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prizes and a special. Some may consider that the first and

special prizes would have been better awarded to the rare Blue

and Black Tanager, rather than to the Tricoloured. But they

were all beautiful, and perhaps all worthy of the first honours,

though unfortunately unable to win them. One or two of the

Scarlet Tanagers were in good plumage, especially that which

won 4th, being extremely well shown in a cage with a brilliant

green background (Mrs. Frostick’s good taste).


Mr. Phillips’ Superb Tanager was in glorious colour, and

only deprived of greater honours than V.H.C. by the fadt of his

meeting with rarer cousins in competition.


Class 64.—Amongst Starlings, Mynahs, Troupials, etc.,

Mrs. H. C. im Thurn took 1st with a very tame and pretty

Yellow and Black Troupial. Mr. H. J. Fulljames’ Andaman and

Black-headed Starlings were in lovely condition and well shown.

A commendation was given to a healthy pair of apparently

juvenile Rose-coloured Pastors (Mr. J. B. Housden’s) (<?). It was

evident that the filthy condition of the cage in which a Long¬

tailed Glossy Starling was confined shut the latter off from a

chance of being favourably noticed. It was a pity that Mr.

H. B. Smith’s Purple-headed Glossy Starling was somewhat in

the middle of its moult.


Class 65.—A miscellaneous collection, in which were two

or three very interesting birds. Mr. C. P. Arthur’s Green-billed

Toucan (a previous winner of 37 first prizes and 34 specials)

added yet one more of each to his list of triumphs. Mr.

Fulljames’ Pink-crested Touraco (2nd) was a most beautiful bird,

and debarred from conquering the aforementioned Toucan by

his misfortune in having a malformed foot, owing to some

accident. A very well-conditioned Shama, tame and freshly

moulted, won 3rd (Mr. A. Jones’). Other birds noticed by the

Judge were a lovely Yellow-tufted Honey-eater (Mr. C. T.

Maxwell’s) ; an Orange-breasted Toucan, very timid (Mr. Geo.

Jacob’s) ; and a splendid Tu'i (Mrs. Frostick’s). Nor must I

pass over Mr. Fulljames’ Blue-cheeked Barbet, which won 4th

(in fine condition). Mrs. Frostick’s Grey Honey-eaters (H.C.)

were, apparently, moulting, though not to such an extent as to

disfigure them, and they had a good roomy cage.


Hubert D. Asteey.



( e) These were in moult, at which season the salmon tint becomes clouded ; previous

to their moult they were in full adult colour.—A, G. B.



