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a bird exhibited by Mr. Towiiseud, unnanied 

 ill the catalo,i4ue, which lie infornis us is the 

 Archbishop Taiiager {Tanagra ornata). It was a small but 

 very excellent class, ever}- bird in which deserved to be a 

 winner. 



Class 76. Insectivorous or Fruit-eati/ig Birds, not 

 larger than a Blue Robin. Seven entries. First, Mr. 

 Frostick's Blue and Black Tanager. vSecond, Mr. 

 Townsend's Pekin Robin — a rather strange award, con- 

 sidering the commonness of the bird and the ease with 

 which it is kept in Show condition. Third, Mr. Frostick's 

 Sugar Bird, entered as a Yellow-winged, but which we 

 take to be a rarer species, possibW Chlorophanes spiza. 

 V, H. C, Mr. Townsend's pair of Zosterops. H. C, two 

 Scarlet Tauagers showai by I\Ir. Frostick. The class also 

 contained a White-eared Bulbul, the most delightful of 

 all the true Bulbuls. The quality in this class was not 

 nearly so good as in Class 75. 



Class no. Any variety {Seed-eating). Confined to 

 members of the L. C B. A. First, Mr. Hawkins' pair of 

 Many-coloured Parrakeets. vSecond, Mr. Maxwell's 

 Scaly-breasted Lorikeet. Third, Mr. Frostick's INIeyer's 

 Parrot. Fourth, Mr. Hawkins' Bicheno's Finch. V.H.C., 

 Mr. Hawkins' Gouldian. H. C, Mr. Hawkins' Olive 

 Cuba Finches. C, IMr. Hawkins' Grey Singing Finches, 

 Mr. Burrows' two pairs of Budgerigars and Mr. Frostick's 

 Redrumps. The class also contained some Zebra 

 Finches, two Scarlet Tauagers, and a good Red- 

 crested Cardinal. vSuch a mixture must have been 

 a dreadful task to the Judge, and criticism is disarmed in 

 contemplation of it. 



vSo far as Parrots were concerned the Show was a 

 failure — so many classes being cancelled. But the 

 collection of small birds was decidedly good. All the 

 foreign birds were judged by the Rev. H, D. Astley. We 

 have pointed out a good many instances in which w^e 

 differ from his awards, but we do not wish to convey the 

 impression that the judging was otherwise than 

 generally satisfactory. At all events it was the judging 

 of a man who knew the birds. 



