. Bird notes . E BKlTlSi:] SOCIETY OE , Toriinjj;ton Square. London. , Awards diplomas to successful candidates qualifying byexamination, and distinctive hoods are conferred. The design-ations of Society may also be employed. Aviculturists ofrepute may apply for admission, in which case the examinationneed not be taken. A quarterly journal is published, and acirculating library is available for members use. E. J. Davies, , General Sccrelary. -<^4-¥<- AN IMPORTANT CONSIGNMENT. Just on point of going to press we learn of a largeconsigimient of
. Bird notes . E BKlTlSi:] SOCIETY OE , Toriinjj;ton Square. London. , Awards diplomas to successful candidates qualifying byexamination, and distinctive hoods are conferred. The design-ations of Society may also be employed. Aviculturists ofrepute may apply for admission, in which case the examinationneed not be taken. A quarterly journal is published, and acirculating library is available for members use. E. J. Davies, , General Sccrelary. -<^4-¥<- AN IMPORTANT CONSIGNMENT. Just on point of going to press we learn of a largeconsigimient of animals and birds for the London dealer, Mr. The birds include rare and uncommon Flycatchers,Fruitsuckers. Finches. Mynahs. Crows, etc., and a good crowdof the commoner species. Some of those landed are verybeautiful and brightly plumaged species. We regret also tohear of many rarities lost en route. We should be glad if somemember who has seen the birds would send us notes ofsame.—Ed. Bird Dr. Lovell-Keays Covv»house Aviury,Fig. 1. All Rights Reserved. September, 1919. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. Reminiscences. By Dr. Lovell-Keays, , etc. (Coniinued from page 182). PTavinq; said qood-bye to my first aviary, which, by theway. only cost £10. approximately, for everything—including acarpenter-built shelter. T will now turn to my first finch fig. T is shown the flight as first designed, and certainly itsappearance was sutiticiently pleasing to satisfy the most shelter is not shown, but was originally a cowhouse, withconcrete floor—very lofty and. of course, spacious. It was atthe extreme end of a block of g-inch brick buildings, runningEast to West—the door faced South and was apparentlyspecially constructed for an aviary as it had a large fan lightover it. The walls of the shelter were Q-inch work to a heightof 8 feet, and tlien 4^/2 inch work, and where the two met itformed a ledge on which the bird
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