Foreign <S* British Birds at the L.C.B.A. Shojv. 273 
over nine inches. Brown's Pariakeet (^Platycercus brownii), a 
beautifnl specimen of a rare species and in perfect condition. 
Red-fronted Lories (^Chalcopstttacus scintillatiis), a very fine pair, 
but not yet used to the narrow compass of a show cage — this 
species has only once previously appeared on the show bench — 
a grand trio. Other notabilities were a lovely Elegant Grass 
Parrakeet in beautiful jiluniage and very richly coloured, a most 
elegant and graceful species of which Mr. Maxwell may well be 
proud. Mr. Beaty's Pileated Parrakeets were very fine, but 
though they have now been used to cage life for several years, are 
•Still very unsteady ; this I presume accounted for there being a 
solid top to their cage, which made it very difficult to observe 
them ; the\' aj^peared to me to be two males, but a close scrutiny 
was not possible. Other good birds were the Rev. Raynor's 
Blue-bonnet. Mrs. K. L. Miller's Purple-iiaped Lory (which I did 
not see, as owing to ill health it had been removed before these 
notes were made). 
Parrots, Cockatoos and Macaws (9) : r, Sp., S. Beaty, Hawk- 
lieaded Parrot ; 2, Rev. Raynor, Meyer's Parrot ; 3, V.H.C., Mrs. 
K. I,. Miller, Cuban Amazons (pair) and Hawk-headed Parrot, in tlie order 
given; V.H.C., Mrs. Cooper, lilack-headed Caiques; C, Miss Francis (3), 
]{lue-faced Amazon, Lemon-crested Cockatoo, and Grey Parrot ; C, T. 
Miller, a good Grey in beautiful plumage. 
The prize winners were all very fine and all really un- 
common species, but being well known, though not often to be 
obtained, do not call for description here. The Hawk-heads, 
Cul)an Amazons and Meyer's Parrots (?) are very beautiful 
and were all in exquisite condition. There was a coloured plate 
of the Hawk-headed Parrot in Vol. VI. Biid Notes. 
Various (named) Common .SkedeaTkrs (15) : i, Sp., Watts, a fault- 
less pair of Golden-breasted Waxbills ; 2, 3, H.C., respectively F. Howe, 
good pairs of St. Helena, Golden-bieasled Waxbills and a fine Green 
Avadavat ; H.C., Row, good Orange-cheeked Waxbills; no less than seven 
C's in the Class ; Row, pair Cutthroats ; Sladden, Orange-cheeked Waxbills ; 
Botting(3), Golden-breasted Waxbills ; Green Avadavats, and Zebra Finches; 
]\lrs. Maher, Ribbon Finch ; S. Beaty, Nutmeg Finches. 
Though calling for but little comment or description, there 
is always a great attraction in this class, as illustrating what a 
beautiful series may be got together of the freely imported (so- 
called common) species, and for so little cost, and how beautiful 
