Foreign Birds at the L.C.B.A. S]iou' 
Hi'd-hcuilcd Finch, well sputLrd below, llic crimson band across the throaC 
broad and well dclincd ; (j, Ij. W. Wade, MaKpio Maunikin X Jiengale.so, 
l-u cticallj a Benfralcso, splashed on back and vvin>;s with slat.y-grcy, 
the lon'S being the same colonr; the contour is intermediatn between 
tlie two species, though the hybrid is not much larger than the Bcngalese ; 
7, Mrs. D. Loiigdcn, Silverbill X Bcngalese, an interesting shaijcly bird 
wluc.i strongly favours the former species. 
m':sCRIl'TTON OF PLATE. 
1 . Spice X Finch . 
2. Silvcrbill X Bcngalese. 
3. Rcfl-vcntcd X licd-earcil Bulbal. 
4 and i) . Magpie Mannikin X' Bci;g;il( se 
5. Gri'ciifiiich X Himalayan Siskin. 
Ci..\ss 184. A.S. Flycatchers, Etc. (7). Not a 
large class but every one a gem, the rare.st being Mr. A. 
Ezra's White -eye browed Blue Elycatcher, a first appearance, 
a diminutive 'exquisite in plumbeous-blue and white (see frontis- 
piece). The other species have all been referred to previously 
in " Bird Notes," and to avoid juggling with adjectives will 
simply state that all were faultless and beyond criticism. 
I, 2,4, 5, A. Ezra, White-eyebrowed Blue Flycatcher, Small Miuivet, 
Red-tailed Minla (a coloured plate will appear in a near issue), and 
Ri'fovs-bellied Niltava; 3, 6, Lady K. Pilkington, pair Black-chinned 
Yi hinas and Loo Choo Robin; 7, D. Mason, Japanese Red-breast. A class 
in which very little, either in rarity or merit separated the first, inter- 
mediates, and last placed birds. Nevertheless, I think few would differ witli 
the placings. 
Class 185. Birds of Paradise, etc. (4). Only three 
of the four entries were present, and all were interesting and 
rare, and the King Bird of Paradise truly regal, without a Haw, 
the writer opines that the wild bird, fresh from its native 
haunts, could not out rival this perfect .specimen -to attempt 
further praise would be to belittle it. 
1, a. Ezra, King Bird of Paradise, faultless; 2, Dr. TiOvell-Keays, 
Black-gorgeted Laughing-Thrushes (Garrula.K pectoralis), very handsome birds 
with pleasing and contrasty plumage, all but succeeded in reproducing their 
kind last season ; 3, B. T. Stewart, rare Tamaulipas, Tawny Thrush, 
a first appearance, I think, the plumage mostly a chaste arrangement of 
soft browns. 
Class 18G. Open Selling (3). 
1, J . Reed, R. H. Gouldian Finch ; 2, 3, C. T. Maxwell, Malachite 
Sunbird and Violet Tanager. 
Class 187. Members L.C.B.A. only - Seed-Eaters (6) 
1, L. M. Wade, Crimson-wing Parrakeet; 2, Miss M. Bousfield, pair 
Melba Finches; 3, 5, 6, A. Silver, Pectoral and Diamond Finches, and 
Blue-breasted Waxbill ; 4, Mrs. Thynne, Ruficauda Finch. 
Class 188. Members L.C.B.A. — Softbills (7). 
1, 2, 5, A. Silver, Wagler's and violaceous Hangnests, both, I think, 
first appearances ; and Blue Sugarbird ; 3, 7, J. Dewhurst, Metallic 
Starling and pair C'olcys ; 1, G, W. A. Shepherd, two Mynahs. 
