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would liketohavi seen for these (tlie third staudardof per- 

 fection) classes. Both classes contained fine specimens, 

 the " Yellows " having the pull in this respect. The next 

 four classes, viz. : Greenfinch-Canary ; Linnet-Canary, 

 other than Clear, or Lightly Ticked ; Siskin, Redpoll, or 

 Twite-Canary hybrid ; and any other variety of Canary 

 h3'brid ; all would have been more definitely worded and 

 coincided with the Clear, or Lighth* Ticked Class, if 

 they had all read at the end, *' other than Clear or Lightly 

 Ticked." The inference is obvious enough, viz. : that 

 where the wording of one class leaves off the other ought 

 to begin. I will, in passing, sa}-, that there is a very 

 popular opinion among hybrid breeders and exhibitors, 

 that all "Self Darks" ought to have classes to them- 

 selves. There were some half-dozen in the Greenfinch- 

 Canary Class, in capital feather and condition. The 

 winner was well ahead, and here is where we do not get 

 equitable competition, as compared with the Goldfinch- 

 Canary Classes. 



Exactly the same remarks apply to the Linnet- 

 Canary Class, which was about the strongest class for all 

 round merit in the hybrid section. 



I have seen ver\' good classes of Siskin-Canar}- alone 

 — much better than the mixed class this year, and I am 

 of opinion that "Siskin-Canary, Dark," ought to be a 

 classof itself and would pay well, and that the Redpoll- 

 Canary and Twite-Canar}' should go into the A.O.V. 

 Canary-hybrid Class. The A.O.V. Canary hybrid, con- 

 tained two entries — not for competition, — one entered 

 as a Canary-Bullfinch by Miss Reeves, Wateringbury 

 Hall, Kent, and the other a one-winged Canary, entered 

 by Mr. D. Symon, Glenhill House, Aberdeen, but absent. 



The next, Class 84, was limited to three of the 

 Bullfinch hybrid crosses, viz. : Goldfinch-Bullfinch, 

 Linnet-Bullfinch, and Greenfinch-Bullfinch. 



The Linnet-Bullfinch cross was by far the best 

 representation of high-class standard merit, and I do 

 not hesitate to sa}" I have seen equal, but never a better 

 specimen than Mr. Ward's Linnet-Bullfinch. I have seen 



