BREEDING EVENLY-MARKED CANARIES 



243 



Maikinfi Maximum 



Feather. — For compact Ijody-rciitluT. and closi.- 



carriage of wings and tail . . . 20 



Colour. — p'orpure body-coloui and luilliajicy of 



markings ..... 5 



Condition and sound feather . . . . lii 



Total, 100 



Kcijiilii'c Properties 



An Evenly-marked Yorkshire should not have broken 

 or ragged eye-marks, nor any of the irregular forms not 

 recognised by the laws governing eye-marking, neither 

 should it have a dark cap, however symmetrical. It 

 should not have a " mixed " wing, nor should any 

 feathers attached to the wing be dark, excepting the 

 necessary number of flights ; and specially, the feathers 

 of the bastard wing should not be dark. It should not 

 show any discoloured feathers on the margin of the 

 saddle or where the feathers merge with those of the 

 wing-coverts, nor any discoloration in the upper or 

 lower tail-coverts, nor should there he any mark what- 

 ever to interfere with a clear run, aljove and below, 

 from the beak to the tail, nor any other violation of the 

 simple law which determines the dilTerence between 

 teclmical " marking" and variegation. 



((■) F.VENLY-M.'VRKED EOP.nF.R F.\NCIi:S 



Puinis of Merit 

 MarUiiUj Maximum 



Eyes. -For neatness and regularity of outline 



and distinctness ..... 25 

 Wings.— iMir exactness decreasing in value as 



Markinfi Alaximum 



the marking extends beyond the secondary 

 flights or encroaches on the htrger wing 

 coverts ...... 15 



Tail. — For exactness free from discoloured tail 



coverts ...... 5 



Shape and Position. — That of the reeognised 



Horder I'ancy Standard ... 20 



Feather. — For compact body-feather anil close 



carriage of wings and tail ... 20 



Colour. — For pure body-colonr and brilliancy 



of markings ...... 5 



Condition and sound feather . . . .10 



Total, 100 



Nepativc Properties 



An Evenly-marked Border should not have broken or 

 ragged eye-marks, nor any of the irregular forms not 

 recognised by the laws governing eye-nuirking, neither 

 should it have a dark cap, however symmetrical. It 

 should not have a mixed wing, nor should any 

 feathers attached to the wing be dark excepting the 

 necessary number of flights, and especially the feathers 

 of the bastard wing should not be dark. It should not 

 show any discoloured feathers on the margin of the 

 saddle, or where the feathers merge with those of the 

 wing coverts, nor any discoloration in the upper or 

 lower tail-coverts, nor should there be any mark what- 

 ever to interfere with a clear run, above and below, 

 from the beak to the tail, nor any other violation of 

 the simple law which determines the dilTerence between 

 technical "marking" and variegation. 



