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at and possessing, but there was no time to study them closely, and

therefore I hope our members will not think so scanty a comment

means a lack of appreciation, for in many points our native birds are

hard to rival. HUBERT D. Astley.



PARROTS AT THE HORTICULTURAL HALL.


The London Cage Bird Association and the Foreign Bird

Exhibitors’ League are much to be congratulated on their deter¬

mination to carry out their programme of holding their show, in

spite of the general depression caused by the war, and the splendid

way in which they were supported by aviculturists proves how much

their confidence was justified. Our Editor has asked me to write a

few notes on the Parrots exhibited.


The class for Cockatoos and Macaws contained eight en¬

tries. The most interesting exhibit being one of the small Macaws,

I think A. hahni, but these small Macaws, all of which are rare in

captivity are not easy to remember off hand. This bird, which was

shown by Miss Alfreda B. Smyth, took the first prize; a Bare-eye

coming second, and a very perfect Sulphur-crest third.


The next class was for Greys AND AMAZONS ; the first prize

going to a very nice Green-cheeked Amazon shown by Miss J. A. E.

Smyth ; the second to Mr. Frostick for a very fine Double-fronted

Amazon ; third and fourth to Mr. Allen Silver’s Salvin’s and Mealy

Amazons respectively.


Some good Blue-fronts and moderately good Greys made up a

class of no less than seventeen entries.


The third parrot class was for Lovebirds, PASSERINE, and

BROTOGERYS PARRAKEETS, and contained fifteen entries. Miss

Alfreda B. Smyth took the first prize with a very perfect pair of

Rosy-faced Lovebirds, well shown in a nice roomy cage. A pair of

Orange-flanked Parrakeets, sent by Dr. Lovell-Keays, took second

prize, the third going' to Mr. C. T. Maxwell for a pair of Red-faced

Lovebirds. Mr. Silver took fourth prize with a very nice pair of

Passerines, and the same exhibitor took fifth with a pair of Mada¬

gascar Lovebirds.


st entry in this class was a couple of exceptionally fine



