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Foreign and Bntis/i\ Birds at Holborn. 



teresling birds, but. the first prize winner was in its wrong class, 

 making very hard liines indeed for Mr. Stewart's rare Bare- 

 eyed Thrush, wihich was in perfect feather and condition. For 

 this contretemps the writer understands that neither the owner 

 nor the judge was responsible. 



I Miss F. Baiiovv-Massicks— Trinidad Thrush (in its wronp class) ; 

 3 B. T. Stewart— Bare-eyed Thrush, should have been first, 3 Miss <V, B. 

 Smyth— Himalayan Whistling Thrush. 



Himalayan Whistling Thrush. 



Hybrids, Etc.: An interesting class, of which I had 

 better give, a full list. 



3rd. Squamata X Californian Quail, W. Shore-Baily. 

 3rd Necklaced X Senegal Dove, W. Shore-Baily. 

 1st Magpie Mannikin X Bengalese, L. M. Wade.* 

 v.h.c. Magpie xMannikin X Bengalese, L. M. Wade.* 

 e. Grey Singingfinch X Linnet, A. J. Shipton. 

 and St. Helena Seedeater X Linnet, A. J. Shipton. 

 h.c Red-headed X Ribbon Finch, A. Silver, 

 h.c. Green Singingfinch X Canary, A. Silver. 

 Tigtired in last Vol. of " B.N." 



■ In the writer's opinion, the two most interesting hy- 



