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If the weight of opinion is in favour of allowing the 

 same, tlien comes the question whether there should not 

 he, shall we say, a post-entry fee. If, on the contrary, 

 opinion is the other wa^-, the remedy is a very simple 

 one, viz., let the fact be clearly stated on the various 

 entrA'-forms. 



At a Cottagers' Show, in the summer, I was talking 

 to the Judge of the cage bird section, and his idea was 

 as follows : " A man pays for an entry, so he ought to be 

 allowed to show something for his money." My reply 

 WHS to the effect that his idea was all very well for those 

 of us who have a number of foreign birds, but I wanted 

 to know what should be done in the case of those who, 

 perhaps, had only one pair ? " Well, that is their look 

 out," was the answer. Hardly a satisfactory one, to my 

 mind. 



I have before me the schedules and entry forms of 

 several of the forthcoming Shows, and without exception 

 I find the following: "Exhibitors must state on entry 

 form the class, breed, age. ..." I therefore take it 

 that it is the duty of the Show Committee to see that 

 the birds sent correspond with the entry form ; or at 

 once mark them " wrong entry," and either not stage 

 them, or else draw the Judge's attention to the error. 



One vShow, having no less than 170 classes, has the 

 following rule : 



"The decision of the Judges will be final, except 

 where mis-representation or breach of the rules is 

 discovered, .... and entry fees and all prizes won 

 by such exhibitor will be forfeited." 



Surely a substituted entry would come under the 

 heading of "mis-representation" and, therefore, not be 

 eligible for competition. 



C. B. d'Eyncourt Chamberi^ain. 



" THE HUMMING BIRD IN LONDON." 



Sir, — " A Humming Bird in London " interested me 

 immensely. Is the author of the article quite sure it was 

 a Humming Bird he saw } 



