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cheeked Waxbills; 5 Miss J. W. Blag'g, Eel Avadavats; 6 H.T. Gilili, 
Green Avaciavats; 7, Miss J. W. B!ag-g-, Grey AVaxbills. 
186. A. O. 'W.vxr.n.is (20). Must be countod as one 
of tlio finest classes in the Show, thoui^h some very beautiful 
exhibits by Mr. W. Frost (eijjht entries) were not for com- 
petition, including Jameson's and Vinaceous Firefinches ; 
Dufresne's, Red-faced and Aurora Finches; Black -cheeke'd 
and BJue-breasted Waxbills. Ti e Molet-ea'-e 1 Waxbills, Melba 
Finches, etc., provided a feast of beauty not often seen. 
1 C. T. Maxwell, Peters' Spotted Firefinch, little rou«h on 
crown, l)ut otherwise good, beautiful and rare; "2 Col. .J. -T. Roiith, 
Violet-eared AA'axbills, a perfect pair, very intense co'our; 3 J. Fros- 
tick, Ruddy Waxbills; 4, Miss M. BDUsfield, exquisite Melba Finch; 
5 H. Strong, Dufresne's Finches, v.f. pair; 6 L.W. Hawkins, good 
pair Melbo Finches; 7 S. J. Watts, other Melba Finches. 
187. Cakdixals (n). A matter for surprise that this 
class should prove a failure as they are popular birds. 
1, F. S. Matthes, Green, v.f. cf, 2 L. Montgomery, Red- 
crested; 3 Col. J. J. Eouth, pair Virg^inians, not tight; 4 Mrs. Moore, 
Virginian 9: 5 Miss A. B. Smyth, b^au'iful pal" Red-crested, might 
have been second. ' 
188. Seeiks and Siskixs (9). 
1 A. Ezra, Chilian Si-kin (Chri/f on itri^ ntrata), very rare 
and in best fonn; 2, W. H. Vale, Alario Finch, very clean, and evenl.y 
marked, 3 Mrs. Greene, Black -headed Sisk-n; 4 Rev. G. "Paterson, 
Alario Finch; 5 and 0 J . C. W. Meadows, good Sikhim Siskin^, a' 
beautiful species, and a gool Black -headed Si<kin ; 7, C. Cooper, 
nice Grey-necked Serin. 
189. Truk Finches. Gro.«beaks, Etc (20). Tiie not- 
able exhibits here, viz., Blue Chaffinch, and Sepo.y Finches 
have been noticed several times in our pages. I did not recognise 
the species of Mr. Williams' Grey Grosbeaks, not Spprmophila 
grisea. but altogether larger birds, rare but certainly not 
pretty. Mr. A. Ezra staged an interesting and rare species 
in the Chilian or Gay's Finch (Phri/gihis gai/i), not tight in 
plumage — a pretty colour arrangement of old gold and grey. 
1 A. Ezra, Blue Chaffinch, perfect and verv rare; 2 Miss A. 
B. Smyth, Ro^e-'hreasled Hawfinch 0; 3 S. Eea'y, Cuban Fin-hes: 4 
E. Hatter.sley, grod Sepoy Finch, but yellow in-tead of the fiery-red 
of the wild bird; 5 Miss A. B. Smyth, Black Giosbeak or Seed- 
I'^inch (Melop;/rrhi nigra), very uncommon, in good form; 6 S. M. 
Townsend, S;poy Finch, another cas-e-mou'ted specimen, but a deeper 
colour than the 4th pi-ize — ^in the -m-iter's opinion the placings should 
have been transposed; 7 S. Williams, Grey Grosbeaks. Other interest- 
