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W. Hawkins, giood King, and Brown's Parrakeets; h.c, A. E. 
Bareham, Red Rosclla, very rich colour; and G. Fletcher, Brown's 
Parrakwts, a good pair, but not tight in plum(age. Mr. J. E. 
Mackenzie also exhibited excellent specimens of Ceram Lory and 
Rod-napea Lorikeet, which unfortunately ari'ived too late for 
competition. 
A.S. Pakuots, Cockatoos, and Macaws (9): This class con- 
tained a nice (immature) pair of Blue-rumpcd Parrots (Psittinus 
incerlus), which, had they been in adult plumage, would doubtless 
have carried off premier honours. In appearance they are Love- 
birds, being about the same size as the Rosey- faced. Mr. S. Beaty 
possessed this species, either in 1910 or 1911, but unfortunately 
they did not live long, never gstting over the prostration follow- 
ing importation, his birds were nearly adult, and the skin of the 
male came into my possession, its colouration is as follows: body 
colouring grass green, very silken above, with a sort of golden 
sheen here and there, many of the wing feathers finely margined 
with yellow; crown of the hciad dull blue, rump brighter blue; under- 
side of wings bright red and white. The female h,as the top of 
the head brown. It ranges over Tenasserirai, Borneo^ etCj, Mr. 
Hawkin's birds are much greyer than the above, being' as yet in 
nesting plumage. 
1 and 4, Rev. G. H. Raynor, Meyer's Parrot (9) quite a 
veteran and a beauty, and Everett's Parrot, both uncommon and 
interesting species, the latter not so tight as the former; 2, L. W. 
Hawkins, Black-headed Caique, a richly coloured specimen; 3, Mrs. 
L. Thorpe, Yellow-naped Amazon, very rich colour, and distinct talker; 
v.h.c. L. W. Hawkins, Blue-rumped Parrots, a rare exhibit; J. 
Ditchfield (h.c.) and J. Montague (c) Blue-fronted Amazons. A 
Grand Eclectus and Le Vailliant's Amazon also competed. 
Cehtain Named Common Seedeatees (6): Mr. Howe took 
1st and 3rd with exquisite and perfect pairs of Golden -breasted 
and St.. Helena Waxbills; Miss M. Bousfield secured 2nd wjth an 
excelle^l p^air of Diamond Finches; Madame Feist Madewell took 
4th with one of the best pairs of Ribbon Finchjes I have seen; 
v.h.c, Miss Smyth, St. Helena Waxbill. Mr. A. C. Young's exnibit 
(pair of Ribbon Finches) unfortunately arrived too late for com- 
petition. 
Waxbills, Gkassfinches, Etc. (5) : Mr. F. Howe secured 
premier honours with a lovely Melba Finch, one of the best for 
colour, cleanly cut markings and tight plumage I have seen. Second 
prize went to Miss M. Bousfleld's Red-headed Gouldian, greijid colour 
and silky plumage. Dr. G. B. Thwaite's Pintailed Nonpariels (pair) 
secured third prize. A good pair of Black-headed Gouldians (Mr. 
W. Lyle) secured fourth prize. Mr. J. M. Walsh's uncommon Scaly-! 
crowned Pinch, a little rough in plumage, was awarded v.h.c. 
A.S. Grosbeaks, True Finches, Etc. (6); 1, Miss iSt. 
A. Wait, Olive Finch,, an unusually rich colour, and in faultless 
