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suitable cage— and two other entiies of Peach-faced 

 l,ovebirds. 



Class 72. All species oj Parrakeeis (olher than 

 Budgerigars and inclndifig Kijigs and all Broadtails) and 

 Lorikeets, First, ]\Ir. Howe's handsome Rock Peplar : 

 deserved its position. Second, withheld. Thii'd, Mr. 

 Husdon's Lorikeet, nice bird. Fourth, Mr. Oakey's 

 well-known Port Lincohi, in good feather ; we should 

 have reversed these two awards. V.H.C., INIr. Jonas' 

 Lorikeet. H.C., Mr. Frostick's pair of Wallace's 

 Parrakeets, very rare and might have been higher up. 

 C, Miss Pvvans' Parrakeet. A pair of vSwainson's 

 Parrakeets, belonging to Mr. Castle Sloane, were in rather 

 poor condition. A White-eared Conure of Mr. Howe's 

 was also entered in this class. 



Class 73. Grey Parrots and all species oj Amazons. 

 I'irst, withheld. Second and Special, Mr. Bateson's 

 Grey, fine bird, but tail out of order, Third, Mrs. 

 Barnes' Amazon, nice exhibit. Fourth, Mr. Breitkrenty's 

 Gre}', beaten by second in size and color, H.C., Mr. 

 Erbsmehl's Amazon— said to be a splendid talker. C, 

 Mr. Urch's Parrot. There were one or tw^o other birds in 

 this class and several absentees. 



Class 74. All species of short-tailed Parrots not 

 couiprised in the above, Cockatoos, Macaivs^ and Lories. 

 First, Mrs. Cooper's Blue and Buff Macaw, an 

 exceedingly handsome bird in splendid feather and 

 condition. Second, withheld. Third, another of Mrs. 

 Cooper's exhibits, a Leadbeater Cockatoo, outclassed by 

 the winner, l>ut a very nice bird. Fourth, Mr. Cushny's 

 Blue-eyed Cockatoo, hardly in the best condition. 

 V.H.C., Miss Little's pretty Rose-crested Cockatoos. 

 H.C., Mr. Husdon's Cockatoo. C Mr. PVostick's pair 

 of Ganga-Gangas, an extremely rare and interesting 

 exhibit, which we should have placed next to the 

 Macaw. 



Class 75, Doves and Quails, and Class 76, Whydahs 

 and Weavers, v/ere cancelled. 



