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Nesting Notes. 
Several odd birds have paired as under : — 
Grey-headed x Cape Spakuows {Passer diffusus x P. 
arcnatus): These have built a typical nest and are now- 
busy incubating a clutch of eggs. 
Rosy Pastor x Enoli.sh Starling {Pastor rosi'ns x 
Sturnus vulgaris): I am much interested in the doings of 
this pair, as if anything comes of their mating, the resulting 
hybrid should prove a very interesting one; at present they 
have got as far as eggs — a clutch of four is being closely 
incubated. 
Except where otherwise stated, the above notes refer to 
one pair of birds of the respective species. 
My New Aviaries. 
By Mrs. M. A. Sproston. 
In the past I have been accustomed to keep my, 
birds indoors, in roomy cages or small portable aviaries, and 
with very fair success, though of course there were practically 
no breeding results, which I was keen on getting, but could 
see I must have some out-door accommodation if I was to 
attain my object. 
At last, making up my mind to have an out -door 
aviary, I consulted our Editor (Mr. W. T. Page) and he 
came over and advised me as to site, and supplied plans to 
the builder, Mr. B. Hollins, and the result is a really nice erection, 
which we intended illustrating, but the photos went astray in the 
post and were too late for this issue. Mr. Page's plans were de- 
parted from in one respect ; instead of one large aviary as he ad- 
vised, it has been divided into two, as I thought it would be nice 
to keep my British ))irds sepai'ate. 
Unfortunately some delay occured with the erection and 
it was not completed till it was too late to plant any trees 
or bushes in the flights, thus for this summer there must 
must Ix! a lack of natural cover — in the autumn this will be 
made good. In the meantime, we have done what we could, 
with coarse grasses, docks, cow-parsley, etc., to give them 
all the natural cover possible under the circumstances, in- 
tending to make good the deficiency in the autumn. 
The aviaries have a ground area of 30 feet s'juare, 
