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Foreign Birdx at flic L.C.B.A. Shoiv. 
Class 181. Tkue Bulbuls, Etc. (11). Tlie rarest 
liiiil liere was tho Black -crested Yellow Bulhul, an elegantly 
formed Ivird with some rich notes, mostly clad in olive-green 
above and yellowish-olive below, with a black crest. A cock 
Blue Robin was a welcome return. 
1, Lady K. rilkington, Black-crested Jiulbul, rare and beautiful ; 
2, W .A. Sheplierd, good Blue Kobin; 3, A. Silver, I'ckin Robin, • very 
rich colour; 4, J. Frostick, C^hinese Dhyal Bird, might have been third; 
5, Miss A. B. Smyth, nice Shamah ; 6, Miss J. Smith, pair Pekin Eobins; 
7, C T. Maxwell, also Pekins. 
Class 182. A.S. Ckows, Mynahs, Etc. (12). Quite 
a number of rare species were staged in this class, viz: Bul- 
lock's Hangnest (several Hangnests have been wrongly cata- 
logued as this species in past shows), AVedge-tailed Glossy 
Starling {Hctcrosjmr acuticamla), Yucatan Jay, Chinese Bosy 
Starlings, and a most, gorgeous pair of Purple-headed Starl- 
ings re-introduced the species after an absence of some years. 
1, A. Silver, pair I'urplr-lic-aded Glossy Starlings, better have 
certainly never been sta^'cd ; '2.. .1. Frostick. Yucatan Jay, rare, perfect 
condition; 3, Mrs. Thviiin. (Iiiuese Rosy Starling, clean and in good 
form; 4, Miss Hav^kes. ( imhuiou llangncst, rich colour; good condition; 
6, L. M. Wade, good Purple-headed Glossy Starling; 7, W. .T. C. Frost, 
jiair Chinese Rosy Starlings. 
Class 183. Hybrids, Etc. (9). A most interesting 
class, representing seven disthict crosses. A reference to 
the plate opposite will indicate this, and also their varied 
character, although the female parent in three of the figures 
was the Bengalese. If one singles out one more than another, 
perhaps the central figure is of the greatest interest; but, with 
the figure and Miss Smyth's notes on pages 302 and 403 
of last volume, further comment is unnecessary. The Red- 
headed X Ribbon Finch cross has also been fully described in 
last volume, of the two pairs staged, their upper parts were 
very similar, but below one pair favoured the male, and the 
other the female parent. As in several instances accounts are 
to appear later, other description than that given below would 
be out of place. 
1, 2, Miss A. B. Smyth, Red-vented X Red-eared Bulbul, very 
interesting, fine reachy bird, virhioh favours Red-vented species, and nice 
pair of Red-headed X Ribbon Finch hybrids, in which the latter species 
is most favoured; 3, 5, V/. Shore-Baily, Greenfinch X Himalayan Siskin, 
both parents are represented both in contour and plumage, but the latter 
species is most favoured, and a most interesting pair of Spice X Bib 
Finch ; hero again butli parents are favoured and tlie size not a great deal 
smaller than the Spice Finch, about that of a slender Bronze Mannikin; 4, 
A Silver, pair Ked-headed X Ribbon Finch, size Intermediate, favour the 
