ns L.C.B.A. Shcnn. 



fincli Class Willi oiu' of the lincst birds rver scon cii IIh' slmw-brMiolO . 

 Mr. Maxwi 11 exhibited a nice Groat Encd AVarliler iu this <das«». 

 Hen insectivorous birds numbered six, three being B:'arded Uecd- 

 lings, two Black Eedstarts, and the remaining- one, the loader, 

 a good hen Blackbird. AVe should have -welcomed jnai-e support 

 to the open insectivorous s.'ctioir-:, but Avhat these lacked in numljers 

 tlu-y niaih' up in ipiality and intei-est. Mv. AlaxAveli's champion 

 Cliough won as usual in ils s;Mdi'in. IV)lh)\ved closely l>y Mi'. l)ew- 

 hur^t's Magpie. in the i;hickl>ii-d, 'I'liru^h, I'lr., CImss. Mr. Prior 



won lirst with a, rraii,\ g I i;la,i-khii'd, Mi-. !{. ,) . ijnwc, of Wi'lling- 



boro running- liim i-l-is;' wilii ;\ prrlVrl, S:ing 'i'hi'usli, a, Starling, 

 and t\\(i iithiT S nig 'riirusln's, also (■:ini|>i'li-d. The J;ark ('lass 

 contain; il rlcM'u Inid-^, lirsl goiiig ti a i-e,ina,rkably line Sky!a.rk, 

 shown by All-. .McA'ay, of .Xnrlli Slii-lds; .Mr. T.otI, nf LmidMn, 

 winning second, third, rourlh. and li.r.. with 'J'ree-pipils. and Shore- 

 larks. Eleven birds also \\rvr shown in the class I'or Nightingales 

 and P>la(d<caps, .Mr. darivson, (d' liaMtry, g'-ctting ])reinier honours 

 with a lai-ge riidily coloured Xiglit ingalc, second was wmi by Miss 

 L.AL. St. A. AVait',s Blackcaj), and third li\ the lion. Mi-s. IJourke's 

 Nightingale, aiioiliei' (diai-miiig biril ; in additini to taose, 

 four Bhud-ccap AWarlders a\ ere Ixniched. The small Insect- 

 ivorous (Jlass Avas the attrarlinn of llie section. b_'n birds 

 being exhibited, Air. J(din Froslicd^ Avon lirst with a- i-cinarkably 

 lino adult male Dartford AA'arbler. a, rrall\- (diarming bird in jjei-.b'ot 

 plumage, and ([uite tame; sci-ond .Mr. Mays' (J dd-oresled \A'i-en. 

 The Hon. Mrs. Bourke obtained third Aviih a bcautitul littlo Darlford 

 Warbler, Avhich ran the winner very close, but was a Ijird of the 

 year find not so large; foui'th Avas taken liy Mr. Fi-ostiek, with 

 a igiood male Lesser .Spotted AA'oodpc(d<ei-, A'.h.e. going lo Mi-. I'dackett's 

 Groldcrest, a good bird. A (.rreatm- Udiitethroat, a \A'i-en, a (-rey 

 Wiagtail, a Wheateai' and a Goldcrest .also (■onii)eted. .\ Lessei- AAdiite- 

 Ihroat Avas exhibited in the membiM-s" sections by Mr. d. !)owhui-st, 

 f.r Kensington. Mr. J. F. Dewar, of Scolland, and Mr. Allen 

 Silver, of Tjondon, judged seed-eaters and inseetixorou-; birds 

 respectively. 



My First Season. (1910) 



By AA'.m. Siioijj; B.vii.v. 

 I am .sending Ihi.s accoiuit of my lirsl ycur's brcciling- 

 operations in rospose to tlie Editor's re.piest for copy. It Avill 

 bo seen that the result < liaA-e l)eeu v.u-y small, bul a.- i know 

 a little more about the bii'ds iio\\-, I sjiall h()[)c for l)(dter 

 results tliis coming season. 



No. 1. Aviary (40ft. x 15ft. x 8ft.) contains Biaxd;- 

 cheeked Lovebirds (Agaimrnis nigrlgeyiis), Budgerig-ars (Mclop- 



