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Birds exceeding one year old, 16 entries; 1 sale. Chiokens, 23 
entries; 4 sales. Golden-spangled :—Birds exceeding one year 
old, 15 entries ; 1 sale. Chickens, 22 entries ; 2 sales. Silver- 
pencilled :—Birds exceeding one year old, 7 entries ; no sa'o. 
Chickens, 23 entries ; no sale. Silver-spangled :—Birds exceed¬ 
ing one year old, 8 entries ; no sale. Chickens, 18 entries ; 1 
sale. Single Cocks:—Golden-pencilled, 26 entries; 2 sales. ] 
Golden-spangled, 17 entries ; 2 sales. Silver-pencilled, 13 entries ; 
1 sale. Silver-spangled, 6 entries ; 1 sale. Game : Total entries, 
200. White and Piles :—Birds exceeding one year old, 13 | 
entries ; 2 sales. Chickens, 10 entries; 2 sales. Black-breasted 
and other Reds:—Birds exceeding one year old, 31 entries ; no 
sale. Chickens, 78 entries ; 11 sales. Blacks and Brassy-winged, 
except Greys :—Birds exceeding one year old, 12 entries ; 1 sale. 
Chickens, i7 entries ; no sale. Duckwings and other Greys and 
Blues: — Birds exceeding one year old, 12 entries; 1 sale. 
Chickens, 27 entries ; 4 sales. Single Cocks, 63 entries ; 4 sales. 
Sweepstakes for Single Game Cocks, 30 entries ; 1 sale. Malays : 
Total entries, 13. Birds exceeding one year old, 8 entries ; no 
sale. Chickens, 5 entries; no sale. Other distinct breeds :— 
Total entries, 17 ; 4 sales. Bantams : Total entries, 85. 
Gold-laced, 17 entries; no sale. Silver-laced, 11 entries, 2 sales. 
White, 7 entries; 1 sale. Black, 12 entries ; 4 sales. Game, 32 
entries; 4 sales. Any other variety of Bantams, 6 entries ; 2 
sales. Geese: Total entries, 24. White, 11 entries ; 1 sale. 
Grey and Mottled, 10 entries ; 2 sales. Ducks : Total entries, 
90. Aylesbury, 23 entries ; 11 sales. Rouen, 42 entries ; 16 
sales. Black East Indian, 11 entries ; 1 sale. Any other variety, 
14 entries; 3 sales. Turkeys : Total entries, 28. Birds ex¬ 
ceeding one year old, 14 entries ; 7 sales. Birds hatched in 1858, 
14 entries ; 5 sales. 
We should likewise mention, in conclusion, that extensive as 
was the assemblage of domesticated birds, the whole of them 
which had to travel any distance were despatched at a sufficiently 
early hour on Friday to reach home on that day or on Saturday 
morning, and that the whole, except a few which were directed 
to wait till callsd for, had left the building by the evening of 
Friday, a result for which the owners are much indebted to Mr. 
W. B. Mapplebeck, under whose ablo and energetic supervision 
the poultry arrangements were carried out. The management of 
the feeding was again entrusted to Mr. George Blyth, and was 
conducted w T ith so much care and judgment, that of the fowls 
which were in health at the time of their arrival, only one (a 
Dorking eock) died in the confinement to which they were sub¬ 
jected in the Hall .—Midland Counties Herald. 
POLAND FOWLS. 
In a report of the Edinburgh Poultry Show, held at the same j 
time as Birmingham, I find the reporter says:—“The Polands 
are birds of great beauty, but more for ornament than use, neither 
flesh nor eggs being equal to the before-named classes”—the 
Hamburghs. 
I think our Caledonian brother is wrong, and trust these lines 
will meot his eye. Neither Hamburghs nor Polands are among 
the renowned table fowls, but both are good ; and it is notorious 
the latter are very free layers, quite as much so as the Spangled 
Hamburghs, and with this advantage over even the Pencilled, 
that the eggs are larger. They are a delicate fowl on the table, 
and have a i'ldl breast. There appears to be a crusade against the 
poor Polands, and their friends should speak out, with a view to 
their rescue.— Topknot. 
NOTES ON THE CRYSTAL PALACE BIRD 
SHOW. 
The Exhibition of Canaries and British and Foreign Cage 
Birds, that has recently taken place at the Crystal Palace, at 
Sydenham, brought together a good display of birds, to the 
amount of 359 entries. 
The first class was for clear yellow Norwich Canaries. The 
two prizes were awarded to Mr. William Minns. Entry 4 con¬ 
tained two very pretty pieds, but which were evidently out of 
place in a class for clear yellows. The Norwich Canaries here 
shown seemed to be longer than usual, as if they had been crossed 
with the Belgians. 
Clear Bull's came next, which I found only to be another name 
fey what wc are accustomed to call mealy. 
Of yellow Belgians, Mr. Lingard (31) received the first prize; 
but I considered the bird too much hooped. 
In clear mealy Belgians Mr. Lingard was again fortunate, and 
this bird was also round shouldered. 
Entry 44 (in class Y.) for variegated yellow Belgians, appeared 
to me to be the best. In the next four classes of Belgians the 
prizes were all withheld. 48 was a long bird. 52 was also a 
very long bird, but low on the legs. 
It may not be out of place here to remark, that though length, 
in Belgian Canaries, as hi Powter Pigeons, is a very great point, 
yet it is not all: they must also be straight and erect, to make 
the birds carry themselves upright. Breeders and fanciers 
would do well to pay attention to the cages and perches : let 
the perches be of sufficient size for the birds to stand securely, 
and to balance themselves easily thereon. The cages should bo 
light and roomy, and the perches kept down well from the top 
ot the cage, to encourage the birds to stretch themselves up. A 
crouching posture and a hooped carriage spoil thelongest bird. 
The blue, silver, and golden-spangled Lizard Canaries came 
next. They were very pretty, and accurately marked, with their 
clear heads and spangled bodies. They maintained their original 
form and purity, and do not seem to be stretching after the 
Belgians. 
The London Fanoy, Mealy, or Jonque, with dark wings and 
tails, showed strong, and were very beautiful birds, their accurate 
marking, and the dark colour of their wings and tails, contrasting 
well with the delicate mealy, or bright yellow, body colour. 
Pied Goldfinch Mules were indeed a treat to look at. There 
were thirty entries, and very handsome birds. In the majority 
the markings were very regular and evenly broken. The bright 
yellow ground-colour of the Jonque Goldfinch Mules attracted 
much attention. First prizes were awarded to Messrs. Calvert 
and Buckle, and Mr. Willoughby ; second prizes to Mr. Lingard 
and Mr. Arthur. Highly Commended, Messrs. Arthur and 
Hanby. Commended, Messrs. Arundell, Calvert and Buckle, and 
Mason. 
For Linnet Mules, the prizes were not awarded. There were 
only four entries. 
Class XX. (for any other variety of Canaries, or their Mules) 
although numerously filled, received only one prize,—139, a 
Cinnamon cock, and not the only one. In this class (152!) ap¬ 
peared the curiosity of a Cinnamon Goldfinch Mule, which, I 
think, was certainly worthy of some notice. Also 151, an 
Aberdevine, or Siskin Mule. Entries 143 and 152 were both 
little birds, natives of the island of St. Helena,—the Serin Finch, 
and allied to the Canary, but, I believe, a distinct species : one 
was shown as a St. Helena Canary, and might have been com¬ 
mended, but the other was endeavoured to be palmed off as a 
Greenfinch Mule. Some birds were also shown, or perhaps 
offered for sale, in this class as German Canaries ; but they did 
not appear so delicate as the true sweetsong German Canaries 
usually are. 
British birds were but poorly represented :—Five Bullfinches j 
one Chaffinch, which received a prize,—it is a pity these birds 
are not better appreciated; four Goldfinches; one Hawfinch; 
three Skylarks ; one Woodlark; one Robin ; one Blackbird ; 
five song Thrushes; one White Thrush ; one Missel Thrush ; one 
Starling ; and one Magpie, constituted all the representatives of 
our non-migratory birds. 
Class XXXIX. (for any other variety of British birds), produced 
only three pairs of the common cage Dove, or Collared Turtle (Co- 
lumba risoria). But they were all entered in a wrong name ; nor 
are they natives of this country. The names they were Bhown by 
were Turtle or Ring Doves : the Turtle Dove (Columba turtur ) 
is a summer visitant to our woods; the Ring Dove (Columba 
palumba) is a constant resident, being the largest of our Doves 
with a white ring round its neck ; and both are distinct from the 
Collared Turtle. 
Class XL. (for hybrids, or mules, of any variety except Canary- 
mules) was an unexpectedly small class, but requires some notice. 
254 and 255 w r ere certainly the most curious of the whole exhibi¬ 
tion : they were mules between cock Goldfinch and hen Bullfinch 
—very beautiful birds, partaking of the appearance of both 
parents, the Goldfinch slightly predominating. 266 was shown 
as a hybrid between Goldfinch and Greenfinch, but in which the 
Greenfinch seemed to predominate. 
257 was a hoax,—a common corn Bunting, shown by Edward 
Tyrell Keys, 51, Beresford Street, Woolwich, as a cock hybrid 
between Skylark and Sparrow. This was the same exhibitor 
who showed the St. Helena Finch (in Class XX,, 152) ns a 
