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Turnber, is a good one, but was certainly luck\' here, 

 lovely bloom, but too light. Others well chosen. 

 1388, Longden, unnoticed, a well-marked hen — cock 

 in catalogue. 1381, Fowler, unnoticed, rare size and 

 chubby type. 1375, Prior, 3rd, splendid bird, well 

 marked. Although not so large in number as pre- 

 vioush', this class was, as usual, a collection of well- 

 known winners meeting in the final round for honours. 



Class 102. Lesser Redpoll or Twite (" Redpole " 

 in Catalogue again ! ). Although the class was for 

 Lesser Redpolls there were several Mealies, and, what 

 is more, they got into the money. 



Class 103. Siskiji (22). The best birds were non- 

 fed and the judge went for these, greatly to the delight 

 of our anti-colour- feed fanciers. Certainly some Siskins 

 are entirely spoilt by over-colour feeding. 4th, Walsh, 

 1442, was very hot indeed. The showing days of 1447, 

 Raine, 2nd, ought to be over. 



Class 104. Bra77iblefi7ich — great favorites of mine, 

 but only sixteen on show. I have seen much finer 

 quality birds at previous Shows. 1461 and 1462, both 

 Pringle, were the winners of ist and 2nd. 1463, Judd, 

 3rd, too hot again. 1456, Clark, C, should have been 

 higher. Many Bramblings lack that nice spotted 

 colouring down the side which is so much to be 

 admired in a show bird. I am told that age increases 

 the density of the black mantle. 



Class 105. Hawfiiich (13). Very grand class in- 

 deed ; members taking first, second, and third. 1470, 

 Howe, I St, was not the biggest, but he was a perfect 

 bird in every other point. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, well- 

 known winners. This class should be more popular. 



Class 106. GreeiifincJies, numbered fort}', and our 

 members only secured first and fourth. An unenviable 

 task to find the winners out of such an array of 



