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enclosures and in one of them I liave a pair of Venezuelan 
Crested (|)u.ail. Tliore are several bushes in the run and the 
gfrass is about two feet hi.uii, but whether they are tu'sting 
or not, I cannot say: I have, at l;ist, hvirned that it is best 
not to be too iniiuisitive into tiie domestic alTairs of ones 
birds. ■ ' 
In the matter of pl;mts foi' th(> mixed aviary I have 
found the following to do best:* 
Euonymus. Privet. 
Common Tjaurel. Ribbon Grass. 
Portugal Laurel. Helianthus. 
Box. Brambles. 
Hops. Variegated Evergreen 
The aviary shown in the photograph has four divi- 
sions: The largest one is on the le,ft and in it is a very 
mixed collection, containing amongst others: Shore-Larks; 
Cirl (Embcriza cirlus). Reed {E. schdeniclus), Chinese Choco- 
late, and Yellow {E. citrineUa) Buntings; Diamond (Creopdia 
cuneata) and Cape {CEna capcnsis) Doves; Crossbill, etc. In 
the middle compartment are pairs of Bronze -wing Pigeons 
(Phaps chaJ copter a), which are incubating a chitch of eggs; 
and Malal)ar Mynahs (PoJiopsar malaharicns) . 
In the division with the high roof, are the odds and 
ends, and the Parrakeets. The "odds and ends" consist of 
single birds or birds that might interfere with the nests or 
eggs of other birds; among which are : — Rosy Pastor (Pastor 
roseus), Californian Quail (Lophortyx calif ornicus), Silky Cow- 
bird 9 (Molothnis honariensis), Pekin Robin cf (Lothrix 
luteus), the latter is a splendid siongster, and was bred last 
year by one of oui' members, Miss Chawner, of Lyndhurst, 
Hants. 
In this aviary there is no attempt to grow anything, 
for the Parrakeets will not allow a leaf or bud to remain 
on any shrub or bush. 
When the nesting season is over the " odds and ends " 
will be returned to the largest aviary where there is plenty 
of cover, and the communicating doors of the middle compart- 
* This would vary a little with locahty, for instance, none of the 
Cnprexx'idd' flourish in Mitcham ; at least so the gardener tells me, and those 
planted here have proved a failure. — Ed, 
