THE NORWICH CANARY 



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The bona fide Ticked birds are judged for precisely 

 the same features as the Clears, with the exception that 

 the unavoidable presence of dark under-flue entails no 

 subtractivc value, the points which would otherwise 

 be allotted to white flue and clear beak and legs being 

 distributed between the two all-important features — 

 viz. colour and quality of feather. 



Tlicse remarks apply equally to the lightly and 

 heavily variegated birds ; of course, a weW-marked 

 bird usually scores an advantage over a badly-marked 

 one, owing to its attractive markings displaying its 

 other points of merit off to greater perfection. By 

 kind ])ermission of the Norwich Plainhcad Club, we 

 publish their Standard and Scale of Points, which is 

 the standard recognised by all Norwich Plainhcad 

 Specialist Clubs throughout the country. 



The Norwich Plainhead Club Standard 



Colour. — Deep, bright, rich, pure, and level through- 

 out. 



Shape. — Head, round, full, and neat ; neck, short 

 and thick ; body, short and chubby ; with wide back, 

 well filled in, deep, broad, full chest. 



Feather. — Soft and silky, with brilliancy and com- 

 pactness. 



Wings and tail. — Short, compact, and good carriage. 



Size. — Well proportioned. 



Beak. — Short and stout (clear). 



Legs. — Well set back (also clear). 



Feet Perfect. 



Condition. — I-fealth, cleanliness, and sound feather. 

 Streak beak and marked legs not to be a disqualifica- 

 tion, but count against the bird to its extent. 



Length. — Not to exceed 6 J inches. 



Scale of Points 



Points 



Head. — liound, full, and neat, with "j 



short beak ... v . 



Neck.— Short and thick . j 



Chest. — Deep, broad, and full 



Back. — Broad and well filled in . 



Wings and tail. — Short, compact, good carriage 



Feather. — Soft, silky with brilliancy and com- 

 pactness ...... 



Colour. — Deep, bright, rich, pure, and level 

 throughout ...... 



Staging and Good Condition. .... 



25 



15 

 10 

 15 



15 



10 

 10 



Total 100 



dl 



In judging, the maximum total of points in 

 standards is 100. 



It might be urged that 10 points of 100 is too much 

 to assign to the vague property of " Condition," which 

 is no positive part of any bird ; but health, cleanness, 

 and soundness of feather are such essentials on the 

 show-bench that no scale of show-points would be of 

 use unless the value of this item were expressed in the 

 terms at which it is assessed by every practical judge. 



A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF BIRD-KEEFERS. 



rhotographal at the Hull Sliou. 



