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Special, Dr. H. Lister's Black Cockatoo— which we 

 took to be a female Calyptorhyncluts niacrorhynchus . 

 Second and Special, Mr. Hector's pair of Grey 

 Parrots — an uniisnal exhibit. Third, Mrs. Cooper's 

 Blue and Yellow Macaw. Fourth, Mr. H. B. Smith's 

 Red and Blue Macaw. V.H.C., Cooper (Blue-fronted 

 Amazon). H.C., Brownlie (Grey). C, Smith (Blue- 

 fronted Amazon). 



Class 66. Certahi named conunoii species. Sixteen 

 entries, one absent. First, Messrs. Thwaites & Lloyd's 

 Parson Finches, which, although a meritorious exhibit, 

 would not have been our choice for first place. Second, 

 Mr. Picard's Diamond Finch. Third, Mr. Johnson's 

 Zebra Waxbills (very fine indeed). Fourth, Mr. H. B. 

 Smith's Java Sparrows. V. H. C. Hopkinson (Orange 

 Weaver), Hopkinson (Ribbon Finches), Hawkins 

 (Diamond Finches). H.C., Townsend (Zebra Waxbills), 

 Smith (Parsons). C, Cushny (Orange Weaver). It is 

 a pity that Mr. Theobald's Larger Baya Wever (^Ploceus 

 aMgida) was entered here in error — it was in 

 immature plumage. Some Yellow Sparrows (^Passer 

 luteiis') were also entered in this class by mistake — 

 they appeared to be two cocks. A Crimson-crowned 

 Weaver was also wrong.classed. 



Class 67. All other species of Waxbills, Grass- 

 finches, and Mannikijis. Fifteen entries. One absent. 

 First, Dr. Hopkinson's Spotted Firefinch {Lago?iosticla 

 rufopictd) which well deserved its place. Second, Mr. 

 Hawkins' rare Fire -finch (^Lagonosticta niveiguttata). 

 Third, Mr. Hawkins' Pytelia melba. Fourth, Mr. 

 Hawkins' Pytelia afra. V.H.C., Townsend (Lavender 

 Finches), Hawkins (Black-rumped Finches). H.C., 

 Hawkins (Parrot Finches), Woodhouse (Sharp-tailed 

 Finches — incorrectly catalogued as Striated Finches 

 — why are these names so frequently reversed 

 in error ?). C, Cooper (Long-tailed Grassfinches). 



