The L.P.O.S. Show at the Crystal Palace. 
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may possibly be true of Miss Smyth's Black -headed Gros- 
beaks. The other s-pecies have been many times referred 
to ill our pages. 
1, E. Hathaway, liuc Supoy Fiiifh ; '2, S. IJcaty ; vury fine pair of 
Olive Finches; 3, T. Almond, exquisite Rainbow Bunting ; 4, Mi.ss J . A . E . 
Smyth, uncommo]! pair of Black -headed Hawfinches; v.h.c, E. Fordred, 
Virginiai Cardinal and Pileated Finch; h.c., C. E. Gunnel), American 
Pin>; Siskin, rare, but very plainly clad in brown, striated with darker 
brown: c, G. Oliver, Red-crested Cardinal. Good pairs of Indigo 
and Nonpareil Buntings, and Cuban Finches also competed. 
The Class for Tana(;eks, only drew 5 entries, and con- 
sisted of beautiful but well-known species; Miss Bousfield's 
excjuisito Festive being well ahead of its competitors. 
1, 8, v.h c, ;;>ii'' special, Miss Boustield, Festive, pair of Neck- 
lace and Superb, a gorgeous trio; 2, P. Arnott, Tricolour, one of the 
best the writer has seen; 4, Miss A. B. Smyth, Palm. 
The Class for Honey- eating species was cancelled. 
The Small, A.O. Species Class only drew 6 entries 
and contained one bird apparently new to the bench, Mr. 
Sharpies' White-headed Chinese Starling-— in appearance it is 
a typical Mynah. with white head, viuous-grey back, black 
and white wings, very pale vinous-buff breast, deep yellow 
bill, legs and feet — a handsome bird. 
1 and special, J. Frostick, Japanese Redbreast, in exi|uisite 
form; this is the bird 1 think, originally shown by Mr. A. Ezra, some 
two years ago at the L.C.B.A. Horticultural Hall Show, conjointly with 
another staged by Mrs. Iv . L. Miller, these two specimens constituting 
the species' debul in the show world ; 2, R. Sharpies, rare White-headed 
Chinese Starling; 3 and 4, Miss A. B. Smyth, Shama and pair of 
Black-headed Sibias ; v.h.c, and h.c, E. Fordred, Pekin Robins. 
The Large, A.O. Species Class only secured three 
entries, all have been previously noted in " B.N." 
1, Miss A. B. Smyth, uncommon Yellow-headed Troupial ; 2, R. 
Sharpies, Pileated Jay; 3, Andrews, Bros., fine Glossy Starling. 
W.T.P. 
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Book Notices and Reviews. 
Glimtses of Inuiax Bikds : By Douglas Uewar, I.C.S., London; 
J. Lane, The Bodle}- Head, Xigo Street, W . Demy 8vo.. 7 G net. 
Once again has the able and prolific pen of our member, Mr. 
Douglas Dewar, given us a most interesting book upon that seemingly 
endless anil enchanting topic, India's huge and wonderful avifauna. 
The author does not walk in the usual ruts of orthodox; orni- 
