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A similarly shaped cage answers well 

 for Dutch Frills, uut a size larger, say 10 

 inches long. ()i inches wide, and 13 inches 

 high (including the 2-inch wooden legs). 



high outside measurements. For many 

 years these cages had four wooden legs 

 4 inches long, which made the total 

 height IS inches. It was maintained by 

 many of the old breeders that the legged 

 cage gave the bird a more c;)nimanding 

 appearance and showed it off to greater 

 perfection. Be that as it m.ay, these 

 legs were a source of expense to exhibitors 

 who sent birds by rail to shows, owing to 

 the large cases required to pack them in, 

 and to relieve this unnecessary expense 

 the Lancashire and Lizard Fanciers' Asso- 

 ciation decided some few years ago to do 

 away wath the legs and to adopt the cage 

 illustrated. We believe the Lancashire 

 Canary Association also adopted the same 

 cage, though there are still some few 

 exhibitors who keep to the old form. 

 These cages, too, are coloured black, 

 both inside and out, though when those 

 with legs were in general use the wood 

 frame round the bottom and the legs were 



YORKSHIRE SHOW-CAGE. 



the actual height of the body of the cage 

 being 11 inches. The Belgian cage is 

 painted or enamelled black, or covered 

 with a coating of wood Japan-black, both 

 inside and out, wires as well. Either 

 enamel or Ja]>an-black is better than 

 paint, and when dry and hard is very 

 durable and gives a nice finish. The 

 f^ame colour answers equally well for the 

 Dutch Frill show-cage. 



Above we give an illustration of the 

 generally recognised show-cage for York- 

 shire Canaries, and a more suitable cage 

 to enable this bird to display its standard 

 properties it would be impossible to find. 

 The measurements are taken from a cage 

 now before us, 9 inches long, 6J inches 

 wide, and 14 inches high to the highest 

 point of the dome, the dome rising from 

 11 inches at the sides. 



On this page, too, is a Lancashire show- 

 cage. This is squarer than the Yorkshire, made of mahogany, either French polished 

 and larger, owing to the size of the bird for or varnished, and very attractive they 

 which it is intended ; it also has a flat top. looked. It is, however, much better to 

 The size of those we have measured is have all show-cages for any one variety 

 9 inches long, 7i inches wide, and 14 inches of the same uniform size and colour. 

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LANCASHIRE SHOW-CAGE. 



