Scottish National Cage Bird Show. 
along with an unusually fine Pintail Nonpareil, Miss Morgan showing 
a Black-headed Gouldian Finch. 
Tanagers, etc., with but 5 entries, had as usual some of the 
most brilliant birds of the show and the most brilliant of all of them 
was the Black-throated Tanager shown by our member Mr. \V. H. 
Pickles. This deservedly got 1st prize A Festive Tanager of Mr. 
Henderson's was awarded 2nd and at one time seemed as if it would 
have to be removed, but fortunately it recovei'ed towards the close of 
the show. Mr. Mason was 3rd, while Miss Peddie Waddell was 4th 
with an Archbishcjp Tanager, and Mr. Beaty showed a Tricolour. 
In the remaining class Miss Peddie AVaddell came 1st with an 
Indian Mynah (which looked much aggrieved when I drew him), 2nd 
with a Black-throated Laughing Thrush, Mr. .\rright .3rd witli a Balti- 
more Hangnest, and 4th went to Mr. Alex. Storrar with a Mynah. 
The last class was for young amateurs on the light side of 
sixteen and contained 32 specimens of the commoner liirds, whose 
exhil)itors we may hope to see competing with their elders when they 
have passed the limit. 
In conclusion, T must thank one and all that I was brought into 
contact with, for their courtesy and consideration, from our original 
member, Mr. James F. Dewar, who was the first one I went to see ; Mr. 
Winter, who granted me permission to draw in the show while the 
pu1)lic was not admitted ; and lastly, but not least, to our two members, 
Mr Louis .T. Arrighi, and Miss Peddie Waddell, who both most kindly 
gave me everv facility for drawing their splendid specimens of exotics, at 
their own houses, and 1 trust that my first vi.sit will not bo my last to 
the " Scottsh National." 
Editorial. 
Rare Birds : As will be seen under month's arrivals," our 
esteemed meml)er, Mr. A 8utcliffe, is on a visit to Jamaica, Spanisli 
Main, and adjacent islands, and the first consignment of living birds 
has recently come to hand — full details can only l)e given later, on Mr. 
Rutcliffe's return, but the following notes will, I am sure interest 
many. 
Black and Yellow Creeper: (Certhiuia. lUirvoho-. This 
S])ecies, 1 am of the opinion, is new to avicult ure, and is vci y beautiful, 
dainty and fragile in appearance. The native name is lianana (^uit, it is 
not much larger than a Humming Bird, in fact, is often seen in company 
