The L.C.B.A. Show.



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THE LC.B.A. SHOW.


I. FOREIGN BIRDS.


By Frank Finn.


The show of P'oreign Birds at the London Cage Bird

Association’s Exhibition — November 24th - 27th—was far the

finest of any I have seen at the Horticultural Hall, both as

regards the number and the quality of the exhibits; the judge

was Mr. H. D. Astley.


Parrots were not numerous, but good ; in the class for

Budgerigars, Love-birds and Hanging Parrakeets, all exhibits

were in perfect form. Mr. Townsend’s exquisite Blue-crowned

Hanging Parrakeet (Lot iculusga/gulas) took first ; Black-cheeked

Love-birds second and third, and a good pair of Yellow Budgeri¬

gars fourth ; equally fine greens had to be content with v.li c.

There were other birds in the class, and it seems to me very hard

on Budgerigars to make them compete with such birds as Loriculi,

which ought to go in the Lory class, being soft-food eaters,,

although not true Lories.


In the class for other Parrakeets, Mr. Ezra’s beautiful

lutino Ring-neck only got “very highly commended,” much to

some people’s surprise, it being so rare an exhibit; if its abnormal

yellow colour was the objection, this should have had no weight,

as white Javas, blue and yellow Budgerigars are allowed to pass

muster. There should really Ire a class for abnormally coloured

prize birds, or these might go in the same class as Foreign

Hybrids, which are never numerous. To return to the Parra¬

keets : first went to a Brown’s (, Platycercus browni), second to Mr.

Maxwell’s Elegant, and third to a very nice Blue-crowned Conure^

shown by Mr. S. Williams. M. Pauwel’s Uvean Parrakeet only

got fourth; yet, though not so lively as some of the others, it

was in good form. There were only two entries in the Lory

Class, a nice Ceram Lory (A. gat ruins) shown by Mr. Mackenzie,

and a pair of Dark-throated Lorikeets, not in show form, as

their tails were rough.


In the class for other Parrots a lien Everett’s (TonygnatJms

everetti) took first, a Meyer’s second, though there was a fine

Hawk-head in the class which only got fouith, to say nothing



