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perche3, all food vessels, etc., being placed in the shelters. 
These aviaries contained' a imixed series of Budgerigars, Black- 
cheeked Lovebird', Californian Quai', Canaries, various British 
Finches, and Buntings, Zebra (and other Australian Finches and 
a Black-cheeked Cardinal. Also a Bunting which had not 
yet donned adult plumage and which I am convinced is a 
Cyanospiza. but certainly neither cyanea nor eiris., it very 
probably is larnJina Considering the area of these enclosures, 
mixed occupants, etc., results, while not great, have been 
average. At the time of our visit, there were youn'g in' 
the nest of Zebra Finches, Budgerigars, Black-cheeks, and 
Canaries; while in one of these enclosures was reared the 
Chaffinch x Greenfinch Hybrid (vide " B.N.," page 215, cur- 
rent vol.), which, though living to fend for itself for some 
time did not live long enough to moult into udult plumage. 
Stable Aviaey: "We next passed into a well-lighted 
coach-house, which was used as a workshop, and here were 
many evidences of Mr. Paterson's practical skill and interest 
in 'his feathered colony; leading from this, was a stable, which 
had been converted into an aviary, with a large cage cover- 
ing the window on the outside. Here were "housed several 
pairs of Budgerigars, with" which Mr. Paterson- is testing his 
theory, re producing Blue Budgerigars (vide " B.N.," page 
216 of current volume), some of the progeny of which were 
showing evidences of white and blue in their plumage. Some 
were loose, others were in large cages, hanging on the walls. 
A fine and tame Shamah was flying loose here, looking the 
picture of health and condition. 
The Trttmpeter's Fnclosuee- This is merely a dis- 
used chicken run, containing several deciduous bushes and 
evergreens. This bird is a most interesting pet and follows 
its owner and visitors about the garden like! a dog. As the 
flight of its enclosure has no roof, one wing is always kept 
cut, but it has no fear of cats, and soon puts such to flight 
if thej attempt an attack; dogs it does not like and seeks 
safety in flight from such, but if cornered,: will turn and 
defend itself, as it has done successfully on more than one 
occasion. In size it is a little larger thaji a Guinea Fowl, 
but has longer legs (a photo of the White -winged Trumpe- 
