, and Manni- 
kins of sorts, and they have always thriven, some of them being 
quite aged. 
The accompanying plan will indicate the general ari'ange- 
ment of the aviaries and also indicate the arrangements made for 
the comfort of their inmates during the severe winters we often 
experience in Perthshire. The following key will make the 
ground plan quite clear : — 
A. A. A. A. : A substantial Brick shelter, well lighted with side sashes and 
skylights ; fitted with hot water sei'vice. 
B. li.H.iJ. : Wood, glass and corrugated iron shelters. 
C. C.C.C. : Open wire netting flights, planted and turfed— provided with 
glazed shutters for closing up — during inclement weather. 
D. : Cage 4ft. x 3ft. x 6ft. high. 
E. : Cage extension with glass roof, and jiortablu side sashes for winter 
use, arranged to catch the early nioi'niiig sun. 
Dotted lines represent wire netting partitions. 
Aviary No. 1 : Here I have pairs of Retl-sided Kclectus 
Parrots and Red-rump Parrakeets with Yellow Weavers in the 
* See plate facing page J 88. 
