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give the distinguishing features of the two species. 

 The male Banksian is all black save for the red patch 

 on underside of tail ; the Funeral Cockatoo has 

 yellowish ear coverts, and a band of the same colour 

 across its tail. 



The class for Budgerigars, etc., does not call for 

 comment, there being nothing out of the common, 

 (i) Underwood, Yellow Budgerigars ; (2) Wright, Red- 

 faced lyovebird, male ; (3) Leach* Green Budgerigars; 

 (4) Howe, Yeo. Budgerigars ; v.h.c. Peach-faced Love- 

 l)irds ; c. Budgerigars. All in very fine condition. 



Parrakeets, etc. (i) Pier, an exceptionally fine 

 pair of rare Bourke's Parrakeets, one of the best 

 marked and coloured pairs I have ever seen, eas\^ first ; 

 (2) H. Cooper, very beautiful pair of Red-vented Blue 

 Bonnets in the very finest plumage ; (3) Miss Gordon, 

 good Crimson - wing ; (eq. 3) Mrs. Cooper, good 

 Varied Lorikeet ; (4) Frostick, nice pair of Lineo- 

 lated Parrakeets ; (eq. 4) Mrs. Cooper, verx' fine 

 Barnard's Parrakeets ; in my opinion this species must 

 be numbered as one of the most beautiful of Parra- 

 keets ; v.h.c, h.c, and c, F. Howe, Hawkins, Nesbit, 

 King, Blue Bonnet, and Crimson-wing Parrakeets in 

 the order named. Also exhibited, a good pair of the 

 lovely Tui Parrakeet, and an a])solutely rare and 

 unique exhibit, Mr. Pier's Blue Banded Parrakeet 

 (^Neophema vemistd), wliich is ver}'' similar to the 

 Elegant, but greener; a very probable first appearance, 

 and though a little rough, should have received a 

 card at any rate. A very good specimen of the Black- 

 headed Caique also shown, but had to be passed as 

 wrong class. 



Parrots, Cockatoos, etc. : also shown (3) Burrows, 



