20 lilniiiiiipuun SJioiv. 



BRITISH SECTION. 



In I hi' Uritisli lust'rlivonms werr: 



IjAK(.k. 1 Llityd, a very lino Chouyh, luiyht bo .stoutrr 

 ill build, but otluTwise perfect, good coloured legs and bi';ik, faultless 

 feather. 2 Williams, a grand MagjMe, very attract ive. 3 Shaddock, 

 Hoopoe, nice (■onditit)n, but only rarilv and dillicnlly in keeping to 

 make it attractive, indistinct in markings, poor in colour. 1 l?aseley. 

 a very tine Redwing. Alst> exhibited another good Chotigh, hut 

 very soft and with a crossed beak; a poor Waxwing, no doubt a 

 hen, and a very nice Starling. 



Sm.vi.i,, 4. -1 Shaddock, a large, beautiful, and richly coloured 

 Hearded Tit. "J Shaddock, very I'aii' Hlackcap, nice caji. Tair 

 condition only, o Shaddock, a Nightingale, small, poc r feather and 

 colour, shown in a Norwich style cage. 4 Shaddock, as poor a 

 White-throat. 



T.R.H. 



This rt'iiort ica.^ troirdcti out of la.'<f /V,v«e.-~ I'n. 



Book Notices and Reviews. 



C^anarie.--, Hybrids, aiul I'.rilisii I'.irds in Cage ami A\ i;ii\ . C'assell 

 and (.'e., in inonlhly paj-ts, Til. net. 



Part .\. Another exi'cpl ioually good paH . 'I'he I'l'ontis- 

 piece a coloui'cd plate iiguring tlu'ee vaiieties of Xorwieh t'an- 

 aries, vi/.: t'leai- Yellow (^colour ted). Ticked Bull" i^colour fed) 

 aiul Evcn-niarkiHl (natural colour); the half-tones and text figures 

 are e.xcelleiu.. ^\'e may >|iecially mention good figures of Stonechat, 

 Wliiuchal aiul Wlieatear among many t>tliers 'i'iic text is practical 

 and compreliensi\ c the ciiapter on " Xoiwieh Canaries " is com- 

 pleted and others on " Breeding the Norwich Canary " and " breeding 

 Evenly-marked Canaries " included. 



Editorial. 



Oru Nkw \'oi.imk: 'lMii8, our lirst issue, signifies the 

 conimcucciuont of auotlicr a\iculliira[ year, ^^'llat will it be 

 for our JMayaziue and l'M3.0. generally? Juftt what its mem- 

 bers make it! Shall we get 100 new members? Yes, if 

 every member shares in the effort to obtain them. Will our 

 Magazine niaiutain its present standard ? Yes, if every member 

 keeps that objeei in view. To this end, so that our records 

 may be of general value— elates should be kept (exact or 

 as near as can be obtained) ; descripti(.)n of nestling plumage ; 

 age they leave the nest ; age they were able to fend for them- 



