to it. For the first time in 1113^ memor\' the absentee 

 birds were not marked in the catalogue, and I saw 

 several persons endeavouring to find birds that were 

 not in the Show at all. The suggestion of the N.B.B. 

 and M.C. that a class should be provided for hen 

 Bullfinches was accepted, and this Class should, in 

 another year or so, prove as good a source of income 

 to the L. & P.O.S. as that for Greenfinches, and it is to 

 be hoped that this will encourage the Society to pro- 

 vide still more classes for individual species. There 

 are many birds which stand no chance in a mixed 

 class, and which would be shown much more freely if 

 the}^ had a class to themselves. 



The members of the N.B.B. & M.C. have reason 

 to congratulate themselves upon the fact that, with 

 onh' two exceptions, Classes 91 and 113, our members 

 secured nearly every possible prize. 



Is it in the memory of the oldest exhibitor to have 

 seen so many as five Chotighs at any Show, Palace or 

 elsewhere? Surely this is a record for these birds. 



One great pleasure of the Palace Show is the 

 opportunity it affords for the interchange of opinions 

 between town and countr\' members, and I much en- 

 joyed the opportunit}^ of meeting so man}^ members of 

 our Club. 



Whether the artists, professional and otherwise, 

 were more in evidence this year because of the 

 narrower space between the rows, I cannot say, but 

 there certainly seemed to be more persons sketching 

 than in past years, and I hope this is a sign of more 

 ireneral outside interest in the annual Show. 



Class 97. Bullfinches (33) opened the British bird 

 section. Nine short of last j-ear, but, withal, a good 

 class, ist went to 1248, Lloyd James, not the deepest 

 in color, but a very fine bird, very big indeed for a 

 Eritisher. 1251, Hazell, H.C., I greatly admired. 



