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and one of the loveliest of Mr. 0. S. Webb’s finds last year, on the

Gold Coast. What a class, and what a task for Mr. Fooks ! Class 346

for Robins, 1st went to Mr. Ezra’s grand pair of the Western Blue

Birds, never seen in this country, at any rate for many years ; 2nd to

Mr. Frostick with a very fine cock of the Common Bluebird, by no

means common really ; 3rd to Mr. H. B. Smith’s Pekin Robins, and

4th Mrs. Gowland’s Yayeyama Robin, closely related to the Loo Choo

variety, unfortunately not in perfect feather ; a very rare bird. Class

357 for Shamas and Clarinos was a very interesting one ; 1st went to

Mrs. Anderson-Morshead with a Townsend’s Solitaire, singing divinely ;

2nd Mr. Maxwell’s Long-tailed Shama from Penang, a beautiful

exhibit; 3rd to Mr. Saunders with another good Shama, and 4th

came Mr. Maxwell’s rare and beautiful Strickland’s White-capped

Shama. In Class 358 Mrs. Anderson-Morshead was 1st with a splendid

pair of Riippells Starlings ; Lord Tredegar 2nd with an outstanding

Long-tailed Glossy ; 3rd Mr. Herring with a Superb Spreo. Class 359,

1st Mr. S. A. Haynes with a rare Laughing Jay Thrust; 2nd to Mr.

Ezra’s Dwarf Hermit Thrushes ; 3rd to Mrs. Gowland with a Cuban

Thrush. Class 360 for Hangnests, etc., was a nice class ; all were good.

1st to Mr. Norman Allison’s very beautiful Golden-capped Troupial ;

2nd Mrs. Temlett’s Brazilian Hangnest in grand form and colour ;

3rd to Mr. Norris with his fine pair of Brazilian Hangnests, not so good

in colour ; also in this class there was a good and steady Bullock’s,

and a Baltimore Hangnest. Class 361, Mr. Ezra’s pair of Formosan

Blue Pies in grandest form and perfectly lovely ; 2nd Mrs. Proudfoot’s

Brazilian Motmot; 3rd Mr. Bernstein’s Hellas Jay. The Hon. Mrs.

Francis Curzon showed two pairs of Barbets, Le Vaillants and Pied

Barbets. Class 362 for the Bird of Paradise, etc., was very disappoint¬

ing with one exhibit only, Mr. Johnson’s Cock of the Rock, a fine

bird, but at present patchy in colour. Class 363, Lord Tredegar with

a very fine Laughing Kingfisher, a great attraction to visitors ; 2nd

Mr. Ezra’s White-crested Touraco in highest condition ; 3rd, Mr. Ezra’s

Toco Toucan. Class 364, 1st Mrs. Trayne’s Korean Redstart, a most

lovely little bird, well put down ; 2nd Mrs. Gowland’s Plumbeous

Redstart, which I did not see ; 3rd Mrs. Shearing’s Cardinal Honey-

eater in fine form after several years in captivity, a great credit to



