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noticed a dome of coarse sticks on the ground at the roots 

 of the hedge wliich runs through the aviary. Thinlving it was 

 the top of a mouse nest, I turned it over and there lay the 

 body of the hen Yellow Sparrow. 



I remembered afterwards that I had seen the cock carry- 

 ing stic-ks about, and chirping in a mournful way, and I liave 

 not the slightest doul)t that it was he who had built 

 the tomb over her. 



L.C.B.A. International Show.— British Section. 



By Allen Silvek 



The classes devoted to native birds and their hybrids on the 

 occasion of the •22nd Annual Show contained a goodly number of 

 interesting and attractive birds. Nearly one hundred hybrids com- 

 peted, and in the open sections devoted to British Finch-like Birds, 

 we counted eleven Greenlinclies, Ave Hawiinches, nineteen Gold- 

 finches, thirteen Challinches, ten Brambleflnches, fourteen Linnets, 

 sixteen Bullfinches, and seven female ditto. The Siskin, Redpoll, and 

 Twite Class contained twenty-two birds, the Bunting Class eleven 

 and the class for hen Seed-eating British Birds fourteen entries. 

 Among the Buntings we noticed some exceptional examples of 

 E. ciirinella, E. milaria, E. cirlus, Plectrophenax nivalis, and 

 a line male Calcarius lapponicns. A genuine British taken female 

 of the latter species was exhibited by Air. Prior, of Brentford, in 

 the class for hens. Fourteen birds competed in the Pied Albino and 

 E,are- feathered Class, the winner being a pure albino Sparrow 

 shown by Afr. Schliiter of Xorbury; AI. Pauvvels of Belgium 

 won second with a most attractive Cinnamon Greenfinch; third 

 went to Mr. Landlow's White Thrush; fourth to Airs. Troove's Black 

 Bullfinch. A Aligratory Thrush (T. miyratorius) was shown in this 

 class as a British bird, and was of course ruled out. Other birds 

 of interest were Afrs. Cooper's White Robin, a Cinnamon Redpoll, 

 a Cinnamon Linnet, a Pied Sparrow, Blackbird, Robin, and ix 

 Cinnamon Jjark. Ten birds were shown in the Continental Class 

 —a section devoted to birds not recognised by the N. Brit. Bird 

 Club, the winner being an excellent specimen of the Kingfisher 

 shown by Air. H. G. Page, of London. Air. J. Frostick obtained 

 secxjnd with a Two -barred Crossbill, a genuine British specimen 

 caught in the north of England, and moreover, although twice cage 

 moulted, shown in pink plumage; third and h.c, went to Air. Otto 

 Puck's Hypolais Warbler, and Sprosser respectively and, fourth 

 to Air. J. Dewhurst's Eose-coloured Starling. Airs. G. E. Weston 

 obtained v. h.c. for a beautiful non-moulted example of the Pine 

 Grosbeak (the same lady winning premier honours in the Gold- 



