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Class 124, — DOVKS AND QUAII^S.

The names of the Doves were curiously mixed : Australian

Crested Doves being entered as ' Diamond Doves,' Bronze- wings

as ' Crested,' Peaceful as ' Zebra.' In this Class the rarest birds

(Mr. Housden's Nicobar Pigeons) took the highest honours and,

unless I am much mistaken, two cock Peaceful Doves, exhibited

by the lyondon Fanciers' Supply Association, the second ; they

were entered ' Two Zebra Doves, Cock.'


Class 125. — Tanagers and Bulbui^S.

This was a splendid Class and really required several extra

firsts to do it justice. To my mind Mr. Maxwell's Blue and Black

Tanager, which took fifth, should have stood first, both for rarity

and colouring ; Mr. Humphrys' Blue-winged Green Bulbul

second ; his Black-crested Yellow Bulbuls third : Mr. Maxwell's

Tricoloured Tanager extra third, his Greenish Tanager fourth,

and his curiously coloured Tanager (No. 2,014) of which I do

not know the name, fifth. I cannot see that birds which have

become so common in the market as ordinary Green Bulbuls,

or (much less) Red -eared Bulbuls, have any claim to more than

V.H.C. for condition.


Class 126. — Crows, Stari^ings, etc.


Mr. Russell Humphrys' magnificent Occipital Blue Pie

well deserved its place at the head of this Class ; but Mrs. W. H.

Field's IvOng-tailed Glossy Starling was somewhat bobtailed and

not to be compared with Mr. H. B. Smith's Purple-headed

Starling (No. 2,025). I should also have preferred Mr. Housden's

Mexican Jay to Mr. Humphrys' Andaman Starling, although the

latter was a very nice bird. Mrs. Field's Blue-hooded Jay (fourth)

is a good bird and deserved its place, though a year in a good-

sized flight would improve it. Mr. Fulljames' Malabar Mynah

(fifth) was a capital specimen of a common species ; I prefer

Mr. Housden's Crested Mynahs, rarer and far more intelligent

birds.


Class 127. — Smai^ler Insectivorous Birds.


Mr. Maxwell's beautiful male of Dac7iis cayana surely had

a higher claim to a first place than his much commoner though

lovely little Spectacled birds (not ' Finches '), yet this Sugar-bird

only got a V.H.C. : I cannot, with all deference to the great

experience of an old friend, comprehend this decision.


Class 128. — Larger Insectivorous Birds.

Mr. Russell Humphrys' Racquet-tailed Drongo took first.

I think I should have given preference to Mr. Maxwell's Green-



