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celebrated Grey Cardinal is at last showing signs of age, and

was scarcely in show condition. A pair of Pileated Finches,

another Grey Cardinal, a pair of Saffron Finches, and another

good Green Cardinal, completed the Class.


Class 25 (Tanagers, Bulbuls, Sugar Birds, and Zosterops).

Mr. Housden’s Red-vented Bulbuls were 1st, thus occupying the

same position as at the last Palace Show. The rare Blue-winged

Honeysucker shown by Mr. Fulljames was not in show condition.

The only other entries which put in an appearance were two

excellent Tanagers, belonging respectively to Mr. Maxwell and

the R. F. Supply Association.


Class 26 (Crows, Jays, Starlings, &c.) Mr. Arthur’s

splendid Mexican Jays were 1st, and Mr. Swaysland’s Green

Glossy Starling 2nd. Here were besides, a Brazilian Hangnest,

a Brazilian Blue-bearded Jay, two seed-eating Troupials, and a

Siberian Nutcracker.


Class 27 (All species not included in the above). Mr.

Seth-Smith received the 1st prize for his Pectoral Rail, a rare

and pretty bird, in perfect feather and well shown—the same

bird received the special for the best in Classes 25, 26, and 27;

Mr. Fulljames’ Red-sided Tit was second—my own choice Ra¬

the second place would have been the same exhibitor’s Sulphur

Tyrant, which is by far the finest specimen of its species that I

have ever seen. There w r ere two Shamahs, of which the one

belonging to Mr. Fulljames received the 3rd prize, but there

seemed little to choose between them. Mr. Maxwell’s Shamah

which did not get the prize, was a lively, healthy bird, and a

perpetual singer. The Class also contained two pairs of Pekin

Robins, one pair of which was very good. Here were nine

entries, two absent.


The Classes for Foreign Birds contained 122 entries, of

which no less than 23 were absent, so that there were actually 99

at the Show.


The Classes for Canaries and Canary Mules were fairly

well filled, but those birds being beyond the province of our

Society I will say nothing about them.


Class 31 (Non-Canary Hybrids). Mr. Vale’s Goldfinch-

Bullfinch did not arrive, so that the only two competitors were

Mr. John Robson’s Siskin-Redpoll and Mr. Vale’s Goldfinch-

Greenfinch, of which the first took the prize.


Class 32 (Pied, Albino, and Rare-feathered Specimens).

Most of the entries could only be called Rare-feathered by



