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The Crystal Palace National Show. 
all. The tank contains an inch or so of water, Which is 
enough in my opinion. 
For a concrete iloor I have made the lid and tank 
narrower, and placed the trap behind a box against the wall, 
with wooden platforms leading up to the lid of the trap. 
It has been far and away the most successful trap I 
have used, keeping' down the numbers of these aviary pirates 
admirably. 
I have tried to adapt it for rats, but strange to say, 
I have never caught a rat in one — I think that rats are more 
suspicious — I must try a wooden lid and place the bait low 
down . 
The Crystal Palace National Show, 
By Wesley T. Pagse, F.Z.S., Etc. 
POEEIGN SECTION. 
Though the fifty-third annual show of the L.P.O. Society 
was a success as a whole, this section was small indeed com-, 
pared with previous years — the reason being undoubtedly, that two 
or tliree prominent exhibitors did not make any entries at all and, 
the severe weather doubtless deterred many others. Two classes were 
cancelled and the remaining eight classes received but sixty entrias, 
la most disftpppinting result for the energetic L.P.O.S. officials. As 
usual, it was impossible to eliminate draught and the severity of 
the weather accentuated if anything, this chronic Palace trouble, 
and the birds seemed anything but comfortable under the exist- 
ing conditions, in sP'ite of the efforts of the management. Thei-e 
was only one probable " first appearance," viz., Mr. Hawkin's im- 
mature pairs of Blue-(i'umped Parrots (Psittinus incertus), most of 
the other heautiful and uncommon exhibits were noticed in our 
report of the recent show at the Horticultural Hall, in last issue 
of Bird Noies. Mr. H. T. Camps judged the Parrot classes, and Mr., 
Find the remainder, and with one or two exceptions their awards 
were well received. 
A.S. Pakeak/eets, Lorikeets, and Lories (10). No less 
than four Brown's Parrakeets were exhibited, of which the 1st 
prize winner was far ahead of its competitors. Owing to the severe 
weather the rare Lutino Ring-necked Parrakeet was an absentee. 
1 and 3 W. Edmimds, Brown's Parrakeet, very rich colour, 
one of the best I have seen, and an equally good' pair of Many- 
colours; 2, W. Baxby, excellent Pennant's Parrakeet; 4 and c, L. 
