Scottish National Cage Bird SJiow. 
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'Mealy Redpoll or Twite ... 14 entries. 
1 Lesser Redpoll ... 20 ,, 
Yellow Bunting ... 15 ,, 
Buntings (any other species) ... 15 „ 
Small Soft-billed British Birds not larger than Skylark ... 18 entries. 
Larks and Pipits ... ... ... ... 10 ,, 
Any species soft-billed British Birds larger than Lark ... 13 „ 
Any species British Birds not classified above (Birds of Prey 
exeludedj ... ... ... ... 6 ,, 
Hen Bullfinches (excepting Russian) ... ... 26 
Hens, any species of seed eater ... ... ... 15 ,, 
Hens, any species of soft-bill ... ... ... 5 „ 
Albinos, etc. ... ... ... .,. 12 ,, 
Any species British Bird (price restricted) ... ... 20 „ 
These were judged by our member Mr. C. T. Maxwell, except 
the last, which Mr. J. Goodfellow took. 
The first of the classes to interest ornithologists was that for 
Buntings, any species other than yellow. The 1st prize went to a Corn 
liunting, while 2nd was awarded to a Bunting, the like of wiiich was 
probably never seen at an exhibition. It was described in the catalogue 
as an " Ortolan," l)ut it certainly was not that. Mr. Sykes, of Mussel- 
burgh, was the first to identify it, he having discovered a description 
to fit it in l)r. Butler's " Foreign Bird Keeping" it then being named 
the Red-l)acked or Ruddy Bunting, its habitat apparently l)eing tlie 
Eastern side oF Asia ; and yet this bird was exhibited in a chiss for 
" British Birds " ! Tlie bird itself was in splendid condition, and 
was very tame ; tlie plumage is as follows : head, throat, fore-chest 
back, upper-iail coverts, rump, inner secondaries, medium coverts 
and shoulder, russet ; res'^ of wina, and tail, bark brown; under, sur- 
face, lemon yellow ; lightly spotted on flanks with chains of grey ; 
eye, dark brown ; feet, flesh-browQ ; beak, the same, darker. Size 
about that of a Reed Bunting only of stouter buihl. The present 
writer made a careful study of it, with a view to setting at rest any 
doubt as to its identity. It was exhibited by Mr. Robert Kirkwood, 
jun., of Falkirk. No less than four Meadow Buntings (Embeviza 
cia) were in this class, and it would be of great interest to oruitliolo- 
gists to know in what localities in Britain these four birds were cap- 
tured. Three Snow Buntings, two Corn Buntings, two Girls, a Reed 
Bunting, and a male specimen of the true Black-headed Bunting 
(Emberiza mclanoccjiliala) were also shown. 
