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third, and fourth prizes, first, a rare Ground Thrush, Geokichla interpres ,

third, a Temminck’s Whistling Thrush, and fourth, a Finch-billed Bulbul.

Mr. Webster obtained the second prize with a Hardwick’s Fruit-sucker.


In the Hangnest class, Mr. L. H. Sutton secured first prize with a Yellow-

crowned Hangnest. There were seven entries. Mr. H. E. Gardner took second,

and Mr. Whitley third and fourth prizes, but unfortunately my notes fail me

here as to the species shown.


The class for Crows, Piping Crows, Jays, Barbets, and Motmots

contained six entries, the first prize going to Mr. Whitley for a good Motmot,

Mr. L. A. Wilkins taking second with a fine Swainson’s Jay, third going to

a Golden-fronted Barbet belonging to Mr. Maxwell, and fourth to a Blue-

cheeked Barbet sent by Captain Liddell-Grainger.


Class 297 contained five entries, all Birds of Paradise. Mr. Whitley

sent a wonderful trio consisting of a Rothschild’s, Wallace’s, and a New

Guinea Rifle-bird—awarded the first three prizes, while Mr. C. T. Maxwell

took fourth and v.h.c. with a lovely Lesser Bird and a Wilson’s.


The class for Toucans, Bower Birds, Bell Birds, etc., contained

seven entries, the first and second prizes going to two Toco Toucans belonging

to Messrs. Whitley and Maxwell. Third to Mr. Whitley for a Naked-throated

Bell Bird, and fourth to Mr. F. Hopkins for an Ariel Toucan.


The last class was for All Other Species, the most noteworthy exhibits

being two entries of Pittas beautifully shown in large cages, each with a

carpet of saxifrage. They were a Malaccan Pitta and a pair of Blue-tailed

Pittas shown by Mr. Whitley, and they secured the two premier prizes.

Mr. Maxwell took third with his lovely Mexican Woodpecker, and fourth

with a Fairy Blue Bird. Mr. Whitley was awarded v.h.c. for a Coucal.


D. S-S.



REVIEW


“ THE BUDGERIGAR IN CAPTIVITY”


It is really rather a tragedy that it is becoming difficult, and will

probably soon be impossible, to obtain a pure Green Budgerigar of the

wild type, that is not liable, when it breeds, to produce birds of some

other colour, but so it is that within the space of a very few years

a large number of colour variations have been evolved, and so keen

on these have Budgerigar fanciers become that they are tending to

entirely neglect the wild form. Some of these varieties are certainly

extremely beautiful, and their appearance has caused the Budgerigar

to be one of the most popular of cage and aviary birds as it well deserves

to be. Books on the management and breeding of these Parrakeets



