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Bird Notes and News 



BucKlNGHAMSHlEE. — Ohalhnge Shield — EUesboroiigli 

 0. School (2nd year) ; Certificate of Excellence— Pit- 

 stone^ C. Highly Commended — Cuddington C.E. ; 

 Haversliam C 



CuMBKRLAND. — Challenge Shield— St. John's Girls, 

 Keswick. Certificates — Buttermere V. ; Cargo ; Nether 

 Denton C. Highly Commended. — Seaton Camerton \'. 



Hampshire. — Challenge Shield — The Holme School, 

 Headley. Second Prize — Boscombo Girls' School. 

 Certificates — ^Hinton Ampner ; Privett ; Ridge ; 

 Highly Commended — St. John's Girls, Boseombe ; 

 Brooke G.E., I.W. ; Wickliam. 



Lancashire. — Challenge Shield — Newburgh C.E. 

 Second Pme— Finsthwaite C.E. Third Prize— \\it\\- 

 nell United Methodist. CertificateJi — Bolton-le-Sands 

 R.C. ; Brathay District C.E. ; Biickhurst (Walmisley) ; 

 Cai-trael Fell C.E. ; Goosnargh Whitechapel ; Higii 

 Wray ; St. Stephen's, Preston. Highly Commended — 

 Blawith P. ; Grassendale (Victoria School) ; Mawdesley 

 R.C. ; Samlesbury (St. Leonard's) ; Staveley-in- 

 Cai-bmel ; Brow Edge C. ; Latham Park (Ormskirk) ; 

 Parbold Douglas ; Scarisbrick Township. 



Norfolk. — Challenge Shield — Necton (2nd year). 

 Second Prize— St. Faith's. Third Prize— PoBtv/ick. 

 Certificates — Beechamwell, Loddon Girls, Sporle. 

 Highly Commended — Bumham Deepdale, Horstead, 

 Ketteringham, Long Stratton, Marham, Mattishall, 

 Melton Constable and Briston, Thompson, Toftwood. 



Northamptonshire. — Challenge Shield — Middleton 

 Cheney. Second Prize — All Saints' Boys, Welling- 

 borough. Third Prize — Welton C.E. Certificates — 

 CulwortJi, Harlestone, Mears Ashby, Sudborough, 

 Polebrooke, Watford, Wellingborough (All Saints' 

 Girls). Highly Commttided — Croughton, Flore, Maid- 

 ford, Silverstone, Overstone, Badby. 



Somerset. — Challenge Shield — Winsham P. Certifi- 

 cate — Chillington C. Highly Commended — Chedding- 

 ton, Norton Fitzwarren, North Perrott, Wambrook. 



Warwickshire. — Challenge Shield — Great Alne C. 

 Second Prize — Mancetter C.E. Certificates — Ansley 

 C. ; Leicester Road C, Bed worth ; Dostliill C. ; 

 Solihull Girls. Highly Commended — Copston Magna ; 

 ]Minworth ; Rowington ; Temple Grafton. 



Open ChkSfi.-First Pme— Totley C.E. (Derby- 

 shire). Certificates — Hinton Waldrist (Berkshire) ; 

 Greenlanes School, Clontarf (Dublin) ; Great Walding- 

 field (West Suffolk) ; Girls' Hospital School, Lakenham 

 (Norfolk) ; Slindon (Sussex). Highly Commended — 

 Bouverie-Pusey School, Chamey (Berks.) ; Felixstowe 

 Ferry (Suffolk). 



IN THE COURTS. 



Cruelty to Decoy Birds. — At Darlford, on 

 December 5th, James Wliybrow, of Hythe Street, 

 Dartford, was fined £3 on two summonses of cruelty 

 in bird-catching and of taking Goldfinches at Lulling- 

 stone. Three decoy-birds were tethered to the nets 

 by means of braces wliich made the skin raw, and 

 some Goldfinches were in very small cages. Two of 

 the captured birds had since died. Defendant, who 

 described himself as a fancier and exhibitor, said he 

 was trying to catch Redpoles, and the Goldfinches 

 were only being taken out, in the way customary to 

 fanciers, to " steady " them for a coming show ; he 

 had received many a 59. a day by " taking out " 

 Goldfinches. 



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