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shown. The Hon. Mrs. Boutkc again wirried otX 1st in this cla^s: 
•2nd goinfe- to Miss Boustield's ANaxwing; 3rd to Mr. Fio stick's Dait- 
f(jrd Waiblur; 4th to Mr. Maxwell's Wryneck. In addition io 
tlicsu birds a Black lledsUii t and a Grasshu])pcr Wu •■|)ler w us 
shown. Class 156 (Crows) contained nine entries , two be iig absciL. 
Four good birds claimed leiuling places, respectively, Mr. P. Mc- 
Quiston's Chough, Mrs. Lawrence's Magpie, Messrs. Bowie, s Jay, and 
Mr. Askew's Jackdaw. Class 157 for other species on N.B.B. and M. 
Clubs, lisw proved an interesting collection of live species— 1st Mr. 
Muxwcll, with a Sedge Warbler; 2nd going U) Mr. Jesse 
Magg's Willow Warbler; 3rd Mr. Puck's Greater Whitethrtat; 4th 
Mr. John Frostick'is Itobin, and v.h.c. Mr. Taylor's Common Red- 
start. Class 158 for hen British Birds contained sixteen entries 
some good and interesting birds " showing' up." Here again the Hon. 
Mrs. Bourke won 1st with a hen Dartford Warbler; the class" 
otherwise contained a gouJ hen Greater spotted Woodpecker (Mr. 
Dewhurst's) Which won third, and the others were Bullfinches, a King 
Ouzel, Hawfinch, Greenfinch, Snow Bunting, Siskin; etc. Class 15S) 
(for I'ied Albino and Abnormally feathered species) proved one 
of the finest collections seen for ;y'ears. First went to Mr. P. 
l\^alsh's Silver Starling; 2nd to Mr. Pinnell's Albino Blackbird; 
3rd to Mr. Longland's exhibit of the same species; 4th, v.h.c, 
and h.c. to an interesting team sh*jwn by Mr. W'. K. Temple, of 
Datchet (Albino Bobiu, Sparrow, and Blackbird, respectively). This 
gentleman also exhibited a nice Cinnamon and White Sparrow. 
Freak birds otherwise in the shape of pied and Albino Linnets, 
Robins, Sparrows, Bullfinch, and Skylark, were staged and generally 
speaking the condition and staging of most of them left little 
to be desired. CIeuss 160 (European birds not on N.B.B. and M.C. 
Li^t) proved interesting. Eight birds competed, 1st going to a 
beautiful pair of Wall Creepers, shown by Monsieur A. Pauvvels, 
of Belgium; Mr. Maxwell seems to have been the only exhibitor 
who has shown this species heretofore. The latter gentleman won 
second with a charming Red-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa parva 
or Siphia parvu) shown in perfect pilumagie, 3rd going to Mr. 
Dewhurst's Rosy Starling; 4th to Mr. Puck's Russian Goldfinch. A 
beautiful Two -barred Crossbill (Loxia hifa,sciaia) of which L. leu- 
coptera is' the American " form," was benched by Messrs. Martin 
and Archer, getting v.h.c, and the same owner's Ortalan Bunting 
was commended. In addition to these birds Mr. Rick showed an 
Icterine Warbler; Mr. Pauvvels a Snow Finch {Montilringilla 
nivalis) described in the catalog'ue |as a " Sunfinch." The cla,S!^ 
for Hawks and Owls contained three entries, 1st going to Mr. 
Shepherd's Kestrel (Cerchneis timmiculus) ; 2nd tj Mr. C. D. 
Carus Wilson's Tawny Owl (Carine noclva; a large bird of the 
"rufous" phase, and 3id t« a pretty Little Owl (Carine ■itoctua). 
exhibited by Mr. Askew. 
Members' and Novice Sections were well supported, and the Open 
