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Cr.ASS 124. All species of Waxbills, Grassjlnches, Weavers, 

 and Mannikbis not comprised in the above. 

 Mr. H. E. Peir's Yellow-runiped Munia received 

 the first prize in this class, as well as the Abrahams 

 Memorial Special for the rarest bird in the show. 

 Although there were other birds present that were 

 perhaps equall}^ rare on the show bench, the fact of 

 this species bein.s^ very rare in its own country- 

 entitled it to the position in which the Judges placed 

 it. The second prize went to Mr. Hawkins' Red- 

 faced PMnch, a well-known prize-winner. Third, Mr. 

 Percy Pier's Rufous-tails, a fine pair, but hardly so 

 good as Mr. Osbaldeston's cock Crimson Finch (fourth 

 prize), or Mr. Picard's Parrot Finches (V.H.C.). Mr. 

 L. W. Hawkins' Bicheno-Zebra-finch hybrids w^ere 

 passed as being in the wrong class, but there was no 

 other class in which they could have competed ; and my 

 remarks above, about Mrs. Cooper's hybrid Parrakeet, 

 apply equally in the present case. 



Class 125. All species op Grosbeaks, True Finches, and 

 Buntings. 



First, a fine male Olive Finch, shown by Mr. 

 H. B. Smith ; second, a Virginian Cardinal, belonging 

 to Mrs. Anningson ; third, a very fine Japanese Haw- 

 finch, sent by Mr. Osbaldeston ; and fourth, a pair of 

 Cuba Finches, not looking their best, owned by Mr. 

 Hawkins. 



Class 126. All species op Tanagers, Sugar -birds. Honey- 

 eaters, Zosterops, Bulbuls, and Sun-birds. 



This class and the next are almost always the 

 most interesting in the show, and on this occasion 

 were no exception to the rule. Mr. Townsend's 

 extremely beautiful Black-backed Tanager was very 

 rightly first and special. The second prize went to a 

 very perfect hen Blue Sugar-bird, also owned by Mr. 

 Townsend. It is difficult to understand what the 

 Judge was thinking about when he awarded the third 



