. Bird notes . NestliiiL; Beanied Jhnin /•; (). Pa;/r . Nest and of Beurdtnl Jit. All Rights Reserved. November, 1919. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. Reminiscences. By Dr. L. Lovell Keays, (Continued from page 204). On looking back to a somewhat meteoric career as anaviculturist I am often asked what I considered my mostsuccessful achievement. Unhesitatingly I should say thebreeding of Bearded Reedlings {Panurus biarmicus). Thebirds themselves are perha})s the most charming of all ourBritish soft-bills, and, contrary to the experience of manyaviculturists
. Bird notes . NestliiiL; Beanied Jhnin /•; (). Pa;/r . Nest and of Beurdtnl Jit. All Rights Reserved. November, 1919. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. Reminiscences. By Dr. L. Lovell Keays, (Continued from page 204). On looking back to a somewhat meteoric career as anaviculturist I am often asked what I considered my mostsuccessful achievement. Unhesitatingly I should say thebreeding of Bearded Reedlings {Panurus biarmicus). Thebirds themselves are perha})s the most charming of all ourBritish soft-bills, and, contrary to the experience of manyaviculturists I found them very easy to keep. Newly importedbirds are a bother sometimes, but once they settle down nothingseems to ail them. Their diet is simple, viz: a good insectilemixture, a good few mealworms and a roomy cage or are inveterate bathers, and certainly do not require they do appreciate a warm shelter, and thrive betterif kept in a frost-proof place. The cock bird is most amusing,and is very keen on dis
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