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of its illustrations, so as to bring its cost more within the scope of our 

 ptesent income, and I trust every member will respond. 



I earnestly appeal to all the members to express their opinion -not 

 necessarily for publication, any member can mark their communication 

 " not for publication " — a free expression of views held upon these matters 

 (which every member should take an interest hi), would make the task of 

 the Club's officials much more easy and pleasant than it is at present. 



Just on going to press, a member of the Committee writes re above : 

 "Members have now a very simple means of expressing their opinion. 

 " If they subscribe the 5/- they declare themselves ' Progressive' ; if they do 

 " not subscribe we shall understand them to be ' Economists ' ! This will 

 "be a kind of 'Plebiscite' on your policy." 



MORE RARE BIRDS FOR THE ZOO : Just on going to 

 press we learn that four new species of Birds of Paradise have been added 

 to the Zoo Collection, viz : — Raggi's, Six-shafted or Golden, Magnificent 

 and Scale-breasted, this latter is also known as the New Guinea Rifle Bird. 

 Mr. C. W. B. Hoisbrugh who has been to British New Guinea for the 

 London Zoo, to gather together a series of indigenous birds, has succeeded 

 in landing 30 specimens of Birds of Paradise, rare and gorgeous Fruit 

 Pigeons, etc., forming an unique addition to the already fine series of 

 Foreign Birds at the Zoo. It has now been amply demonstrated that these 

 magnificent birds can be successfully kept in captivity. Our esteemed 

 member, Capt. Perreau has presented a number of birds, including the 

 Plumbeous Redstart and others new to the Collection. 



VARIATIONS : on page 89, line 6 from bottom, for the lavas read the Sepoy Finch. 



X.C.B.H- flDembers Sbow. 



This Exhibition, held on Saturday, July nth, iu the Holboru Town 

 Hall, was not a success, either as regards number of entries or the visiting 

 public, and a dull afternoon did not tend to make matters more cheerful ; 

 and a more unsuitable or badly lighted room could not well have been 

 chosen. There were four classes for Foreign Birds with ten entries. 

 PARRAKEETS — Mrs. L. Miller, ist and Special, with one of the finest Swainson's Lori- 

 keets ever exhibited. 

 WAXBIIJ,S, etc.— Mrs. I,. Miller, ist and 3rd, Voilet-eared Waxbills and Crimson Finch ; 



2nd, J. Dewhurst, Madagascar Weaver. 

 TANAGERS, SUGAR BIRDS, etc.— Mrs. L. Miller, ist, Special, and 2nd, exquisite speci- 

 mens of Yellow-winged Sugar Bird and Superb Tanager; 3rd, J. Dewhurst, Superb 

 Tanager, colour fed, richly coloured, but not so pleasing, in the writer's opinion, as 

 the natural bird. 

 ANY OTHER SPECIES.— J. Dewhurst, ist and 2nd, with a good pair of Coleys and a 

 very fine Black-headed Sibia. A nice Hooded Siskin was entered here, and, of course, 

 wrong classed. 



