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The L.C.B.A. Show. 
L.C.B.A. Silver Medal for most points in Foreig^n Bird 
Clasfc^es — C. T. Maxwell. 
L.C.B.A. Silver Medal for .second most points— Tl. Fauvvelsi 
L.C.B.A. Silver Medal fn- third most points— Mrs. Miller. 
Pair of Yellow 'Budgerigars, iiiresentsd b.v H. W. Mathias, Esq., 
for most i^oiiits obtained "by a Member in Class 180— R. J. Watts. 
Small Finch or Waxbill, presented by H. Willford, Esq., for 
the Best Exhibit in Class 181— C. T. Maxwell, Violet-eared Wax- 
bills. 
"Hal f'-a-Crown, presented by Miss A. Smythe for the Best 
V.H.C. in classes 184, and 187— Not awa,rded; V.H.C. bird not 
belonging to ai member. 
I am fully aware of the shortcomings of the foregoing 
report, it is not full, but sketchy in the extreme. How- 
ever, it is the best our space and my time will permit. The 
L.C.B.A. Exhibition of November, 1911, will undoubtedly long 
remain a " landmark," in the annals of Foreign Bird 
Exhibiting. 
BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR HYBRIDS. 
By Allen Silver. 
This year no less than 19 Goldfinches, 19 Bullfinches, 21 
Siskins. 21 Linnets. 24 Greenfinches, 11 Chaffinches, 17 Lesser 
Redpolls, 10 Hawfinches, 10 Bramblefinches, were benched in excel- 
lent form at this show. Of Finch-like birds otherwise. Classes: 
142 (Twite or Mealy Redpoll) contained 16 entries; 146 (Bunt- 
ings) 7 entries (Corn, Ciil, Yellow, and Lapland competing); 147 
(CixK^sbill, Hedge, Tiee, and House Sparrows, and Tits (seven 
species) and Nuthatch, contained several interesting birds, 1st going 
to our Mr. J. Frostick's Nuthatch; 2nd to Mr. G. RaJttigtan's Long- 
tailed Tits; 3rd to Mr. G. Lawrence's Crossbill ,and 4th to Mr. E. 
Taylor's (unfortunate) Crested Tit, a good bird. Ten birds were 
entered in the Blackbird class, 7 in the Starling class, and 6 birds 
in that for Skylarks. Class 1.52 for Pipits, Wood and Shorelarks 
ocntainea 10 entries. Rock, Ti-ee, and Meadow Pipits, Wood a-nd 
Sbcrelaiks ,all competed, and the quality of the exhibits in almost 
every case was good. Curiously enough the classes for Song\ 
Thrushes and Wagtails had to be cancelled owing to lack of entries. 
Considering how common the former are as cage birds and how 
TOm])aratively easy to keep are the latter, the shoi'tage of entries 
pruved, I tJiink, a surprise to evei-yone. Class 153 (Blackcap and 
Nightin.gale) contained eight birds, premier honours going respect- 
ively 1st. to the Hon. Mrs. Bourke's Nightingale, benched in perfect 
trim; 2nd to Mr. Puck's Blackcap; and 3rd to Mr. .Ia,okson's 
Nightingale other birds of both species competed. Class 154 con- 
tained quite a " covey " of Dartfoid Warblers no less than four being 
