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Bulbuls were represented by three of the common Malabar

(905—third ; 911 A. ; 915) and two of the rarer and prettier

■“Blue-winged” species (908—H.C. ; 913). The latter name is

obtained, I believe, from the Zoological Society’s “ hist,” but, as

several of the species in this genus ( Chloropsis , commonly

Phyllornis) have blue wings, the name of Orange-bellied Green-

Bulbul is preferable, C. hardwickii being the only one that has

the orange belly in both sexes. Mr. Swaysland adopted a curious,

perhaps unique, method of insuring that his Malabar Green-

Bulbul should not be starved by a seed or any other “ Show ”

diet by fixing up in the cage a good piece of honey in the honey¬

comb ; but this spoiled the bird’s chance of a prize, for with its

sticky bill it had preened its feathers—and the result was not

satisfactory either to the owner or to the looker-on. There were

three White-eared Bulbuls (911 ; 912—V.H.C). A Pileated in

bad colour (910—H.C.) and a fine Mexican (91 iC—ex. third)

exhaust the list of foreign Jays ; the latter, with a mate, is an

attractive bird in an aviary, but of small account in a cage. A

fine Shama (903—V.H.C.) might have been placed a little higher,

and a Dyal-bird might have been mentioned. Classes 100, 102,

and 103 were very much in the dark, but a Violet Tanager (914—

third) seemed a nice bird, as did also two Scarlet Tanagers (917—

second ; 921—H.C.) ; all things being equal, the Violet should

have had precedence of the others, the Scarlet bird being easily

kept in health and plumage. A pair of Australian Zosterops

(918—first), a Blue Robin (919—V.H.C.), and a couple of Pekin

(or Peking, if we are to remain in L,i Hung Chang’s good books)

Robins (920) about exhaust the list of the foreign non-seedeaters.

The Pekins, by the way, not being colour-fed, were ignored by

the judges, for these pretty little fellows do not keep their colours

well in this dull climate without a little “ assistance,” but they

should not have been condemned on this account.


Of the Weavers and Whydahs I need not say much; there

were several Weavers of the kinds usually met with, and also a

pair of the Rose-breasted (884—C.), not looking very spruce ; of

the latter there were a fine Red-collared (886—first) and two

Yellow-shouldered (892—second ; 894—V.H.C.). Amongst the

smaller foreign Finches there were some nice birds, but none too

many. There were three Parrot finches, but, alas ! the one was

dead : those who objedt to Bird Shows have something to say on

their side. Red-headed, Rufous-backed, White-eared, Parson,

St. Helena Singing, Pileated, Cuba, Alario Finches, and a good

Black-headed Siskin, were just represented, singly, or in pairs,

but were nearly invisible. There was a larger supply of Gouldian



