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Housden's Red-headed pair, not in strikingl}^ good trim. Mr.

Jeffrey's V. H. C. pair were superb Red - heads, large, and in

beautiful condition, but they looked somewhat like two cocks;

if so they should not have been V.H.C. ! (a)


King or Crimson Wings brought eleven entries, nearly all

in nice condition. First was Mr. Fulljames' very fine King;

second, his lovely Crimson-wing ; third, Mr. H. B. Smith's King;

I admired, too, the same exhibitor's (V.H.C.) Crimson-wing.


" Ring-necked or Indian" were not a very varied or interest-

ing collection. First went ,to Mrs. Henderson's grand pair of

Alexandrine; Mr. H. B. Smith took second with a pair of Rosas,

not in striking bloom ; Mr. Railton's Alexandrine, described as

'a grand talker,' secured third prize. Mr. Button showed a

5^oung Malabar, but not for competition. Mr. Maxwell's Long-

tailed Malaccan was in good condition ; the species seems

nowadaj's rare.


" lyOries or Lorikeets " was labelled by the judge 'a very

good class.' About this there can be no doubt — the rarer

Lorikeets were especially beautiful and most of them in lovely

condition. First was awarded to Mr. A. Green's Ceram Lory — a

happy-looking bird, lively and in perfect plumage ; its catalogue

price — £2 6s. 6d. — was tempting, but Lories are not long lived.

Mrs. Frostick won second with a very sweet pair of Musky

Lorikeets ; Mr. Maxwell third with a pair of Scaly-breasted

Lorikeets, in excellent condition, and extra third with a single

Ornate Lorikeet. There were also good specimens of Swainson's

and Forsten's Lorikeets in the class.


The class for " Any other species of Parrakeets (single)"

was a decidedl)^ interesting one, with fourteen entries. First

went deservedly to Captain Tutton's somewhat rare Fiji Parrakeet

{Pyrrhulopsis tabiiensis), very tame and in lovely condition.

The figure of this Parrakeet is somewhat like that of the King

Parrot. The head, breast and underparts are maroon, shading

downwards into crimson ; a brilliant blue patch at the back of

the neck, flights and tail blue, and the rest of the bodj^ green.

Mrs. Astrop took second with her beautiful Pileated Parrakeet,

which has before won at the Palace. Third, fourth, and fifth all

went to Mr. Fulljames : for a Barraband cock in good trim, a

cock Blue Bonnet, and a good Many-coloured. A Red-mantled

{Platycercus erythropcplus), shown by Mr. Cocksedge, did not

obtain any notice. Pairs of " Any other species of Parrakeets "


{a) One of Mr. Jeffrey's birds had lost a claw — but in other respects they were

superior to Mr. Housden's.— Ed.



