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C/ass 6o.—\ViiKh\UH, ]\Iaii iii kins, Conibassous, Weavers, 

 and any Whydahs. Mr. Hawkins' Rufous-tailed Grass- 

 finches were ist, and were also awarded the vSilver 

 Medal of the Foreign Bird Club. vStrictly, they should 

 have' been in the next class. Mrs. Cooper's pair of 

 Pectoral Finches' were 2nd (they seemed sufferin<^ 

 from the cold). Mr. Hawkins' Wiener's Waxbills were 

 third. Mr. Townsend's very nice Lavender Finches were 

 4th. V.H.C., Mr. Hawkins' Cordon-bleus. H.C., Mr. 

 Swan's Crimson-crowned Weaver and INIr. Fillmet's 

 Pin-tailed Whydah. C, Mr. Hawkins' Fire Finches. 

 This class also contained a pair of Golden-breasted 

 Waxbills, a pair of Orange-cheeks and a cock Combassou. 

 Bleven entries were present — not a bad class. 



Class 61. — A.O.V. vSeed-eating Bird. This was the 

 best of the foreign classes, in point of numbers. The 

 first prize was awarded to Mrs. Cooper's Long-tailed 

 Grassfinches, the second to INIr. Hawkins' White-eared 

 Grassfuiches, the third to IMr. Hawkins' cock Red 

 Gouldiaii, the fourth to INIr. F^illmer's Reddish Finch. 

 The Reddish Finch, which was moulting and was con- 

 sequently not in perfect feather, was also awarded the 

 Bronze Medal of the Club. Mr. Hawkins, having l)een 

 awarded the Silver IMedal, was not eligible for the Bronze 

 one, and the num1:)er of other entries belonging to the 

 members was small— but even considering the limited 

 competition, the Reddish Finch scarcely deserved the 

 Medal. Extra fourth, Mr. Babb's Bullfinch. V.H.C.,Mr. 

 GoodifT's Ribbon Finches, and ]\Ir. Hawkins' Olive Cuba 

 Finches and Grey-singing Finches. H.C., Mr. Town- 

 send's Gouldian and Mr. Oakey's White Javas. C, 

 Mrs. Skinner's Ortolan Bunting and a pair of rare Doves 

 exhibited by Mr. Parker. Tliis class also contained 

 another CTOuldian, another of Mr. Parker's rare Doves, a 

 Diamond Innch, a pair of Double-banded Fitiches, and 

 two more Bullfinches. The Olive Cuba Finches should 

 have been higher up. lughteen entries were staged. 



Class 62. — Insectivorous. Only eight entries com- 

 peted, but the quality was good. First, and two specials, 

 Mr. Glasscoe's Masked Wood-swallow. vSecond, INIr. 



