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deem fit or expedient for publishing the same. I also solemnly declare that all 

 the birds exhibited by me are truly and bond fide my own property, and I 



enclose the sum of to entitle me to become an exhibitor 



at this show. 



Signature 



Address (in full) 



Date 



s. d. enclosed for Catalogue, &c. 



CATALOGUES. After the schedules are printed and a copy 

 sent to every well-known exhibitor in the United Kingdom, 

 it will be necessary to obtain and prepare a book, from which 

 the catalogues will have to be printed. Great care must be 

 taken in its arrangement. The book used should be about 

 fourteen inches long, eight inches wide, and from half to three- 

 fourths of an inch in thickness, and ruled with s. d. columns. 

 On the title-page you must set forth the name of the society 

 and other particulars, similar to the following specimen : 



CATALOGUE. 

 THE NORTHERN COUNTIES ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. 



First Annual Exhibition of 

 BRITISH CAGE AND SONG BIRDS, 



Open to the United Kingdom, 



Held in the Victoria Hall, B , 



On Wednesday and Thursday, November 10th and llth, 188. 

 Judges M. Herniman Toke, Puddletown ; Mr. Jeremiah Smasher, Bowlover. 

 President C. London, Esq., M.P. I Hon. Sec. Mr. N. Northampton 

 Vice President S. Brighton, Esq. | Treasurer Mr. C. Chester. 



And upon the first leaf of the book begin the heading thus : 



CATALOGUE. 

 THE NORTHERN COUNTIES ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. 



CANARIES, &c. 



N.B. The cage is, in every case, included in the price of all specimens sent for 

 competition. No specimen or other bird will be allowed to be disposed of 

 privately, or removed during the exhibition. For addresses of exhibitors see 

 index. Abbreviations : First signifies First Prize ; Second, Second Prize ; Third 

 Third Prize; V.H.C., Very Highly Commended; H.C., Highly Commended; 

 C., Commended. 



Then arrange the classes thus : 



[Specimen.] 



Class 1. Clear, Marked, or Ticked Yellow Belgian. 

 First Prize, 12s. ; Second, 6s. ; Third, 3s. 



B. d. 



C. No. 1. Mr. J. Nash, cock, age 4 months 330 



V.H.C. No. 2. Mr. S. Jones, hen, 6 months 2 C 



Second. No. 3. Mr. G. Smith, cock, 1 year 410 



II.C. No. 4. Mr. W. Thompson, cock, 16 months 500 



First No. 5. Kr. P. Brunt 10 



2 D 2 



