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 THE SHOW SEASON. 



CRYSTAL PALACE SHOW. Medals have been granted to the Jubilee 

 Palace Show. This is the last Show of the season, and the Show 

 Committee hope that all exhibitors will try and send some entries. 

 As this is the Jubilee Show the prize money is to be increased. 

 Entries close January 23rd. Mr. Frank Finn has kindly presented a 

 copy of his interesting book, " Pets, and how to keep them," to be 

 won by a member for the best small foreign or insectivorous or fruit 

 eating bird. 



CRYSTAL PALACE, February 5th to 9th. 



Classification for ten classes for Foreign Birds. Two Silver Medals. 

 Judges, Messrs. Camps and Rhsskll Humphrys. Schedules from 

 Mr. W.J. Ramsdkn, ii, Josephine Avenue, Brixton, London, S.W. 

 3, Swift vStreet, S. M. Townsknd, 



Fulham, S.W. Hon. Exhibitional Sec. 



SHOW REPORTS. 



BURTON-ON-TRENT CAGE BIRD SOCIETY. 



The second Animal Show of this Society was quite a success, and British and 

 Foreign Classes received a fair number of entries. There were four classes for Foreigners, 

 which received twenty-five entries. Mr. R. J. Howe judged the Foreign classes. 



A.S. Parrot — 7. 1, 2, 3, T. R. Hadley, Tui Parrakeets, Blue Bonnet Parrakeet and 

 Blue-fronted Amazon, in the order named, a well-conditioned and handsome trio ; 3, C. 

 Cushuey, good Port Lincoln Parrakeet ; VHC, Metcalf ; HC, Mrs C. Tresise, Grey Parrot ; 

 C, Mrs j. Duncan, Budgerigar. 



A.S. Sehd-kating Finch-i.ikk Birds— 8. 1, and HC, Miss M. Galloway, very fine 

 Parrot Finches and Rufous-backed Manuikius ; 2, J. E- Garton, Japanese Hawfinch ; 3, 

 P. V. Williams, Rufous-backed Maunikin ; 4, Mis J. Duncan, Parson Finch ; VHC, T. R. 

 Hadley, Bicheno Finches ; C, R. Benson, Zebra Finch. 



A O. Spkciks— 5 1, 2, 3, T. R. Hadlev, Magpie and Archbishop Tanagers and 

 Peaceful Doves, an interesting and handsome trio ; VHC. K. Hingley, Toucan ; HC, H. K. 

 Garton, Pekin Robins. 



Forkign Sklling-5. 1, P. V. Williams, Diamond Sparrow; 2, and HC, T. R. 

 Hadley, Long-tailed Grassfinches and Red-rump Parrakeet ; 3, W. H. Freeman, Long- 

 tailed Grassfinches. 



F.B.C Mkdal. T. R. Hadley, pair of Tui Parrakeets. 



POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS. 



The conditions upon which these will be made by Mr. Hv. Gray: 

 M.R.C.V.S., 23, Upper Phillimore Place, Kensington, W., are as follows, 



(1) The birds must be sent immediately after death. 



(2) They must be packed in a box. 



(3) The letter accompanying them must not be placed in the box along 



ivith the biui. 

 (N.B. Unless the above conditions are complied with the package 

 will be destroyed without examination). 



(4) The letter must detail as far as possible all particulars as to 



(a) date of death, 



(b) length of illness, 



(c) symptoms of illness, 



(d) lodgment and feeding of birds, and 



(e) especially as to whether egg food or inga seed has been given. 



(5) The work will be done gratuitously, and a report published ill " Bird 



Notes," but under no circumstances ivhatever ivill a report be sent by 

 post unless a pee of 2/6 accompanies the letter and bird. Pressure of 

 work compels Mr. Gray to make this an invariable rule, and it 

 applies to all members whether they are personally acquainted with 

 him or not. 



