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Let us now turn to the birds.


Class 88 (Bullfinches) was a very strong class and well

judged, we were pleased to notice a nice hen, 3rd, and several

foreigners ignored, while the 1st prize bird was beautiful in

colour and shape.


Class S9 (Goldfinches) was another very large class, and

the birds throughout of very fine quality ; as usual some small

foreigners were shown, but as the differences between a small

foreigner and a large Britisher are practically nil, these mistakes

must of necessity occur.


Class 90 (Chaffinches) were only a fair lot. Mr. Fulljames’

(ex. 1 st) was in our opinion far too dark, and the remainder for

the most part wild and fresh caught.


Class 91 (Linnets) must have taxed the judge’s powers

considerably, there being but little to choose between any of the

exhibits.


Class 92 (Lesser Redpole and Twite) was a very good

class, and the Lesser Redpole has at last got a look in. 1st prize

went to a very fine Twite and about as large as any I have seen.


Class 93 (Siskin) was spoilt, as usual, to our taste by the

numerous colour-fed monstrosities. 1283 (unnoticed) was in my

opinion the best.


Class 94 (A. O. V. Finch or Bunting Resident) brought

forward some nice specimens of Hawfinches, Greenfinches and

a Yellow Bunting. 1st was taken by a Yellow Bunting; 2nd,

Hawfinch, a very fine bird ; 3rd by a Greenfinch. Several of

the Greenfinches appeared to me to be colour-fed, but perhaps

I am wrong; this class also included a Cirl Bunting, Tree

Sparrow and a ver}' wild Reed Bunting.


Class 95 (Lark or Pipit) a small but good class. 1st went

to a Lark, badly shewn and as far as we could see nothing to

recommend it; 2nd was a very nice Wood Lark in grand trim ;

3rd, a nice Meadow Pipit which would have shown off to greater

advantage in a cage without perches. The class also included a

very fair Rock Pipit which only got a card.


Class 96 (Robins) a very small and bad class, none of them

being worth a card.


Class 97 (Blackbirds).


Classes 98 (Thrushes) and 99 (Starlings) small classes but

containing some fine specimens ; in the last named most of the



