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rains they roost in trees, but for the rest of the year most of 
them pass the night on the ground. They often too, perch on trees 
when disturbed and especially is this the case when flushed after 
the sun has set and darkness is coming on. The cry of the 
male is loud ,and ^rill, something between a crow and a cackle, while 
the sexes call to each other and their young with a sweet low 
whistle 
Description. The adult male is brown above mottled with 
black (the typical game-bird pattern of colouration), below buff, 
trig'htest on the bi^ast and becoming' paler below and spotted 
sparsely with black towards the sides. The head is whitish with 
a rich dark brown crown and lateral streiaks, the chin is white, 
the wings and tail grown with black markings. The fem'ale is 
distinguished from the male by her decidedly smaller size and byi 
the absence of spulrs, a pair of which, one longer than the other 
but both usually sharp, are borne on each of her matei'g leg's. 
The iris is brown, the beak horn-colourea and the legs dirty yellow. 
Length about 12 inches (o"), 10 to lOf (Q). 
To be continued. 
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Continued from page 268. 
By Wesley T. Page, P.Z.S., M.B.N.H.S. 
Rev. J. Pateeson's Aviaries and Birds: I was 
motored here by Mr.s. Hartley, but as I have since spent a 
week-end (last one in September), with Mr. Paterson, I have 
had more than a hurried glance at his aviary accommodation. 
I shall, however, write from the notes of my earlier visit, 
which will be the richer for the experience gained during 
the later visit, during which, however, only mental notes were 
made. 
Group op Three Small Aviaries: We first came 
upon a group of three small aviaries, upon which much care 
and trouble had been expended. These consisted of a range 
of shelters and flights, with intercommunica'ion between each 
and a very perfect system of roof -ventilation. The floors of 
the shelters were of concrete, and about nine inches aDove the 
ground level of the flights, the latter being covered with 
gravel. The partitions between the respective enclosures were 
of wire netting. The flights contained no plants or grass 
their only furnishings being a few twigy branches and 
