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groundsel, but the latter is not so nuich appreciated as grass, 
especially grass in flower, which is the favourite dainty. 
I made a self-feeding seed-hopper some three years ago 
on the same principle as those now used for feeding poultry. 
It saves all waste of se.ed, which is a consideration nowadays, 
and holds enough to last a fortnight or more, although the 
husks are blown out every few days. This, with the large 
water-pool enables me, if necessary to leave the birds alone for 
a week at a time which is a distinct advantage to a busy man in 
the winter time. 
I may add that the shelter is entirely boarded in except 
for a space of about two feet above the half-door. This gives 
them a free flight the wdiole length of the building and, at the 
same time they have full protection from all winds or draught 
up in the deep gable of the roof. Perches are arranged so as 
not to obstruct the flight. I prefer long hazel wands fixed at 
the thick end only, running paralell with the front and one long- 
swinging perch at each end of the flight. Of course the shelter 
is fitted with convenient perches for roosting but I prefer to 
keep the flight as free as possible. 
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The Late Hon. and Rev. Canon Dutton : — I would like 
a tribute to appear, in " B.N.," from the pen of one who was 
more intimate with him than I was; perhaps the Marquis of 
Tavistock will oblige ! We met and corresponded with each 
other sufficiently often to be acquainted with each other's views 
on aviculture. He was never intolerant, nor yet dogmatic, yet 
ready with pen and voice to tell of his experiences with the 
family Psiitaci, of which I suppose during his long life (nine- 
tenths of a century) he had kept more species than any other 
aviculturist of his time. He kept them in cages, aviaries, and 
also at liberty; so that his experience was not only varied but 
lengthy. (Jf late years, with increasing age his pen has been 
a silent one, but over quite a period his articles and notes were 
