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with Heck’s Long-tails, while Mr. John Frostick’s nice pair of Diamond

Finches came fourth.


There were seven entries in the class for Gouldian Finches, a brilliant

array, while the next class was for the Rarer Grassfinches, Waxbills, and

Others not previously mentioned and contained twenty entries. Mr. Whitley

came first and second with a Peale’s Parrot Finch and pair of Rufous-tailed

Waxbills, Mr. J. Walsh’s Violet-eared Waxbill coming third, and a Black¬

cheeked Waxbill shown by Mr. Abdel Khalek fourth. Mr. Crama’s Dufresne’s

Waxbills obtained v.h.c., Mr. Beauchamp’s Violet-ears h.c., and a wonderful

pair of Pintail Nonpareils sent by Mrs. Goddard only c. I think these last

should have been nearer the top.


The next class was for Buntings, Red-crested and Pileated Finches,

Seed-eaters, Sporophila, and others. It was a fine class of twenty-five entries,

but one bird, catalogued as a Bunting, was one of the Seed-eating Tanagers

( Buarremon ). Mr. P. W. Beauchamp took first prize with a Golden-breasted

Bunting, the second going to Dr. Macklin’s Red-crested Finches, third to

Mr. Beauchamp’s Junco, and fourth to Mr. Frostick’s Rainbow Bunting.

Mr. J. R. Nicholson obtained v.h.c. with a nice Lazuli Bunting.


The class for Cardinals and Grosbeaks contained twenty-one entries,

first and second going to Captain Liddell-Grainger for his beautiful pairs of

the rare Black-throated and Black-cheeked Cardinals. Third prize went

to Mr. Beauchamp for a pair of large Blue Grosbeaks, and fourth to Mr. Whitley

for a Small Blue Grosbeak.


There was nothing startling in the class for Weavers and Whydahs,

but much of interest in the section for Softbills which followed. The first

three classes in this section were for Tanagers and Sugar Birds. The first

of these for Blue, Scarlet, Maroon, Archbishop, Superb, Tricolor, and

a few others. Mr. Maxwell took first with a very fine Superb, Mr. Whitley

second with an Archbishop, Mr. Allison third with another Superb, and

Mr. Lawrie fourth with a Tricolor.


In the class for All other Tanagers (not exceeding a Superb), Sugar

birds, Quits, and Zosterops, Mr. Maxwell secured first prize with a

beautiful Purple Sugarbird, Captain Liddell-Grainger second with a rare

Tanager (Tanagrella ?), third with another Purple, and fourth with a Spotted

Emerald Tanager. This was a splendid class with nineteen entries. The

class for All others larger than a Superb contained only five entries.

First a rare Red and Black Tanager belonging to Mr. Maxwell, who also

took second with a fine Magpie Tanager. Third prize went to Mr. L. A.

Wilkins, for an Olive and Blue and fourth to Mr. Whitley for Black-

throated Saltator.


In the Sunbird Class there was only one entry, a fine Scarlet-breasted

shown by Mr. Maxwell.


The Robin Class contained twelve entries, all Pekins and Blues, and

that for Shamas, Dhyals, and Mocking Birds, eight entries, the first prize

going to a fine pair of Mocking Birds shown by Mr. Whitley.


In the Glossy Starling Class, Mr. Whitley obtained first, second, and

fourth prizes with a fine Crowned Starling, a Long-tailed Glossy, and a

Burchell’s respectively, Mr. Maxwell receiving third prize with a beautiful

pair of Royal Starlings.


The class for Mynahs and Starlings (other than Glossy), Thrushes,

Babblers, etc., contained fourteen entries. Mr. Whitley obtained first,



