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painting by Mr. Soutligate, especially if, like myself, 

 they here see one for the first time. The subject 

 precludes the possibility of the artist showing his 

 power of catching the "action" of a bird, in which 

 he excels, as these birds are in repose on a sand- bank 

 by the sea, their images being reflected in a tiny pool 

 below them. The position in which this picture is 

 placed gives one a better chance of studying it than 

 one has in the case of either Sir Harry Johnston's or 

 Mr. Lodge's pictures. 



Miss Rose Stanton's picture, " Seagull's Nest, 

 Ravenglass, Cumberland," (No. 895) is a conscientious 

 and rather pleasing study, with a feeling of outdoor 

 life and air shewn in it. The accessories are carefully 

 drawn. The same artist's other picture, " The Home 

 of the Goldfinch," (No. 1041) shews the same care and 

 pains, particularly in the rendering of the textures 

 of the materials of which the nest is composed. 



No. 1047, " Little Bright-eyes," a careful painting 

 of an Amazon Parrot, by Mrs. Ellen Frank, has the 

 look of being painted direct from the living bird. 



" Bluejackets," (No. 1007) by Miss Mildred A. 

 Butler, is a little painting of two Peacocks, remark- 

 able rather for the vigour of the water-colour style 

 than for attention to detail. 



Mi.ss Blanche F. Hunter's little picture, "Slain 

 by a Ruthless Hand," (No. 1055) is probably the most 

 careful drawing, in respect of detail, and the prettiest 

 both in sentiment and colour, in the room, and 

 visitors who like pretty pictures of birds should make 

 a point of seeing this one. It represents a Thrush, 

 that has been killed and had its nest destroyed, and 

 the eggs thrown on the ground beside the body of the 

 bird, while behind is a background of roses. 



