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 FOREIGN BIRDS AT THE PALACE. 



Foreign-bird exliibiting seems to have fallen on evil 

 days, and it is many years since such a poor show of 

 " foreigners " has been seen at our premier British Bird 

 Show. Only just over 150 entries — less than half the 

 number which were entered a few 3'ears ago ! And it 

 cannot be contended that quality made up for lack of 

 quantity, for there was a conspicuous lack of novelties 

 and rarities. 



It is likely that some people were deterred from 

 exhibiting by fear of a repetition of the Arctic tempera- 

 ture to which the birds were exposed at the Palace in 

 November last. This fear was not realised, for the Show 

 was, as is usual in February, held in a large tent in the 

 nave, and the temperature there was sufficiently high to 

 makefile wearing of an overcoat very uncomfortable. 



Class 107. Budge) igars and all species of Love-Birds. 

 First, Mr. vStorey's well-known pair of Peach-faced Love- 

 birds. Nothing seems able to beat these birds, which are 

 rivaling the record of Miss Jackson's Cardinal, once so 

 familiar to foreign bird exhibitors. vSecond, Mr. W. B. 

 Smith's Budgerigars. Third, Mr. E. Thome's Budgerigars, 

 (We should have reversed these last two awards). Fourth, 

 :\Irs. Cooper's Madagascar Love-birds. V. H.C., Mrs. 

 Cooper's Budgerigars. H.C., Mr. H. B. Smith's Peach- 

 faced Love-birds. C, INIr. Hawkins' Budgerigars. 15 

 entries, two absent. 



Class loS. All species of Pat rakeets and Lorikeets. First, 

 ]\Ir. L- W. Hawkins' very good pair of Many-coloured. 

 Second, the same gentleman's celebrated female Golden- 

 shouldered Parrakeet, Third, Mr. T. C. Alderman's 

 Crimson-wing— a remarkably fine specimen of this hand- 

 some species. Fourth, Mr. Hawkins' Blue Bonnet— a 

 nice bird. V.H.C., Mr, Howe's King, and Mr, Housden's 

 unattractive Conures. H.C., Mr. Oakey's very beautiful 

 Port Lincoln, which might have been higher up, and a 

 delightfully tame Orange-flanked Parrakeet belonging to 

 Mr. Townsend. C, Mr. H. B. Smith's Pluinhead 



