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gascar Love-birds. H. C, Mr. Hawkins' Budgerigars. 

 C., Mr. Frostick's Peach-faced Love-birds. 



Class 71. A/iv other species of Parrakeet and Lorikeet. 

 vSeveii entries. First, Mr. Hawkins' hen Golden- 

 shouklered Parrakeet, which took the first prize in a 

 similar class at the Palace. Here it also won the Bronze 

 Medal of the Foreign Bird Club. Second, Mr. Oakey's 

 Port Lincoln. Third, Mr. Hawkins' Blue Bonnet. 

 V.H.C., Mrs. Cooper's Mealy Rosella and Mr. Maxwell's 

 Lory — the latter was one of the genus Eos, (we are not 

 sure of the species, possibl}- Eos reciniata), therefore a 

 true Lory and not a Lorikeet, and consequently in the 

 wrong class. H. C, Miss Howe's Javan Parrakeet. 

 There was also a pair of Redrunips. 



Class 72. Waxbills, Mannikiiis, and Combassous. Eight 

 entries. Most of the birds in this class were the same 

 as those in the corresponding class at the Palace, and it 

 was curious and amusing to see how differently they 

 were placed by the respective Judges. First, Mr. 

 Hawkins' Cordon-l)leus — a fine pair of extra large birds, 

 the hen perfect, but the cock not quite so. vSecond, Mr. 

 Hawkins' Fire Finches. Third, Mr. Townsend's Lavender 

 Finches. V. H. C, INIr. Townsend's Golden-breasted 

 Waxbills. H.C., ]Mr. Hawkins' Fire Finches. The class 

 also contained the Rufous-tailed Finches which were 

 first at the Palace, the Pectoral Finches which were 

 second there, and the Wiener's Waxbills which were 

 third there— all here passed without even a card. One 

 of the Pectoral P'inches looked out of sorts, and the 

 Wiener's Waxbills were perhaps scarcely in show con- 

 dition, but the Rufous-tails were undoubtedly the best 

 birds in this class, and we understand they were passed 

 by the Judge solely because he considered them to be 

 in the wrong class. This was rather hard treatment in 

 view of the fact that Rufous-tailed Finches always have 

 been shown in the Waxbill classes, and compete most 

 fairh- there. No doubt the Judge was technically 

 correct — but it is questionable whether such very strict 

 adherance to the wording of a rather loosely drawn 

 schetlule is necessary or desirable. The Fire Finches 



