194 Correspondence. 



6 All species Rinijnecks, iiieludinu' Alexandrine, Rin<f-necked, Blossoni- 

 Titaded, Rose-headed, Slate-headed, Malahar, Derbyan, Moustache, Javan, 

 Nicobar, St. Lucien Parrakeets, etc., common Red Rosellas, Redrumits. 

 Quakers, and Cockatiels. 



7 Lories, Lorikeets, and Hanging Parrrots iLnricitJii). 



8 All other species Parrakeets. 



9 Yellow Budgerigars, White Java Sparrows, Bengalese, and White 

 Java Doves. 



10 Common Mannikins, including Black-headed, White-headed, Tri- 

 coloured, Magpie, Bronze, Spice, Striated, Sha7-p-tailed, Biljfinches, Grey Java 

 Sparrows, and Common Combassous. 



1 1 All species Weavers, Whydahs, and Long-tailed Combassous. 



12 Common Ribbon Finches, Zebra and Saffron Finches and Silverbills. 



13 Gouldians, Fire-tailed, Painted, Crimson, Rufous Grassfinches, Parrot 

 Finches, Pintailed Nonpariels, Common Nonpariel, and Rainbows Buntings. 



14 All other species Grassfinches including Masked, Long-tailed, White- 

 eared, Ringed, Bicheno, Diamond, Parson, Cherry, Quail, and Red-headed 

 Finches ; Rhodesian Cutthroats, Pectoral, Yellow-rumped, Chestnut-breasted 

 and Rufous-backed Mannikins. 



15 Common African Fire Finches, Cordon Bleus, Zebra Waxbills, and 

 Lavender Finches. 



16 Common and Green Avadavats, St. Helena, Grey and Orange-cheeked 

 Waxbills. 



17 AH other species Waxbills. 



18 All species Cardinals. 



19 All species Serins, Wild Canaries, and Siskin, including Alario, Grey 

 and Green Singing Finches, Sulphur and St. Helena Seedeaters, etc. 



20 All other species True Fniches, Sparrows, Buntings, Grosbeaks, etc., 

 not otherwise mentioned. 



21 All species Doves, Quails. Partridges, and Rails. 



22 All species Sugar and Suiibirds, Flowerpeckers, Quits, Honeyeaters, 

 Zosterops, and Fruitsuckers. 



23 Scarlet, Blue. Black, Maroon, Silver-blue, Violet, Olive, Palm, 

 Superb, Archbishop, and Tricolored Tanagers. 



24 All other species Tanagers. 



25 All species of True Bull>nls {l'//r„n/i,>fi,ln), Pckin and Bhu; Robins, 

 Dayal Birds, and Shamas. 



20 All species Crows, Mynahs, Starlings. Hangnosts, Tronjjials, Cow 

 Birds, Cassiques, and Marsh Birds. 



27 Pied, Albino, Lutino, Melanistic, or other abnormally coloured birds, 

 Blue Budgerigars and Foreign Bird Hybrids. 



28 All other species not previously mentioned, including Birds of Para- 

 dise, Manucodes, Touracos, Toucans, Trogons, Tyrants. Shirkes, Flycatchers 

 Woodpeckers, Kingfishers, Barbets, Pittas and Thrush-like Birds, etc. 



It will be seen that there is every opportunity for keepers of common 

 as well as rare birds to compete upon fair grounds. Only 402 entries are re- 

 (juired to make a complete success of the experiment and I therefore take 

 the liliertv of asking members of the Foreign Bird Club to endeavour to make 

 it, ])(issibli; to hold a really good show of foreign birds by sending as many 

 entries as they possildy can. ALLEN SILVER. " 



