74 AJv Sun birds. 



and comes out each morning far a fly round the room and 

 enjoys a bath before returning of .his own accord, to the 

 cage , 



Black-breasted Sunbird {Aethopy^a saturnta). This 

 bird IS rather a recent acquisition; he is a young bird and 

 I have not yet seen the full beauty of his plumage; at the 

 Show also he was not seen to advantage as he was not quite 

 through the moult. 



Like the preceding species he is not seen to advantage 

 in a cage. It needs the setting of a garden aviary to bring 

 out his full beauty. 



A glance at the plate, will indicate this, but with a 

 coloured plate descriptions of the plumage are not necessary. 



Sunbirds make charming pets, they are vivacious, in- 

 teresting and exhibit a fearless confidence in those who attend 

 to their wants. 



All three species are treated alike : They get syrup — 

 Nestle's milk, lioney, and Mellin's food mixed to the required 

 consistency with boiling water, grapes and a few insects. 



Foreign and British Birds at the Holborn 

 Town Hall. 



By Wesley T. Page, F.Z.S., Etc. 



This Show was promoted by the L.P.O.S., N.B.B. 

 & IVl.C., and F.B.E.L., and was confined to members of these 

 societies. As a rule F.B.C. only concerns itself with open 

 shows, but as nearly all the exhibitors in the Foreign Section 

 were also members of the F.B.C, and in response to several 

 requests, an exception is made to the extent of some comment 

 of the birds staged. 



The hall was quite inadequate for the number of birds 

 staged, preventing proper grouping of classes, or the placing 

 of birds in viewable positions, rendering a proper comparison 

 of individual merits almost impossible. 



Thirty classes were allocated to the Foreign Section, 

 attracting some 194 entries. 



Parrot-tribe : These were divided into nine classes 



