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Miss J. M. Grant-Ives—



-O.P.S.



Swift Lorrikeet



R.



E. Levitzke



Green Cardinal



S.



Harvey



Duffresne’s Waxbill



H.



S. Sewell



Scaly-breasted Lorrikeet.



W.



K. Penney



Green Avadavat



F.



Basse



Chestnut Finch



F.



Basse



Bronze-winged Mannikin



H.



S. Sewell



Crimson-faced Waxbill (Melba)



H.



S. Sewell



Cordon Bleu Waxbill



H.



S. Sewell



Olive Finch ....



H.



S. Sewell



Cuban Finch



H.



S. Sewell



Quail Finch ....



S.



Harvey



Green-winged Fruit Pigeon



R.



E. Levitzke



Black-headed Mannikin .



H.



S. Sewell



Peter’s Spotted Firefinch



H.



S. Sewell



Beautiful Firetail .



H.



S. Sewell



Blue-headed Parrot Finch



F.



Basse



Crimson-winged Parrot .



E.



B. Cox



Blue-winged Parrot



S.



Harvey



O.P.S.


By Miss J. M. Grant-Ives


The Committee of the O.P.S. have been extremely busy lately.

Before these notes appear in print we shall have published the first

issue of the O.P.S. Journal. This has not been an easy task. None of

us was versed in the methods of editing or publishing such a pamphlet.

We only hope that it has proved entertaining. Mr. Bennett, who is

incidentally a member of the Avicultural Society, has been arranging

for the exhibition of Pheasants at shows throughout the country. This

has been an arduous undertaking and the members of the O.P.S. should

be grateful to him for his indefatigable labours. I may also mention

that he has arranged for suitable cages of large dimensions to be made

and these will be available for any show that we patronize. This

has meant a heavy outlay of cash, but we think we are justified, for

without such pens the showing of Ornamental Pheasants would have

been impossible.


Then again, Captain Scott Hopkins has been making plans for the

importation of Pheasants from both China and India. These plans

are only in the embryo stage, and much consideration has yet to be



