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of unfinished nests in the shrubs and damson tree. Much to my 
reg'ret, however, they got no further. 
Goldfinclies (Carduelis cardnclis). They had two nests 
each with five youni^', but ah of them died. 
Roller Canaries. Bred very freely, nested in the shrubs, 
and reared a t^ood number of young. One nest, from which 
five yotmg' birds flew, was built in a shrub in the outside flight 
in the month of February 1919; these all did well and grew into 
fine strong birds. 
The other species made no attempt at nesting- whatever. 
Very few of the older birds have died with me. They 
live out of doors all winter, and I use no artificial heat of any 
kind. Last week, during the hard frost, the birds were perched 
upon the edge of the fountain looking for water, which was 
solid ice in the basins. All the birds seem as hard as nails. 
In the spring of next year it is my intention to add several 
new and rarer species to my collection. 
In conclusion I may add that my garden it about one 
acre in extent, so that I have plenty of scope for my hobby, 
should I wish at any time to add an addition to my aviary, 
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By Wesley f. Page, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 
The Aviaries and Birds at Ewhurst Park: These 
aviaries have already been illustrated and described by the writer 
in this Journal. 
By invitation I went to Ewhurst Park on January 6th, to 
look once more over them and their contents. 'Tis an awkward 
cross-country journey from Lingfield to Basingstoke, occupying 
much time, so the pleasure of seeing the birds had to be deferred 
till after lunch, Needless to say tl^e '':ncheon talk was purely 
avicultural. 
