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no exhibit which fails to attain a certain standard of 

 condition shonld be considered eligible as a prize- 

 winner. The second, third, and fourth prizes were 

 awarded to Mr. Townsend for his Black-backed Tana- 

 ger, Green Tanager, and pair of Blue Sugar Birds re- 

 spectively. Mr. C. P. Arthur was V.H.C. for a "pair" 

 of Green Tanagers which we took to be two hens. 

 Two exhibitors had perversely entered Pekin Robins 

 in this class. 



The class for " All species not comprised in the 

 above " was a good one, with fourteen entries. Mr. 

 Hawkins again secured the premier position with his 

 pair of Silver-eared Mesias, and also the second prize 

 with his White-throated Ground Thrush. Mr. Dew- 

 hurst's Rufous-bellied Niltava was breathing badly, 

 and had, we fear, caught a chill : though since the 

 cage bottom was covered with cocoa nut fibre it is 

 possible that it was suffering in the same way as the 

 Wr5aieck whose case is detailed in Bird Notes, Nq\. 

 III. page i8. The rare species of Glossy Starling 

 {^Calornis metallica), exhibited by Mr. Townsend, de- 

 served at least a card. There was a good Indian Blue 

 Pie shown by Mr. Arthur. The class contained some 

 Indian Mynahs (scarcely show birds, these), a Shama, 

 a Purple-headed Starling, and a few other birds of no 

 special interest. 



The class for Foreign Hybrids, which seems to 

 have now become a regular feature of the Show, is 

 always one which attracts a good deal of attention. 

 The title adopted, " Any species Foreign Mule or 

 Hybrid," is certainly a quaint one — but Show Com- 

 mittees always had their little ways, and, we expect, 

 always will have them so long as Shows endure. It 



