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The L.C.B.A. Shoio. 
Hybrid Classes were as good as one could wisli loi'. Canary orosser-i 
of the several va-rietie* produced by the uuiuii of that bird k> 
such species as Gold-finclies, Linnets, Redpolls, Circen (incli.es, 
Siskins, Twites, etc., totalled in all Ul entries, many very uiautiful 
and attractive birds competing. Bulltiucli crosses made an e.xc,ellent 
show of nine liens of this species to male Redpolls, Ca'nariesi; ItuUI- 
iincbes, Linnets, and Grecnfinclnes, appearing. Class l.'i-l For other 
crosses Tjetwecn two Britisli Finches proved quite the attraction 
of the section. First went to Miss Reieve's Greenfinch-Chalflnch, 
a bird which was generally admired and claimed at the cataloj^ue 
price of £10. This hybrid, the first and onl^ speciraju in exist- 
ence was bred this year by its owner, being reared pai'tly by 
a Great Tit and partly by hand. In size the bird is jas larg'e 
as the average Greenfinch, although a trifle longer. The oill, &kuil, 
and general contour is less " chuDby," and the movements are 
active favouring the Chaffinch in this respect. A'bove i't is priiicipi- 
ally gieenish-brown ; the rump is green, the sides of the face gueyi&h^, 
with sulphury superciliary streak, and face markings. Chin and 
abdomen, sulphury; throat, pale chestnut, merging intrj pa'.e yellow 
on the chest. The outer edges of the piimaries are s.ulphJiiry and 
the whitish band across the wing (so conspicuous in a pine Chaffinch; 
is considerably obliterated in pattern. The tail looks like that of 
a Chaffinch, excepting that the pale edges of the outer retrices 
distinctly yellow. Mr. Longden, of Swansea, judged Finches; Mr. 
Cocks, of Peterborough, Insectivorous Biids; and Mr. Lamb, of 
New Maiden, Hybrid Birds. Congnatulations are due to the society 
on this occasion for giving the public an excellent treat in the 
shape of good birds in good numbers. No Goldcrests, Crciepei'S', 
Whinchats, or Sfconechats, were entered at this show. 
BRITISH BIRDS. 
Bird Life Through the Camera, 
By H. Willfoed. 
The Breeding of the Moorhen. 
(Gallinuia chloropus, Linnaeus). 
The Moorhen is the commone.st of the Rails to be 
found in Gi'eat Britain, but I liave not known many instances 
of its breeding in confinement, although it is an easy matter 
if a fair amount of space is provided together with plenty 
of cover. 
Towards trie end of 1910 I caught up three birds which 
later proved to be two cocks and a hen, and turned them 
