All rights reserved.] [December, 1910 
BIRD NOTES: 
THE 
JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. 
My Aviaries and Birds. 
I>Y Capt. Shehard Reeve, F.Z.S. 
Ill the photo reijroduced herewith, are to be seen 
both my indoor (A) and outdoor (B) aviaries, of the former only 
the wire-front is to be seen, as it is a portion of the house. 
The outdoor aviary needs no description, as the photo 3,t 
B depicts this clearly, save to state that it is about four 
yards square by six and a half feet high, and has a substantial 
shed at the back. I also tried to photograph the little St. 
Helena Waxbills, which have been bred in the aviary this 
season, but they were not so distinct as I would like. 
The inside aviary mai'ked A in the photo, has already 
been described in an earlier volume of Bird JS'otes, nothing 
further is called for than to state that I have had no success 
in it in the breeding line, but probably the following brief 
notes may prove of some interest. 
Long-tailed (jIkassfinches (Poephila acuticauda). Two 
line young birds left the nest on November 7th, 190D, being 
reared on seed only — both died before Xmas. 
Black -CHEEKED Lovebirds (Agapomis niyrigenis). 1 
bought a pair of these birds from our member Mr. H. W. 
Mathias on March 10th last; these began to nest about the 
middle of April — a clutch of eggs was laid and duly incu- 
cubated for a considerable time, but to no purpose; since 
which they have made no further attempt at nesting. 
Grenadier Weavers (Pyromelana oryx). Tliese arrived 
from Cape Colony in 1909, out of colour, one showed colour 
on August 8th, and the other on August 29th; both began 
to go out of colour about the middle of November. This year 
they began to don their nuptial dress on April 23rd, and are 
now (October) donning their plain winter garment. 
GouLDiAN Finches (Poephila mirabilis). These shewed 
