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Cornish Chough, 3 Starlings, a Jay and a Robin ; a Great Tit

entered by Mr. Bonhote was unfortunately absent. The first

prize was awarded to a Starling, the Chough coming second.

The Chough was a most voracious creature, and I am glad that I

had to board him for a few days only; nothing came amiss to

him and although his very large food-tin was replenished several

times a day he was always screaming for food. As I hear that he

reached home without his prize-card I suppose he ate it on the

journey.


The seven Classes for British Birds contained 78 entries,

only one of which was absent. All the Classes were fairly filled

and made a nice little Show in the Saloon. Coming now to the

Foreign Birds, for which 20 Classes were provided, we find a

less satisfactory state of affairs : for several Classes had to be

amalgamated with others, and some were very poorly filled.


Class 8 (Budgerigars) was amalgamated with the Rove

Bird Class.


Class 9 (Ring-necks) contained 5 entries. The first prize

was gained by Mr. Maxwell’s really magnificent Pink-cheeked

Parrakeet, the other exhibits being Malabars and Resser Ring-

necks. Mr. Swaysland’s Malabar received an extra first prize.

One of the Ring-necks was the winner of the Talking Bird

Competition.


Class 10 (Kings and Crimson-wings) contained a pair of

each species and three single Kings. The First prize was

awarded to the Rondon Fanciers’ Supply Association’s very fine

King, and the second to Mr. Doherty’s Crimson-wings.


In Class 11 (A. O. V. Parrakeets), with which the Class for

Rories and Rorikeets was amalgamated, the first prize was

awarded to Mr. Housden’s beautiful Ceram Rory, and the second

to Mr. Swaysland’s Tui Parrakeet, which obtained the cup

offered for the rarest Parrot in the Show and which unfortunately

died at the Show on the-Sunday. The Class contained besides,

an Adelaide Parrakeet, a specimen of Conurus pavzca in perfedt

feather, a Patagonian Conure, a Pennant, and an Ornamented

Rorikeet.


Class 12 (Rove Birds), with which the Budgerigars were

amalgamated, contained only 4 entries, one of which was absent.

There were two good pairs of Budgerigars, and some handsome

Blue-winged Rove Birds belonging to Mr. Storey, which were

remarkably steady and well shown, but they appeared to be two

cocks. The only prize was awarded to Mr. Maxwell’s grand

Peach-faced Rove Birds.



