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of a member whose subscription is unpaid at the time of making an 

 entry are inehgible to compete. 



Points for the Cup to count as follows : ist, 7 points; 2nd, 6 points; and 

 one point off for each lower award. Should a tie take place, the 

 member taking the most prize money to win. 



Any item not herein provided for, may be dealt with at the discretion of 

 The Show Committee. 







RULES RE BREEDING MEDALS. 



The F.B.C. Medal for Breeding a Species or Hybrid for the first time in 

 captivity in Great Britain, will be awarded on the following conditions 

 only : 



(a) As detailed an account of the success as possible must be sent 

 for publication in Bird Notes as soon as the young can fend for 

 themselves. 



(b) The Awards Committee, whose decision shall be final, to make 

 the awards from the Secretary's data, and the published articles record- 

 ing successes. 



(c) The awards will be made, and the medals distributed at the 

 close of each successive season, or as soon afterwards as the publica- 

 tion of said articles permit. 



SPECIES : The young must be reared to be independent of their parents. 

 The eggs must be incubated and the young reared by the pair of birds 

 producing the eggs, or the record is not eligible for the medal ; except 

 in the case of parasitic species. 



HYBRIDS : For any cross not previously reared in captivity, between 

 any two species — the domestic Canary as one of the parents alone being 

 excepted. A cross between any two species is only once recognised, 



e.g.. Parson Finch x Long-tailed Grassfinch, and Long-tailed Grass- 

 finch X Parson Finch are reckoned as the same Hybrid for the purposes 

 qf this award, and whichever was secured first would hold the record. 

 The eggs must be incubated and the young reared by the pair of birds 

 producing the eggs, or the record will not be eligible for a medal. 



