i68 f'orcigi! Birds at Torqiiax SIiozc. 



all others. Capt. Ratti,!:j;an's (_>nd prize) Blue was a very fine 

 specimen, lij^^ht cobalt-bine, quite one of the best of this colour 

 form I have seen. I'he cardless exhibits were mostly of good 

 colour, l)ut not ti.L;ht in feather, and a little soft. 



Grky, Sf.\k(;al, and B. ¥. Amazon Parrots, Ring-neck 

 Parrakkkts (all species), Roseate and S.-C. Cockatoos (y). i, 

 S] ., 2, Whitley, ist an exquisite Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (bred 

 by owner), " in the jiink." 2, tame (Irey Parrot, ])erfect 

 p^t.mag'e and condition. 3, V'.H.C, H.C., Mrs. Daltcn-Pnn-^ess, 

 3. a very fine, richly coloured Roseate Cockatoo, perfect 

 condition; V.H.C., fine Blosscm-head Parrakeet ; H.C., an 

 equally g'ood Ring'-neck. 4, Miss Froude, Blossom-head 

 Parrakeet, lovely colour and tight plumage. C Mrs. Martin, 

 a nice B. F. Amazon. 



An interesting lot of well known species all in good form. 

 the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo being of special interest to 

 aviculturists, owing to it being an English-bred bird: it was 

 bred, in a state of restrained liberty, by Mr. Whitley about 

 three years ago, and a finer specimen of its species has never 

 adorned the English show-bench. 



Parrot. Cockatoo and Macaw not previously mentioned 

 (10). 1, Sp.. H.C.. Mrs. Dalton-Burgess. t. Moluccan 

 Cockatoo in perfect condition and feather; H.C.. a good 

 Eclectus. lovely colour but ])]umage dry and wiry. 2. 3. 4. H.C.. 

 and C. Whitley, a grand team, hard lines some could not 

 have been higher; 2, a fine Crand Eclectus Parrot; 3, a tame 

 Hawk-headed Caique, a .gem and a youngster; 4. very rare 

 Yellow-lored Amazon, dropping a few feathers; H.C., another 

 fine Eclectus; C, a rare Yellow-headed Caique, plumage soiled 

 and a wee-bit soft. 



A fine class of gorgeous apparelled birds, containing 

 several potential Firsts, hard to separate. Good specimens of 

 (hand Eclectus and Bare-eyed Cockatoo were also staged. 



EovEBiRDS and Certain Parrakkkis (12). i. Sp., 

 Rattigan, a perfect Red-rump Parrakeet, " in the pink," a good 

 first. 2, Marquis of l\avistock, Turquoise-rumped Passerine 

 Parrakeet. loses on condition. 3. Mrs. Dalton-Burgess, a good 

 ii.iir of Retl-faced I^ovebirds. 4 and H.C., Silver, Red-faced 

 Lovebirds and Tui Parrakeets, ijood but showing evidence of a 



