. Bird notes . number of birds he keeps (forinstance he has only about twenty birds more than myself andten times the space!) and by personal observation, especially ofnew arrivals, destructive birds being promptly removed toquarters where the trees, etc. are of a nature that few birdswill touch or where their depredations can be periodically re-newed. Again, successful as Mr. T. has been in breeding rarespecies, I marvelled that these successes had not been muchgreater, such is the amount of cover and space provided for thebirds; I think this fairly illustrates the difficulty there is ininduc
. Bird notes . number of birds he keeps (forinstance he has only about twenty birds more than myself andten times the space!) and by personal observation, especially ofnew arrivals, destructive birds being promptly removed toquarters where the trees, etc. are of a nature that few birdswill touch or where their depredations can be periodically re-newed. Again, successful as Mr. T. has been in breeding rarespecies, I marvelled that these successes had not been muchgreater, such is the amount of cover and space provided for thebirds; I think this fairly illustrates the difficulty there is ininducing many species, not so much to get them to construct anest or lay eggs, but to rear the young to the point of their beingable to fend for themselves. The main aviaries have well-lighted shelters attached tothem, these shelters being provided with a service of hot waterpipes. One shelter which is kept for new arrivals and fragilespecies never falls below 65 or 700, and I understand serves its pur- Bird A OF THE AVIARIES AT RINGMORE.
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