138 N. Wharton-Tigar—Peter Jones opens a Livestock Department



PETER JONES OPENS A LIVESTOCK

DEPARTMENT


By N. Wharton-Tigar


The Secretary and myself paid a visit on the opening day, 31st

March, to this very interesting establishment. It should prove a very

useful addition to the London bird shops, and a good medium for

obtaining all sorts of rare and beautiful birds.


A large spacious room on the fifth floor of Peter Jones has been

well fitted up for the purpose, and as the whole front is practically

window space, it is extremely light and airy.


We saw housed in the large show cages a very fine and varied

collection. All seemed well and healthy, and besides numbers of the

commoner species, contained many others seldom seen nowadays.

I noticed particularly a large number of Alario Finches, which are

such lovely little songsters, and are rarely seen in anything but very

small numbers. I also noticed a very good show of Tanagers, the

prettiest perhaps was the All-green one of the Chlorophonia group ;

besides this species there were several Masked, very rarely seen, lovely

Striata Blue and Black, Violet, and Superb. Many other rare birds

were on show. I have been in again, and many of these have been

sold, but another fine lot have come in. I understand no trouble is

to be spared to obtain the best birds. So we all hope the venture will

continue to be a great success. I write this note primarily for the

benefit of those too far away to pay a personal visit.



AVIARY JOTTINGS


By E. F. Chawner


April is the month of heart searching for all who keep birds with

a view to breeding them, whether it be but a pair of Canaries or a

“ first European record ”. We go about our business with anxious

hearts and preoccupied expressions, wondering has this or that



