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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



265 



Hambdrghr —ftold or Silver-spanaJed--^ flnil 2, Duke of Sathcrland. Gold 

 m^ Sllvrr-pi^ncUU'd.-l and 2, Duke of yulherland. lie, J. Look, Bromley Common, 

 c, F. W. Msyuell, lierby. 



Any othkr Varietx.— 1, Rev. A. G. Brooke, Shrawardiue, Shrewsbury. 2, 

 Duke of Sutherland. 



Selling Class. -1, — Won'all, Lilleahan. Newport (Brahmas). 2, J, Bourne 

 (BrahmaH) he, Mrs. E. Williams Henllys, Berriew {Oorkiuffe). 



Hkavir-t.— 1, J. Bourne (Brahmas). 2, 3. Podmore, Horton's Wood, Welling- 

 ton (Brahn as). 



D'^CKS.—Ayttsburii. — l, .1. Wbeelfr, Long Compton, Shipst^n-on-Stour. 2, 

 Duke of Huther and. ftc, E. .'^haw, Plas Witmot. Oawestry. Any othfr varietil. 

 — 1, Duke of Suth.-1-land. 2, E. Shaw {Kouen). /ic, C. D. Hudson (Carolina), c, 

 3. Wheeler (Rouen). 



Geiise.— 1, W. B. Etches. 2, Duke of Sutherland, he, G. Holland, Stockton ; 

 E. Shaw. 



Tdrkeys.— 1, W. B. Etches. 2, Rev. W. B. Corfleld. 



PioEoNB "Carriers.— I and 2, H. Yardley. Any other variety.— I and ?, Rev. 

 A. G. Brooke (Nnus and Burmese), he. H. Yardley (2): Duke of Sutherland 

 (Archangels), c, K. H. Edleston, Newport (Black-moltled Tumblers). 



The Arbitrator was Mr. Edward Hewitt, of Edeu Cottage, 

 Sparkbrook, near Birmingham. 



ARMLEY AND WORTLEY POULTRY SHOW. 



This was held on the 7th and 8th inst. We must defer our 

 remarks until next week. 



Game.— 1, H. Beldon, Gnitstock. BiuKley. 2, .T. Worsnop, Wortley. he, W. 

 Ellis, Newsara Green. Cock.—\. H. Beldon. 2, S. Rayner, Farnley. 



Bantams.— 1, H. BeldoQ. 2, J. Roberts, Erainley. /ic, A. Wilkinson, Burley ; 

 ■W. Ellis. 



a^wBHRau^ —GoLi^pencilled or Spangled. — 1 and 2, H. Beldon. Silver- 

 peneilli^d or Spangle't.-l and 2, H. Beldon. Btack.—l and 2, H. Beldon. he, 

 M. A, H'ldsworth. Wortiev. 



POLANDS.— 1 and 2, H. Beldon. 



Spanish.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, J. Thresh. Bradford. 



Brahma Pootra.~2 and he, H. Reldon. 



CocHiN-nnivA.— 1 and 2. H. Beldon. 



Any Varit'^ty.— 1, II. Beldon. 2, Blsik^borough & Holdsworth. Harrosrate, 



Gerse — Z>(irfc.— 1. W. Howgate, Hunslet. 2, T. Rydal, Bramley. Liglit.—l, 

 Mrs. J. Jackson, Armley. 



Ducks.— Bouc/i. — 1 and 2, Parkinson & Marshall, Dewsbory. he, G. R. 

 Porritt. Faniley. Aylfsbiiry.—l. G. R. Porritt. 



Guinea Fowls.— 2, J. W. Akeroyd, Armley. 

 PIGEONS. 



Caebiees.— 1. .T. E. Crofts. Blythe. 



Owls.— I. J. Thresh, Bradford. 2, H. Beldon. 



TuRBiTS.— 1, J. E. Crofts- 2. H. Beldon. 



Bards— 1, J. E Crofts. 2, J. Thresh. 



Tumblers.— 1, J. E. Crofts. 2. H. Beldon. 



Fantails.— 1, .1. E Cr.ifis. 2. .Mrs. J. H. Hepper, Wortley. 



Jaoobins.-I, H. Beldon. 2. J. E. Crnfts. 



Antwerps.— 1, W. Holdsworth, 2, H. Denison, Wortley. 



Any Vahiety.— 2, J. E. Crofts, he, J. Thresh. 

 CAGE BIRDS. 



Norwich. — 1, .T. Howden, Armley. 



Belgian Marked.- 1, W. Applestan, Wortley. 



Yellow or Buff.— 1, P. aenrn. Fa'sley. 2, J. Atkinson, Holbeck, 



LiZAHD.- 1. .1. How.len. 2, W. Applestan. 



Mules.— I, J. Howden. 2, F, Wild, Armley. 



Bullfinch. — 1, J. Howden. 2, R. Rocinson, Wortley. 



German Bird in Song.— 1, R. Crosland, Low Wortley. 2. .T. Howden. 



Canary — Ann Breed.— \, J. Howden 2, J. Wilkinson, Wortiev. 



Parrots — Orey — 1, T, W. MoraifTe, New Wortley. 2. W. Clegg. New 

 Wort.ey, Qrcen, or any other variety —1, W. Hudson, Armley. 2, J. Whitaker. 



Rabbits.— /lit!/ Breed — 1, S. Ball, Bradford ; T. Myton, York. 2, G. S, 

 Burton, Beeston. /,op ear.— 1, T. Myton. 2, Adams & Mills, Bradford; G. S. 

 Burton, ftc, J. Walmsley, Wortley. 



OPRV TO WORTLEY AND ARMLEY. 



Canaries.— IVi'ow English.— I. T. Harrison, Wortley. 2, J. Howden, he, W. 

 Anplestan. Buff.— I, — tiepleston. Wortley. 2, W, Clegg. he, J. Howden. 

 Marked.-I, W. Applestan. 2, R. Crosland. Two Created.— 1, R. Crosland. 2, 

 S. Galloway, Armley. 



AviAHY.— 1, W. Appleston. 2, R. Robinson, 



Jddges, — Poultry: Mr. J. Crosland, jun., Wakefield; Mr, J. 

 Caiman, Bradford. Birds : Mr. W. Brownridge, Leeds, 



THE ANNUAL ZOOLOGICAL SALE AT ANTWERP. 



Antwerp with its churches, shipping, pictures, and wood- 

 carvings is known to many of lis, but it is almost as well known 

 for its Zoological Gardens, where each year at this time the un- 

 wearied and successful direction invites all comers to attend the 

 public sale of its spare specimens, and has invariably a surprise 

 in store for its visitors. Highly successful in acclimatisation 

 and breeding, each successive introduction of Pheasants and 

 Game birds has found its home in the little gardens at Antwerp. 



Last week the auctioneer had a pleasing although a loug and 

 tedious task. On Tuesday and Weduesday bii'ds, beasts, and 

 reptiles under his hammer were adjudged to societies, amateurs, 

 and dealers from all parts of Europe. Some idea of the variety 

 of objects offered may be formed, when we say that the list 

 comprised an elephant, giraffes, and lions, and ended with 

 serpents and seals. 



On Tuesday, soon after ten in the morning, the sale com- 

 menced with small foreign birds, which found ready purchasers 

 at prices slightly in advance of those of our retail bird dealers. 

 It was surprising to see the number of Java Sparrows and Bud- 

 grigars that found purchasers. Some of the earlier lots of White 

 Java Sparrows brought long prices. Turquoisiues, Cockateels, 

 the different varieties of Cockatoos followed. Que handsome 

 Masked Parrot was a great bargain to the Gardens at Amsterdam, 

 at £9 ; a pair of Black Cochin fowls that would not have been 

 thought much of by us went at a good price to Berlin, as did a 

 pen of very good adult Spanish, Silkies of indifferent quality 

 Bold well, as did Dorkings and Hoadana. A pair of Blue- 



cheeked Guinea Fowls made £i is. ; a pair of Crowned ditto, 

 £d. A pair of Argus Pheasants 270Uf., and an unusually fine 

 pair SOOOf. A pair of Polyplectrou Germanix, bred in the Gar- 

 dens, made llOOt., one pair Chinquis 850f. These were bought 

 for the Zoological Gardens of Cologne. One pair of Temminuks 

 Tagropans brought for the same made 82.5t. Cue cook and two 

 hens Vieillottii(the hens faulty), UOf, One pair of rare Pheasants, 

 Deardigallus proclatus, made lUUOf,, for Paris ; and a second pair 

 1400f., for Amsterdam. Dr. Evans became the possessor of a 

 pair of Tragopans for 11.50f. Reeves's Pheasants varied, good 

 pairs making 300f. and 325f. Swinhoes 210f. One pair of the 

 now scarce Gallus furcatus, bought by Mr. Baily of Loudon for 

 1.50f., was resold for Paris. Curious among birds, but most 

 amusing in their quaint waddling gait and comical expression 

 of eye, were eight or nine Penguins. They stood in their en- 

 closure and watched the proceedings narrowly, so tame that 

 they would feed from the hand. Two fetched 4,56t., for Cologne; 

 one 230f., for Berlin ; one 223f., for Amsterdam, One pair of 

 Bennett's Kangaroos in excellent condition was purchased for 

 the Zoological Gardens at Frankfort. The Cranes were very 

 beautiful and in great variety, but the demand slow. A pair of 

 Demoiselles made 300f. Black-necked Swans, Black Swans, 

 and young Trumpeter Swans all found ready purchasers ; aB 

 did the beautiful little Ducks, of which a great many were sold 

 at good prices. But the choicest birds, with the exception of 

 the Arouata, were bought for Continental collections. The 

 gems among the Ducks were one pair of Kaearka variegata, which 

 made 325f. ; one pair of small Teal, Querquedula iormosa, 210f. ; 

 and one pair, said to he from the Cape, 280f. The different 

 varieties of Whistling Ducks mustered in force and were in 

 favour. One, the little Arcuata from India, is likely to become 

 a favourite with us. Mandarins, Carolinas, Shell Ducks, and 

 Shovellers made full prices. Some Bar-headed Geese made 

 from 200f. to 240f. a pair. Gold and Silver Pheasants sold as 

 usual; but some Chinese (a Collier), made great prices. Three 

 young Bears made nearly £10; a Porcupine 1501.; Rhesus 

 Monkey 35f. 



The beautiful varieties of foreign Pigeons attracted great at- 

 tention, and they made full prices on both days. The greatest at- 

 traction was a pair of Bleeding-heart Pigeons. These were bought 

 by Messrs. Baily, of London, for 580f, The Nicobar Pigeou with 

 its metallic plumage and hackled neck was much sought after 

 for France, as it breeds well. There the price was about 130f. to 

 140f. per p:;ir. The elegant Crested Lophotes about 75f. Some 

 Blue Jacobins, 30f. to 45f. Montaubans, 60f, to 90f, An almost 

 endless variety and sequence of little Doves, and plumage cage 

 birds. Amoug them Whydahs, Cut-throats, Military Starlings, 

 Cow-birds, Bice-birds, and Thrushes, from America. Scarlet 

 and Blue Tanagers. Returning to larger things we may notice 

 a new feature, one we suppose introduced by the Director in 

 emulation of our English Short-horn sales. A Bull, two Cows, 

 and four Calves, imported Short-horns, made ."jBOOf, A Zebra, 

 bought by Mr. Montgomery for Dublin, 1800f, ; and a second, 

 bought for Paris, 1560f. The young Elephants and Giraffes were 

 put up but were bought in. Several pairs of Seals were sold at 

 the apparently low price of lOOf. and 120f. the pair. 



The company was large from the beginuiug to the close of 

 the sale, the arrangements good, and the conditions of the birds 

 and animals wouderfullv good. The Zoological Societies of all 

 the principal cities of Europe (London excepted), were repre- 

 sented, and many amateur buyers from Italj', Paris, and 

 Germany. Belgium and Holland were strongly supported. The 

 principal buyers from England were Messrs. Jamrack, Baily, 

 Montgomery, Castang, &c. 



POUTERS, ANY OTHER COLOUR OR MARKING. 



I H.1VE read with close attention the correspondence on the 

 above question. The discussion arose from Mr. Huie's article 

 which appeared in the Journal of January of this year. That 

 article is plain and practical, no "spinning of a yarn." We 

 have repeatedly seen the work of the four gentlemen implicated 

 in judging our most important shows, and have failed to perceive 

 any decided difference in the proclivities of any of them. How, 

 then, have they managed to disagree ? The question appears to 

 be, ** How is a standard bird produced and maintained ?" This 

 can only be dealt with when we have solved the previoiis ques- 

 tion of what a Pouter is. Mr. Huie, therefore, starts with, " It 

 is neither colour nor marking, but shape, that constitutes the 

 Pouter Pigeon." Mr. Ure coincides when he says, "Colour 

 and marking do not make a Pouter, they only finish one." As 

 no other has been put forward we are bound to infer that the 

 definition has been found to be correct. That being so, Mr. 

 Huie then proceeds to tell us from his own experience how best 

 to produce and maintain the bird so defined ; and let us here re- 

 mark that anything that falls from the pen of such veteran 

 breeders as Messrs. Huie and Ure on this subject should be re- 

 ceived with deference by fanciers of less range and experience. 



The foundation of Mr. Huie's breeding structure rests on 

 " Pouters any other colour or marking," and for that reason, and 

 the encouragement of poor fanciers, he advocates a class for 



