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and Queen Whydahs, in the order named ; 4, vlic, Maxwell, Queen Whydah, 

 just beginning to show signs of going- out of colour ; lie, Mrs K. ly. Miller; 

 c, S. M. Tovvnsend, F. Howe and Hodgson. 



Grosbeaks, True Finches, Buntings, Cardinals, etc, (12): A most 

 interesting class, containing several rare and uncommon exhibits, of whicli 

 I believe the I,avender-backed Finch and Black-faced Serin to be new to the 

 show bench this season: i. Maxwell, Lavender-backed Finch, very tight iii 

 feather and of good colour. This diminutive Finch is a handsome little 

 fellow and a fair songster ; 2, Mrs Galloway, Black-faced Serin, a lovely bird 

 in very finest condition, its plumage being a pleasing arrangement of Canary 

 yellow, greens and blackish ; 3, Mrs Cooper, Black-headed Siskin, an un- 

 common exhibit ; 4, S. M. Townsheud, nice Quail Finch; vhc. Maxwell, 

 Sepoy Finch, an uncommon exhibit, the natural colour of the cock is a fiery 

 geranium red, but in captivity they moult into orange-yellow: he, E. W. 

 Harper, Mrs. K. I,. Miller, S. M. Townseiui ; c, W, Cook, nice Nonpareil 

 Bunting and Indigo Buntings out of colour. 



Tanagers {16}: A new departure and worth a long journey to see; for 

 gorgeous and irridesceut plumage the Tanagers are almost unsurpassed. 

 Tlie Superbs alone— quite apart from the rarer species— were a feast of 

 beauty. Mr Dewhurst's specimen being very rich in colour (colour-fed). 

 The Festive Tanager, a lovely bird of rich, grass green var. with black on 

 the upper surface, top of head, rich, blue and sides of face, golden-chestnut ; 

 a first appearance on the show bench; i, 2, 4, Maxwell, Festive, Black- 

 backed, and Maioon Tanagers, in the order named, a grand team ; 3, equal 

 4, S. M. Tovvnsend, silver medal, with superb specimens of Magpie and 

 White-capped Tanagers; vhc. Miller and Millsum ; he, Mrs Warren Vernon 

 and Townsend ; c, Dewhurst and Shepherd, each with very fine specimens of 

 Superb and Scarlet Tanagers. Too great praise cannot be bestowed on 

 every exhibit in this class, and judging them was a thankless and difficult 

 task indeed. 



SUGAR Birds, Honey-Eatkrs, etc. (6) : A small class, but of rare beauty, 

 two of them, the Indian Sun Bird and Black-faced Sugar Bird being de- 

 cidedly rare ; I, Maxwell, Indian Sun Bird, a smallish bird of great beauty, 

 the whitish undersurface lighting up to the irridesceut plumage of the upper 

 surface, a unique and beautiful exhibit; 2, Townsend, Black-faced Sugar 

 Bird, an equally beautiful and rare exhibit, sleek and tight in plumage, one 

 of the largest of the Sugar birds, it certainly is not the least beautiful of 

 this exquisite family; 3, T. Miller, very fine Gold-fronted Green Bulbul; 4, 

 vhc, Townsend, good pair of quaint Japanese Lestnops, and a Green Bulbul. 



A. O, Spkcies not included in above classes (13): The feature of this class 

 was of course the King Bird of Paradise— not the specimen which has been 

 winning in the provinces— an exhibit of rare beauty, in very fine condition 

 and well shown. Its glowing plumage cannot be described, neither could 

 same be appreciated in the limits of an exhibition cage; i, C. T. Maxwell 

 King Bird of Paradise, a grand exhibit, without a flaw; 2, DeVon, immature 

 Bower Bird; very rare and attractive; 3, Millsum, Black-throated Chinese 



