The L.r.O.S. Show at the Crystal Palace. 97 
The L.P.O.S. Show at the Crystal Palace. 
Though numbers were ahead of recent Shows in the 
Foreign Section at this venue, they most certainly were 
not representative of the Foreign Fancy; for this there ma> 
be many reasons, two of which we may mention en passant: 
(1) The unsuilability of the historic glass-house for the birds. 
(2) The lengthy period of the show; it means the birds being 
away seven or possibly eight days, that is including the 
period of transit for out and return journeys, and exhiljitors 
who have acquired at great cost and got them into condition 
by infinite care will not subject rare or delicate species to 
such a strain, a strain which tries even the most hardy species 
to the utmost, and this sentiment is becoming stronger with 
each succeeding year; nevertheless, the Foreign Section was 
in advance of last year. Under Mr. J. W. "Ramsden's fostering 
care and oversight, the usual excellency of management pre- 
vailed. Mr. H. T. T. Camps judged the Parrot Classes and 
Mr. H. J. Fulljames the remainder. 
The Class for BTTnoERiOARS and Lo\RniT?ns secured 
12 entries, and the awards were as follows: 
1 and 3, A. Silver, Grrpn Btidgeriwars ami ]\ra(!agascar Love- 
birds ; 2 A. J. Shipton, Yellow Rndgorigars ; 4 .T . Flotcher, Green 
Pudge: igars v.h.e., Shiplon ; h.e., Frostink ; e.. A. Silver. 
The Class for Pat?kakeets, Lortes, other Lovemrds, 
Etc., brought together 20 exhibits, -i really good lot. and 
a most trying task for the Judge. Some of these birds were 
evidently penalised owing to looking out of condition during 
judging time, a condition which passed away later with some 
of the exhibits, "but, of course, the birds had to be judged' 
as they appeared. 
1, Mrs. D. Longdeii, Red -eolhired Lorikeet; 2 and h.c, Afiss L. 
Clare, Queen Alexandra Parrakeets and Peach-faced Lovehirds ; 3, 5, and 
v.fi.e.,li .e., and e.. Miss A. B. Smyth, Purple-rapped Lories, For- 
sten's Lorikeet. White-winged Parrakeet, Blaek-eheeked and Peach- faeed 
Lovebirds, a charming quintet ; 4, -Tameson and Johnson. Yellow-backed 
T;ory ; extra .5. Young, another Yellow-back; v.h.e., A. Wilson, Ped- 
rum]> Parrakeet; J. Frostiek, very fine Crimson '.ory, but showing some 
pen feathers; h.c, L. M. Wade, Crimson-wing Parrakeet: c., T. 
Harrison, Alexandrine Parrakeet; L. W. Hawkins, Eosella Parrakeet. 
The Class for Alt. Species of Parrots, Etc., was the 
best of its kind for some years, containing some good and 
rare exhibits; some of the latter were not looking their besti 
