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Sir, — In answer to the above letter, as stated in the June 

 issue, I raised the question of Points v. Best Bird at the 

 request of several members. 



I may point out that the two members who were large 

 exhibitors, who wrote in favour of most points when the 

 question was discussed before, no longer exhibit or belong 

 to the Club, and tliat practically there are now no large 

 exhibitors, and also that the wants of the present day exhibitors 

 may differ from those who expressed their opinion in Vol. I of 

 Bird Notes. 



I do not underrate the difficulty of judging the best bird, 

 but as it is possible to award a first prize in an " Any Other 

 Species" Class like the one at the National vShow this year, it 

 should be po.ssible to pick the best bird out of the prize 

 winners. vS. M. Townsknd. 



Sir,— I was pleased to see from the June issue of Bird 

 Notes that Mr. Townsend has raised the question of "Most 

 Points V. Best Bird." As an occasional exhibitor of foreign 

 birds I am greatly in favour of the Club medal being awarded 

 for the "Best Bird," and I feel quite confident that members 

 generally will fall in with Mr. Townsend's suggested change. I 

 was an exliibitor some time ago at a Show not far from here 

 (Lythani) where one man had upwards of twenty entries, and, 

 of course, was awarded the Foreign Bird Club's silver medal, 

 yet there was not a bird amongst the lot I should have cared to 

 possess and scarcely one in decent condition. Certainly I 

 tliink merit should win and not numbers. J. H. Harrison. 



[Mrs. Warren Vernon and Mrs. Anningson, also Messrs. 

 Swaysland and Camps are in favour of medal being given for 



best bird. — Rd.] 



IMPORTANT. 



VOTING r^ BEST BIRD ^ POINTS. 



Members doubtless saw my letter last month on the 

 question of which way our Medals should be awarded, for 

 " points," or for "best bird." The matter is now to be put to 

 tlie vote. 



Will all, therefore, who are interested in exhibiting, record 



