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All the above classes were judged by Mr. Camps — 

 the rest were judged by Mr. vSwaysland. 



Class 112. Gould ian Finches, Parrot Finches, and Pin- 

 tailed Nonpareils. Cancelled. 



Class 113. Twenty named species of small Seed-eaters. 

 I'irst, ]\Ir. Hawkins' Diamond Finch, in splendid 

 plumage, but obviously an aged bird with scaly legs. 

 In consequence of its unsightly legs, and of its being a 

 single bird only, we should have hesitated to give it the 

 first place. Second, Mr. Hawkins' Golden-breasted 

 Waxbills. Third, Mr. GoodifTs Ribbon-Finches. Fourth, 

 INIr. Townsend's Bronze Mannikins, which might have 

 been higher up. V.H.C., Mr. Hancock's Orange Bishop 

 — ver}' pale in colour ; and j\Ir. Peters' Zebra Finches. 

 H.C., Mr. W. B. vSmith's cock Golden-breasted Waxbill, 

 and Islr. Hawkins' Avadavats. Mr. Townsend's African 

 Silverbills were deserving of notice. A Red-collared 

 Wh3'dah had, by some mistake, found its way into this 

 class. There were 17 entries, of which two were absent. 

 The class might have been expected to contain double 

 this number of entries — and on the whole the quality of 

 the exhibits was decidedly poor. The special prize 

 offered to the member of the F.B.C. gaining most points 

 in this class (not more than two eniries to count) was 

 won by Islr. Hawkins. 



Class 114. Bengalese and White Java Sparroivs. 

 Cancelled. 



Class 115, All species of Waxbills, Grassfinches, and 

 Mannikins not comprised in the above. First, Mr. Hawkins' 

 fine pair of Rufous-tailed Grassfinches, vSecond, Mr. 

 Hawkins' White-eared Grassfinches— not looking very 

 well. Third, the same exhibitor's pair of Wiener's Wax- 

 bills, now well known on the Show bench, but still 

 unique. Fourth, Mr. Townsend's pair of Lavender 

 Finches — our choice for the second place. V.H.C., Mr. 

 Picard's Aurora Finch and Mr. Miller's Bicliino Finches. 

 H.C., Mrs. Cooper's Long-tailed Grassfinches and 

 Pectoral Finches. C, Mr. W. B. Smith's Cordon Bleus 



