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BIRD NOTES: 
THE 
JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB 
Foreign Birds at the Horticultural Hall (L.C.B.A.) 
Show. 
By Wesley T. Page, F.Z.S., etc. 
The national nisis throuR'h which wo arc passing-, while 
it, left its imjiress in the absence of the bii'ds of some well 
known exhihifors, ami uiidduhtcdl y, coinbineil with the weather, 
seriously afTeeted the gate, did not preverit the stag-ing of a 
notable series of bird.^, including many oF, great rarity, beauty 
and interest. Certainly a finer lot of Foreign liirds have never 
previously been staged at any show, and it must stand out as 
notable in the coming years. 
In our Club Journal we have referred to IVfr. A. Ezra's 
success with small and fragile softbills many times, but he and 
a French aviculturist have fully demonstrated that it is possible 
to keep Humming-Birds in captivity, and to keep them in a 
':-ondition of health and i)lumagc, little, if anything, loelow 
that of wild nature itself. Of course they need untiring and 
watchful cai'e, but, given this, the greatest difficulty is to get 
the birds. Mr. Ezra feeds his Hummers on the same liquid 
food that he gives his Sun birds, but the Hummers mostly take 
it hovering; I have seen the Garnet-throated Humming-Bird 
sipping the syrup, while ])erching on the food vessel. Their 
cage must be maintained at a minimum of 70 deg. F. 
For the benefit of those members unable to get to the 
show, I will briefly describe the cage. It was of the box- 
type, about 18 inches long, 24 inches to 30 inches high, by 
about 12 inches deep. It was fitted with a detachable wire 
front, behind which was a square of glass, which could be 
raised or removed altogether through a slot in top of cage. 
The base of cage was fitted with a metal heating-chambei-, the 
heat l)eing supplied by night lights, from one to four being used 
according to requirements. As regards furnishings, a spray 
of fine twigs occupied one corner of the cage. In the midst 
