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JTbc (Irvstal palace Sbovv of jfebruarv), 

 1904. 



call this the " February " Show to distin- 

 guish it from those held at the Palace in 

 the autumn — February being the month in 

 which it is almost always held — but this 

 year the Show opened on the 29th January and closed 

 on the 2nd February, so it might be called the January 

 Show with equal appropriateness. 



In the foreign classes there were only 122 entries, 

 not including 14 Foreign Goldfinclies and Bullfinches. 

 This is about a dozen less than last year, and less than 

 two thirds of the entry in the foreign classes at the 

 December Show. 



Almost all the exhibits had appeared previously at 

 the Palace, and (with one exception) the Show contained 

 no novelties whatever — consequenth' it was lacking in 

 interest. The attendance of visitors was poor, and 

 the whole affair seemed flat and lifeless. We cannot 

 help thinking that three Crystal Palace Shows in one 

 season are too much of a good thing. 



Mr. Camps judged the Parrot Classes and Mr. 

 Russell Humphrys the other birds. Both Judges 

 discharged their tasks with their usual skill. 



The prize-winners being in almost every case the 

 same as at the last Show, we shall give only a very 

 condensed report of the Classes. 



Class no. Budgerigars and Love Birds. First, 

 Mrs. Anningson (with the Peach-faced Love Birds 

 formerly Mr. Storey's, which won that exhibitor so 

 many prizes). Second, Thorne, Budgerigars, Third, 

 Mrs. Anningson, Peach-faced Love Birds. Fourth, 

 Mrs. Cooper's Peach-faced Love Birds. An entry of 

 Budgerigars w^-is disqualified as it consisted of two 

 cocks. 



Class III. Parrakeets, Lorikeets, and Lories. First, 



