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hatched all unnecessary coming and going by that way was stopped, and

the bird left quite undisturbed.


I I have had these birds for over a year, and won several prizes with

them at shows last season (incidentally my first show season), including

first and special at the Bird Fancy Show, and first at the Crystal Palace Show

at Borland Hall.


L. N. Phipps.


Hailey Manor,


Witney,


Oxon.



The Avicultural Garden Party was held at the Zoo on Thursday,

July 22nd. Those present included : Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. and

Mrs. Allison, Mr. E. W. Chaplin, Miss Chawner, M. Delacour, Miss De

Pledge, Mr. and Mrs. De Pass, Messrs. Fisher, Floyd, Frostick, Henshaw,

and Hopkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Getgood, Miss Hollond, Mrs. and Miss

Huth, Miss Knobel, Mrs. Lindsay, Miss Lupton, Miss Mason, Mr. New¬

man, Dr. Macklin, Mr. T. Jones, Mrs. Phipps, Lady Poltimore, Miss

Royer, Messrs. Porter, Seth-Smith, and Thomasset, Dr. Sprawson,

Prebendary and Mrs. Sweetnam, Lord Tavistock, Mr. Tebbitt, Mrs.

Tyzer, Mr. Vane, Mrs. Wharton-Tigar.



