. Bird notes . a ;ind Ribbon Finches .md African Silverbills aUo staged. CoiLDlAN Finches: These bcnutiful of for- 76 ForciQ-u and British Birds at Holborn. eign bird-keepers were a very brilliant lot. A really .?oodRed-head, belongiiiL; to the Rew d. II. Raynor. unfortunatelyescaped from its cage and was not recaptured till over, otherwise it would undoubtedly have been amongthe placed birds. I C, Row—]iair , hen^ very fine; 2 Mrn. Montague ,3 A. Parrot Finches, Etc. : All four exhibits were ofexceptional merit, but all are well known. I C Row-
. Bird notes . a ;ind Ribbon Finches .md African Silverbills aUo staged. CoiLDlAN Finches: These bcnutiful of for- 76 ForciQ-u and British Birds at Holborn. eign bird-keepers were a very brilliant lot. A really .?oodRed-head, belongiiiL; to the Rew d. II. Raynor. unfortunatelyescaped from its cage and was not recaptured till over, otherwise it would undoubtedly have been amongthe placed birds. I C, Row—]iair , hen^ very fine; 2 Mrn. Montague ,3 A. Parrot Finches, Etc. : All four exhibits were ofexceptional merit, but all are well known. I C Row- Fire-tailed Pinches ; 2 Hon. Mrs, McLaren Morrison—Riinbow Bunting 3 A Silver—Ruficauda Finch. GrassiINCHES, Etc. : A really exquisite group, a-mong which the writer was pleased to see once more the pret-ty Rufous-backed Mannikin, but evidently new arrivals. I and 2 .\. Siivcr—Chestnut-hrcasted and Yellow-nimped Fnche^ ; 3C 1. Maxwell . Gras>hnchcs. tiome excuisiic Diamond Finches als(j Rufoiis-hacked Mannikin. Pirefinches AND CERTAIN WaxbillS: All free-ly imported speqies, but they were a sight to feast ones eyesupon—their chaste beauty commanding attention. I and 3 Hon Mrs. McLaren Morrison Hold-breasted Waxbills. andLavender Finches; 2 A. Silver—Coin. Firefinches. Common Avadavats and Waxbills : Anotherarray of exquisite beauty, all perfect, yet the winning pair ofSt. Helenas well ahead. Foreign and British Birds at Holborn. 77 f and 2 F. Howe-St. Helena Waxbills ; t, A. Silver— Waxbills. Ail Other Waxbills: Tlicsc rarer species calledfor close examination, the running being \ery keen—all wellknown. 1 C. T. ALiXwelL-Violet-ear ; 2 P. Arnott-Blaek-taced ; 3 Mrs. — A igood pair of Blue-breasts also shown. Cardinals : Too well known for comment, save to remark that all were apparently colour-fed. I, 2, and 3 A. Silver—Virginian, Green, antl Retl-crested. All Other Seed-eaters : I E. Hathaway-Sepoy Finch; 2 jnd 3 L. M
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