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GANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



sclfctioii :uul juilicious puiriiin- ol' not only 



one, but several generations, even tlien 



continuing to select, as deseribed in CiiaijUr 



XVI., in the direction Iroin whicli one is 



getting the desired results. It would also 



be lolly to pair two birds together so bred, 



l)oth marked eyes and wings : smh woidd 



be preferable jjaired to Clear birds bred 



Ironi marked stock, and then select the best 



marked birds ol' their ])rogeny to pair back 



to marked l)irds as desi'ribed in our lirst 



selection. 



The question may naturally arise : Arc 



there any other reliable sources I'roin 



which to draw in breeding 



^ ^ Evcnlv - marked Canaries ? "' 



Cinnamon • „ 



Cross. i lie reply IS :" \ es. We have 



rcl'crrcd to ciuuainon colour, 

 but not to its virtues, aiul whether it be 

 owing to its well-known tenacious character- 

 istics when crossed with birds of coloin- 

 other than its own, and the sexual influence 

 necessary to rc))r(jduee this eolour, it is 

 quite unneccssiirv here to discuss. But 

 suflicc it to say no bird has or dues Jilay a 

 more iiupoi'tant part in breeding Even- 

 niai'ked Canaries than the Cinnamon, and 

 we ha\-e little hesitation in saying that 

 nineteen out of every twenty E^•euly- 

 markcd Canaries, be they green marked 

 or cinnamon mnrked. ai'c bred from 

 ilie introduction oT Cinnamon blood 

 eilher directly or indirccl ly. lis tendency 

 to fix eye and wing marks are indispnlal)lc. 

 and a little of this blond should alwiivs be 

 ke|)l ill I he strain c\cn when l)recdiug 

 green I'i\(n ^I;U'ks. It is nol neccss;ir\' to 

 intnMluce a pure ScH'-colourcd Cinnamon, 

 for a cinnamon-marked l)ird answers 

 c(|ualiy well, or a, cle:ir |)ink-eyed bird 

 which, though clear, is l)rcd fi-om Cinna- 

 luon l)lo()d. There ni'c ])lcnty of these and 

 Cimiamon-mnrked birds to select fi-om, 

 either in Norwich or \'orkshircs or ]}ordcr 

 Fancies. In I'at'l. cinnamon-marked birds 

 arc to be met with in almost all \arieties, 

 excejjt pci'haps the I-i/.ard and London 

 Fancy. ]?ut the three \:u'ielics previously 

 mentioned are the chief ones in which 

 Even Marks arc bred. 'I'licrcfore scleclinn 

 can be made without dillienlU' trom the 



type of bii'd one is breeding, and it rests 

 entirely with breeders to make even marks 

 as permanent a characteristic of our 

 canaries, either in the green or cinnamon 

 colour, as other points already lixed by 

 selection. 



ScAMi oi- Points for JeDoiNG nvi;Ni.v-MAKKi;i> 

 Canaries 



(») f.venlv-maiuckd norwich 



I'uiiils III Merit 

 Miirhinij Mcivimiim 



Eyes. — For neatness and re.^^ularity of outline 

 — Anlerior mark, lu : Posterior, li) ; 

 Ijitire ....... '25 



Wings. — l-'or exactness, (leereasin.n in v.iliie as 

 tlie markins^ e.Ktemls beyond tlie secondary 

 nights or encroaches on the wing-coverls 15 



Tail. — If nol accompanied by discoloured tail- 

 coverts — for exactness .... 5 



Shape and Size. — That of tlie reco^niseil 



.Xorwieli Standard. .... 1,5 



Feather. - l-'cjr coinpaelness nf body-teatlier and 



earria.ge of win.tis and tail . . 15 



Saddle. — For width and clear iiiaruiii 5 



Colour. — For depth and piirily of bod\ -colour 10 



Condition . . . . to 



Total, 100 



Xrijiitii'i- PropiTlirs 



.\ii I'venly-inaiked .Ncjrwicli Canary should not have 

 broken or ragged eye-marks or irregular patches oii I he 

 side of the head, niir marks runuinL; towards the lop 

 or front of the heail over the beak, nor should il liave 

 a tiark cap, however syinmelrical. II sliould nol show 

 au\ lii;lil llight-feathers mixed with the dark, nor any 

 markiuj; cm the greater or lesser wing-coverts, nor on 

 Uie still smaller coverts fringing the up|)er margin of 

 the wing, which, when the bird is at rest, are hi<ldcn by 

 Ihc sca])ulars, nor should the feathers of the bastard 

 wing be dark. It should not sliow any dark featiicrs 

 <ni the margin (}f tlie saddle where the feathers merge 

 wilh those o[ llie wing-coverts, nor any discoloration 

 in the upper or lower tail-coverls, nor should there be 

 an\ mark whatever lo inlerfere with a " clean run,'' 

 abo\e and belo\s. tnoii Ihe beak lo llie lad. 



(ft) EVi;.NI.Y-MAIlKi:i) VOItKSIlUlKS 



I'niitlx III Mrril 

 Mai kinij Mnxiiiiiim 



Eyes. — l-'or neatness and rcgularily of oulline, 



and for dislinctness .... 25 



Wings, -l-'or exactness, decreasing in value as 

 the marking extends beyond the secondary 

 lliglils or encroaches on the larger wing- 

 coverts . . . . .15 



Tail.- l-'or exactness free from discoloured 



eovcils ...... 5 



Shape and Position.- That of Ihe recognised 



Yorkshire .Standard . . . .20 



