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Johnson, and A. and O. Welling^s were the first prize winners in. 
the respective classes. 
The class for Rare Feathered Species contained some very 
interesting 1)irds, viz.: A Lutino Yellow Bnnting without a fonl 
feather (1st, Martin and Archer); A most interesting and evenly 
marked pied Tree Pipit (2nd, S. B.. Mays), a perfect picture; a 
nice S Iver Stariingi (3rd, J. M. Walsh) ; Cinnamon Starling' (4th, Rowe 
and Richards), very rough legs, evidently an aged specimen. A 
beautiful I^ied Blackbird, White Blackbird and Thrush, Pied and 
Cinnamor. Linnets, completes an interesting class. 
Nigiitingale or Blackcap: Six competed, 4 Blackcaps, and 2 
jSfiglitingales — all in good form. — F. J. Evans, Otto Puck, J. Jeffrey, 
and J. Frotstick, were the prize winners in tlie order given. 
A.O.S. RESIDENT (11): Every competitor a gem; forming 
a most interesting array of indigenous species. Mr. J. Fi'ostick's 
Dartford WarTjler (a grand Inrd in every respect) secured premier 
honours; an equally good Tree Creeper, beautifully staged I'S. H. 
Mays), was soco;nd; a Bearded Tit (W. Buckingham) was a g»:)od 
third; and a perfect Hedge Sparrow (F. Collins) carried off the 
fourth prize. Two Nuthatches, a Meadow Pipit, a Bearded Tit, and 
a Shore-lark (W.C.) also competed. 
A.O.S. Migratory (Small): Another very interesting class of 
12 exhibits, consisting of : Willow Warbler (4th), Black Redstart, 
Wheat-ears (3rd), Lesser Whitethroat, Whinchat, Crossbill, and Wry- 
neck (1st); all in excellent form. M. Woodhouse (1); S. H. Mays 
(2 and 3), and J. Mag'gs (4) were the owners of the winning birds. 
A.O.S. Resident or Migratory (13): The most interesting 
bird in this class was a Dipper (Cinclus aquaticus), the first, I 
think to appear on the show bench, a mosjt difficult .species to 
keep in captivity; it deservedly carried off premier honours. We 
also noticed good Waxwing (2nd), Missel Thrushes (one of these 
(4th) was an enormous bird, richly coloured and well marked), Ring 
Ouzel (3rd), Redwing (very wild), and a good Lesser Spotted Wood- 
pecker. Miss G. Fish'burn, Miss M. Bousfield, W. Wagg, and H. 
Bisset were the owners of the prize winners in the order g'iven. 
There was also a Novice Section, with some very interesting classes 
and large entries, which space does not permit us to notice. Among* 
the hybrids we noticed the following crosses, many of which are quite 
difficult to obtain. 
Goldfinch x Bullfinch. Greenfinch x Chaffinch 
Linnet x Bullfinch. Redpoll x Greenfinch. 
Redpoll X Bullfinch. Linnet x Greenfinch. 
Greenfinch x Bullfinch. Goldfinch x Siskin. 
Goldfinch x Greenfinch. Goldfinch x JRedpoll. 
No less than 33 of these crosses were stagfed, some really 
beautiful 'birds were among them; the rarest being the Greenfinch 
X Chaffinch, wfiich showed clearly its parentage. 
