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National Show — Forci(jii Seclin^i. 
A.S. of TA\A(iERS (7): The smallest Tanayer class I 
ever renicnibci' to have seen, l)nt each cxhihit was practic-ally 
uiii(iiic, and all have been fully desci'ilxHl in this Jounial — all wei-e 
in faultless comlition. fully di'inonstratinj^ how fully these birds 
are now understood. For .yoi'j^eous, iri-idescent plmnaye they are 
unsurpassed. 
1, C. T.Maxwell, Rnfous-throated Blue Taiiagei- ; 2. W. H. Pickles. 
Black-throated Tanager ; 'A, J. H. Harrison, INIarooii Tanagers ; 4, S. M. 
Townsend, Magpie Tanager : v.h.c. S. Beaty, Tri-colour Taiiager ; h.c R. 
J. Watts, Archbishop Tanager. 
A.S. of Sugar Birds, Hoxey-eaters, etc. (('O : A Green 
Bulbul was entered heiv as Hardwicke's, but it jn'oved to be an or- 
dinju'y (lohl-front (('. a u rifi'tnix). The 1st and *ind i)rize winners 
ran one another verv close indeed, both beinji in the very "finest 
touch of perfection,"" both as ref^ards colour and lustre — the T^lack- 
cheekeil beiny slightly the uioi'c unconiuioii, tliis, 1 expect just 
turned the scale in its favour. 
The last two classes for A.O. Species, tliouj^h as important 
as any in the show I proi)Ose to merely .yive the rewards, most of 
them bein^ noted either in L.C.B.A. rei)ort or earlier in this re^iort. 
A.S. S\iALi,Ki{ TUAN Kino Bikd oi' Pakadisk («) : 1, S. Bcaty, Leva- 
illant's Barbet, very fit and rare ; 2, ('. T. Maxwell, Great-billed Flycatcher, 
very beautiful and rare exhiljit, much better colour than when .shown at 
L.C.B.A. ; 3, B. M. Townsend, White cai)ped Redstart (see plate) ; 4 and 
v.h.c, J. H. Harrison, grand pair of Silver-eared Messias and a lovely 
Blue-winged Siva ; h.c, H. Lewis, nice pair of Painted Quails ; c. Miss 
V. Lewis, richly coloured Pekin Robin. 
A.S. AS Large or Larger than King Birii of Paradise (7) : 1, 
O. Millsum, Hunstein's Magnificent Bird of Paradise, like silk, very rare 
and interesting exhibit ; 2, C. Cushney, good Indian Pitta ; 3, C. T. Max- 
well, Lanceolated Jay, in good feather ; 4, S. M. Townsend, Bronze Glossy 
Starling, this an uncommon species, which I did not recognise, should have 
been third ; v.h.c, C. Cushney, Pied Indian Mynah, well known, but not 
often seen on the bench ; h.c. and c, 0. Puck, Blue-cheeked Barbet and 
Orange Hangnest in the order given. 
In conclusion 1 am conscious that this report is altofjetlier too 
bulky, but it has been written under much physical disability and 
will have to rt'inain as it is — I must ask the forbearance of readers. 
1 must also conj^ratulate our members on thenund)er of rare, beauti- 
ful and uncommon entries they s(>nt in, and, also the L.P.O.S. on the 
success of their show in spite of the disadvantages they laboured 
under. It was a fi'ting wind-up to the Show Season. 1 '.H)'.)-iU. 
