January 26, 1371. ] 



JOUENAIi OF HOETIGULTUEE AND COTTAGE GABDENSK. 



75 



PoDTEES.— Cocfrs,— 1 and 2, J. Watts. Heiis.—l and 2, J. Watts. 



AliMONDE AND Short-faced TuiiBLEES. — 1 and 2, T. Hallam. 



Fantails.— 1, J. Watts. 



Owls.— 1, J. Crosland, jim., Wakefield. 2, J. Watte. 



Mottles and Rosewings.— 1 and 2. E. D. Careless. 



Saddles and Badges. — 1, 2, 3, and he. G. Gordin, Handsworth, 



Nuns and Archangels.— 1> 2, and 3, W. Eankes (Nuns). 



Barbs.- 1 and he, H. AUsopp. 2, J. Watts. 



Dragoons.- iJ?i/c.— 1, G. Green, King's Heath. EirminKliani. 2, J. Watts. 

 Any other Colour— 1 and 2, H. Allsopp (Silver). S. J. W. Ludlow (Yellow). 

 he, H. AUsop (Silver) ; H. K. Wripht. Hockley, Birmingham. 



Antwebps.— BZue .— 1, H. E. WriKM. 2, J. W. Ludlow. S, J. Watts. Dwn — 

 1, 2, and S, H. E. Wright, he, J, W. Ludlow. Blue Chequered.— \, 2. and 3, J. 

 W.Ludlow. ;ic, H. E. Wright. Red Chequered.— I, M. K. Wiight. 2 and 3, J. 

 W. Ludlow. Cocks (Any yarietyj.-l and 2, H. E. Wright.SjB, J. Watts, he, 0. 

 Copsman (2); H. E. Wright. 



Any other Variety.— Pnfrs.—l. 2, and 3, W. Bankes (Bnmette, Blondinette, 

 Blue and Silver Turhits, and English Owls). Equal 2, J. Watts (Deutillettes). 

 Single Birds.— 1, J. W. Ludlow (Damascene). 2 and 3, H. AUsop. 



TnaiBLEEs (Clear-legged).— 1, E. D. Careless. 



DUMFRIES AND M^iXWELLTOWN 

 OENITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



The twelfth aannal exliibition of Poultry, Pigeons, and Canaries 

 tooi place in the Mechanics' Hall, Dumfries, on the 17th and 18th inst. 



In number of entries the Show was considerably behind that of last 

 year, but in respect to superior quality the exhibition was one of the best, 

 if not the very best, the Society has had. The arrangements were ex- 

 cellent, and reflected great credit on the committee of management, 

 and the indefatigable secretary, Mr. John Maxwell. A very noticeable 

 feature iu the prize-cards was a new form of card for the first prizes in 

 the Poultry classes. A very tastefully designed card has tho particu- 

 lars and class, and the date of the Show printed in gold on the margin, 

 which is crimson or blue morocco leather. In the centre of the card 

 is a beautifully executed coloured specimen of the class of bird for 

 which the prize-card is intended. 



The following is a comparison of the entries : — 



1870. 



Poultry 229 



Ducks 81 



Bantams 67 



Pigeons 77 



CageBirds 129 



533 



1871. 



Poultry 172 



Ducks 16 



Bantams 43 



Pigeons 73 



Cage Birds ' 88 



The competition in Pigeons was nearly equal in the number of 

 entries to the Show of last year, and in regard to quality was first-rate, 

 as in some of the classes nearly the whole were highly commended. 

 Of Carrier Pigeons there were five entries, and this class commanded 

 a good deal of attention, the interest being, doubtless, stimulated by 

 the feats which these swift- winged messengers are now doing at Paris. 



Of cage bii-ds there was a great faUing-ofl^ iu the entries, tho 

 number being 88 against 129 last year. Some of the Dumfries Canary 

 champions were fairly beaten on this occasion, even the redoubtable 

 James Thorpe, having only succeeded in gaining two first prizes and 

 five seconds out of sixteen entries. Only four other prizes were gained 

 by competitors in Dumfries and Maxwe'lltown. The rest of tho prizes 

 wero won by exhibitors from a distance. Tho first-prize Goldfinch 

 Mule was said by the Judges to be the finest specimen of its class they 

 had ever seen. 



Game.— JSJacfc Beds, Blacks, and other Beds and Blues.— 1 aDd2. J.Brough 

 Carlisle, he, P. W. Thwaite.s, Carlisle; T. West, Eocleston, Lancashire 

 Chickens.— 1, J Erough. 2. J. Harding, Dumfries, lie, D.Hartlie, Priesthaugh 

 Hawick. Duekwings, Whiles, and others Greys.— 1, J. Brough. 2. E. W 

 M'Cracken. Thornhill. he, D. Harley, Edinburgh. Chickens.— 1 and he, T 

 Davidson, Longton. 2, D. Harlev. 



DoRKinas.—SUver-Orey.-l. J. Cunningham. Dalbeattie. 2, A. Skirviug, Crovs. 

 Dalbeattie, he, Com. G. P. Lyons, E. N. Krkmichael; E. Eeid, HoUinhirst 

 Canonhie. Chickens.— 1, J. Thomson, Blaiket. 2, Mrs. Fume, Auohendollv, 

 Castle Douglas, he. Miss M. Johnstone. Terregles ; Miss M'Holme, Trooueer • 

 D. Hardie. Any other Colour.-!, E, Eeid. 2, D. Hardie. he, A. Sbeiiliercl, 

 Meigle. Clnckem.—l, Mrs. J. Bell, HiUowtown, Castle Douglas. 2, E. Eeid 

 he, A. Shepherd. 



Spanish— Bi<i»i-.—l, A. Shepherd. 2, W. Palerson, Langholm, lie, H. 

 Wilkmson, Earhy. C/iicfcCTu— 1, W. Paterflon. Z.H.Wilkinson, ftc, A. Walker, 

 Kilmarnock ; A. Shepherd. 



Cochin.China.-1, Lady J. J. Douglas, he, J. Waddell, West Derby. Chickens. 

 —1, Lady J. J. Douglas. 2, Com. G. P. Lyon. Any Colour.— 1, Mrs. G. Darb, 

 Acreliead, Dumfries. -Chickens.— 1 and 2, J. B. Storey, Milnhead, Dumfries. 

 he, Mrs. Parker, Coalstaitb, B-ampton. 



Brahma-Pootra.— 1, A. Hutchinson. Stranraer. 2, Com. G. F. Lyon, he. Miss 

 Drummond, Errol, N.B. ; J. Cowman, Whitehaven Chickens.-l and 2, J. Cow- 

 man, no, J. Pearson. Castle Douglas; Com. G. P. Lyon. 



Hajibdkohs.- So;<i«i-sj)ttngied.— ], H. Pickles, jun. 2, E. Dickson, Selkii-k. 

 jic, i.. J. Jones. Chickens.— 1, J. Holhurn, Stewarton. 2. B. Mackie, Stewar- 

 toii. /ic.T.Jardme, Lockerbie. S«»er-spa7ii/!cii.— 1, H. Pickles, jun. 2, S. &K. 

 Ashton, Mottram. Chickens.— 1, Ashton iSBootb, Broadbottom. 2, H. Pickjes, 

 3un. ftc, J. Gibson; J. Douglas, Glencaitn. Golden-iiencilled.—l.'E..Vicidea, 

 jun. 2, J. Holbuvn. he, J. Musgrave, Longtown. Cliiekens.—l, J. Nicholson, 

 ffi"' *i ,}"!?•• ?' H- .Pickles, jun. he, J. Armstrong, Longtown; W, Raehop, 

 Stonefield, Paisley ; A. Crosbie, Melroso. Silver-pencilled.-l and 2, H. Pickles 

 jun. he. Mrs. J. Pool. Chiekens.-l and 2, H. Pickles, jun. he, J. Holburu. 

 ,D, *■!' OJH"'? V,miETY.-l, H. Pickles, jun. (Polands). 2, J. P. Fawcott, Whitby 

 (Black Hambuvghs). he. Com. G. F. Lyon (Houdans) ; Mrs. Hume (Hondans) ; 

 A. Crosbie (Creve Cceur). ' 



Selling Class^I, W. Paterson, Langholm (Spanish). 2, J. Cunningham 

 (jjotimss). he, W. Lmton, Selkirk (Creve-Cceur). 



Bantam"!.— (5o;d and Sileer-laeed.-l, Master A. Frew, Sinclairtown, Kirk- 

 caldy, 2, Master J. D. S. CrawiVrd, KUb-archan. he, J. G. Orr. Beith. e, J. Robort- 

 "i™;^",?''™'','^??- BCicfc.-l.S. & E. Ashton. 2, H. Picldes.jun. ftc, D. Haidie ; 



A. Walker, Kilmarnock, niute.—l, S. 4 E. Ashton. 2 and he, J. Gibson 

 CosHe Douglas. Game.— Black Reds and other Beds.—l, E. Green, Loohmaben. 

 S ^^ Waddell. he, J. Meikle, Stranraer. Ditckmngs and other Oreys.—l, Miss 



B. P. Frew. 2, W. Scott, Jedburgh, ftc, Miss E. C. Frew. 

 _DvcKs.—Aylesbm-y.—l, D. Hai-die. 2 and he, Com, G. F. Lyon, c Mrs J. 

 BaU. Bouen,—!, J. Thomson; 2, Com. G. F. Lyon, he, D. Hardie. c, D. 



Hardie: E.J.Jones. -4ny oiftcr Faric<y.—1, S. & R. Ashton (Carolina). 2, F. E, 

 Schofield, Morpeth (Black East Indian), he. Com. G. F. Lyon. 



PlOEOKS.— Pouicrs.-l. J. Waddell. 2 and e, G. B. Phillips, Ayr. he, G. J 

 Dart. Carriers.— 1, J. Mair, jun., Kilmarnock. 2, W. Taylor, Dui-ham. ftc, G. 

 J. Dart, e, J. G. On-, Beith. Fantails.-l, J. Douglas, ThornhiU. 2 and ftc, T. 

 Wilson. Stewavton. e, A. Crosbie. Tumblers (Short-faced!.- 1 and 2, T. 

 Wilson, ftc. Miss M. Douglas, Thornhill. c, J. Turner, Dumfries. (Common). 

 — 1, G. B. Phillips. 2, J. Arnott, Dumfries, he, J. Wilson, c, E. M'Kie, 

 Dumfries. Barbs.— I and c, G. J. Dart. 2, W. Taylor, he, J. Mair. Jacobins. — 



1, T. W. Kilburn, Bishop Auckland. 2 and he, "T. Eule. Trumpeters.— 1 and 



2, T. Kule. he, T. W. Kilburn. c, J. G. Orr. Tnrbits.—l. Master E. Frew. 



2, J. Waddell. ftc. A. Crosbie. c, T. Eule. Any otlier Variety,— \, A. Crosbie 

 (Letz). 2 and ftc, G. P. Philips (ilagpies). 



CANARIES, &c. 



Scotch ¥xna.— Yellow.— Gocks.—\, R. Bryden. 2 and 3, T. Scott. Carluke. 



Hens.-l, J.Thorpe. 2, T. Scott. 3, W. Welsh, Dumfries. Buff.— Cocks.— lanO. 



3, T. Scott. 3, J. Thorpe. Hens.—\; T. Scott. 2, J. Thorpe. 3. J. M'CJuhae, 

 Maxwellto-\vn. 



Piebald.— Ytf((oiy. — Cocks.— "i and 3, T. Scott. 2, D. Gibson. TIcm. — 1 and 

 2, T. Scott. S, J. Knocker, Southwiok. Buff.— Cocks.— \. T. M'Millan, Wishaw. 

 2 and 3, T. Scott. Beiis.—l, E. Bryden. 2. T. Scott. 3, E. M'Inues. 



GoLDFiKGH Mules.— rei(0iu.—l and 3, J. Coupland. 2, J. Thorpe. Buff. — 

 1, A. Law. 2, J. Little. 8, W. M'Donald, Newabbey. 



Goldfinches. — 1 and 2, J. Thorpe. 3, A. Martin, Caetle-Douglas. 



Judges. — Poultry: Mr. R. Teebay, Fulwood, Preston. Pigeons- 

 Mr. J. Huie, Glasgow. Canaries : Mr. W. Allison, Glasgow, and K- 

 Crawford, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire. 



THE SCOTTISH COLUMBAFJAN ASSOCIATION, 

 EDINBURGH. 



{Concluded from 1)0 ge 40.) 

 If tlie Poutor classes at Ediubargh "manifested the constancy of the 

 Scotch fancier, no less did the other varieties demonstrate his versa- 

 tility. These appeared in nnmbers but little inferior to the late 

 Glasgow gatherings, and in quality fairly representative — facts the 

 more encouraging seeing how closely the Exhibition followed upon 

 those of London and Birmingham. It will not savour of indifference 

 to the general classes, whose characteri sties are bo often discussed, to 

 single out Fantails for honourable mention. They indeed are rapidly 

 becoming a speciality, only second to Pouters, with fanciers north of 

 the Tweed, whose taste has led them to the cultivation of those smaller 

 varieties endowed with so many graces of form, carriage, and gesture, 

 and differing in many essential respects from the woodcut in a late 

 number of this Journal. The unrivalled escellence and charm of the 

 Fantails were generally admitted ; their unceasing tremulousness so 

 desired by competitors, and their dainty, tiiitoe, gyratory motion, ex- 

 citing amongst visitors the liveliest curiosity, and iu some an almost 

 pityiug wonderment. Few could bo persuaded that thtse highly valued 

 properties wero natural ancestral features, and those who conceded 

 that possibility evidently cherished tho conviction that Darwinian 

 principles must at some timo have got into strange alliance with 

 habits of the "Grecian bend" order. If it would not seem hyper- 

 critical, exception might bo taken to the provision of separate classes 

 for young birds as superfluous, and to the small number of coloured 

 sjtecimens appearing — a deficiency, however, to be easily rectified, but 

 at no sacrifice to the peculiarities so apparent iu the Whites. Both 

 the President and Vice-President have long been leaders in the endea- 

 vour to popularise the Fantail classes, and both must have been grati- 

 fied with the success now recorded, quite irrespective of their honours 

 as prizetalters. 



The prize list, already published iu full, included many new and 

 welcome names in audition to those of fcniiliar note, and the Judgment 

 was entrusted to Messrs. Corker and "VVolstenhoImo, who, with that 

 fatality which so frequently clings to the office of judge, were fettered 

 in their labours to the loss of some four or five hours of j)i^ecious day- 

 light. The maturity of every arrangement could not reasonably be 

 expected on a first occasion, but, with experience gained, the A&soci- 

 ation must be among the first, by stringent measures, to protect both 

 judges and competitors from prejudice ; and in a place of such acces- 

 sibility as Edinburgh no excuse must be admitted for late arrival of 

 birds, especially in the case of local exhibitors. Of the awards them- 

 selves, it must ever be borne in mind that in any show of sterling 

 quality many birds of great stud value will remain unplaced ; and 

 although first prizes should proclaim the "Derby cracks " for the year, 

 yet secondary awards in some cases may stand on a similar level of 

 merit, the placing indicating no more than the tendency of taste in 

 the judges for the time being. 



Future Prospects. — This, the first show of the new Association, 

 cannot be dismissed without some general and anticipatory remarks. 

 The change from Glasgow to Edinburgh for the annual Scottish tour- 

 nament was admittedly an experiment, but one more than justified 

 by the event. It implies no disunion amongst the competitoi's them- 

 selves, but rather is the natural outcome of theu- growing interest?. 

 In short, the Edinburgh public has proved so sympathetic, that what 

 before was compassed by the arduous aud costly effort of the fanciers 

 alone will in future be accomplished with all the advantages of external 

 su^jport and appreciation ; for after an exhibition so pleasantly inau- 

 gurated Edinburgh will look forward to a yearly renewal of the grati- 

 fication, while that capital better meets the convenience of southern 

 friends, who are ever cordially welcomed across t-ho border. 



"Whatever -may bo the plans under discusaion for future adoption, 

 there is a path open to the Scottish Colnmbarian Aaaooiciticii especially 

 worthy of its notice, and more than suggested by the estimation now 

 attaching'to the fancy!Pigeou interest. For some years Scotland has 



