278 Foreign &■ British Birds at the L.C.B.A. Show. 
dition. Its ])eauty cannot be descril)ed, — never has a bird been 
shown in l)etter condition, — it has ])een described on several 
occasions, and it must suffice to tamely say, that the glistening 
and glowing scarlet of the upper surface, and the spotless purity 
of the white of the lower surface, relieved by its orange bill and 
cobalt legs and feet, attracted for this regal bird universal 
admiration. 
Mr. Townsend's fine specimen of the Great or Giant 
Barbet has much improved since last season., it was in grand 
feather and very steady, in fact, very tame for this species. It 
was figured in colour in No. i of current volume, and therefore 
does not call for further comment here. 
I hope I have not wearied my readers with these notes, but 
my leisure has been so limited that I have had to write them and 
leave them without any revision whatever. One could write 
pages without exhausting the subject, but I must perforce leave 
it for some more fitting opportunity to enlarge upon their wild 
life, food, treatment, &c., and their demeanour under the con- 
ditions of aviary life. 
In conclusion, I must congratulate the L.C.B.A. upon the 
huge success which has attended their enterprise, and also our 
membei s and the other exhibitors upon the truly " great " series of 
birds got together (which I fear must stand unsurpassed for some 
time to come), not merelj' upon their rarit\\ but upon the 
generally excellent condition of the whole of the exhibits. 
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The Club Medals and Specials were awarded as follows: — 
Cup Medal .. .. Huusteiu's Bird of Paradise . . O. Mir^LSUM. 
Club Silver Medal .. Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot .. S. M. Townsend 
„ ,, ,, .. Rainbow Bunting Mr.s. K. L. MiHER. 
Specials given by Members of F.B.C. : 
Silver Model of Cockatoo .. Hawk-headed Parrot . . . . S. BeaTY. 
Medal or 5/- cash .. .. Golden-breasted Waxbills , . R. J. WaTTS. 
Medal or 5/- cash .. ., Violet-eared Waxbill.. .. C.T. Maxwki,i<. 
China Bowl Levaillanl's Barbet .. . . O. Mir,l.SUM. 
Gold Centre Silver Medal .. Rufous-throated Tanager .. C. T. MAXVVEr<l,. 
L.B.C.A. Diplomas: 
Rainbow Bunting Mrs. K. I.. Millek. 
Yeliow-win-'ed vSu<?ar Bird .. .. S. M. Townsend. 
