248 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



pnriliasc I he bfsl birds you i-an iict hold cjI. nol nialcln-d cdiTccI ly I hey will (inl\ piddnce 



nol necessarily show birds ; l)ul ,u;ood slock iiidilTerenl lootciii^ s|)eciiiiciis. \v|icicas nioderale 



ones, bred from show birds. lookin,!> stock, properly malchcd, will produce 



Mr. John ""' ^'O'ks to be of i^ood size and birds very much lieller Mian Ihemselves. 1 



Abbott's colour, with sjood dark lees ;;nd myself have bred some ot luy best birds from 



Notes on beak, about 7 ins, in leULjIh. bii'ds for which I could (juIv get sonf^ster ])ricc. 



Yorkshire and smart carriafie. The hens lo 1 like in pairiiii^ one ot Ibe birfls to be a ' foul' 



Greens. |,e of iiood tyjie anil quality — thai is. one wilh a lii;lil paUh on Ihe Ixidy or 



wilh a bil of l)reed and slyle light feather in the wiuf^s or tail of an olherwisc 



about Ihem, as near the slandai-d length green bird — because by this means we are able 



as it is possible lo get them. I i)air a to keep a brighlei- yet rich shade of green. I 



mellow Green cock with a Bulf (licen hen or prefer the cock lo l)i' a Self (Ireen, because there 



vice versa. I like to pair a Self wilh a foul or is then a belter chance of getting Selfs in Ihe 



marked bird, if the Self is a Utile loo dark. pi-ogeiiy, which is Ihe iileal at which we arc 



liul if Ihe Self (Ireens arc nol loo dark I i)air aiming. To ]U-odni'e size. I ha\ e al]-eady said I 



two Selfs with good results, if they are suitable usually like big cocks. Ihe exception being when 



for one another — that is, where one fails the I want l)ig hens ; I then use medium size cocks 



other must have the required points. wilh big liens. I lia\e nol yet bred a liig ben 



"Wilh regard to crosses, T always introduce from a small (inc. 



fresh blood from the hen's side. I ha\e used " l'"'"' colom' I insist njion the cocks being 



both Cinnamon and green-marked birds when hvel in colour, and of the correct shade, which 



the Greens were getting a bit loo dark, but I is a rich deep grass green, wilh no foul Ihroal 



gel the besi resulls from green-marked York- •"' fo^' i":""k of any kind on the body; Ihe 



shires, as I lind by introducing Cinnamon pencilling lo be dislincl, and. if possible, the 



blood I gel the greens loo smoky, or mouse- hv:\k. legs, and feel dark. 



coloured; whereas by using the green-marked " b'or ly|)e I look to the hen. She luusl be 



Yorkshire hen I gel better colour, type, and as near lo Ihc ' ideal' as possible. .\l the same 



fiiialil\-." time (he cock must not be o\iTlooked in this 



respect, and he must lui no acconnl lie weak 



\Vc arc also indebted to Mr. John in 'I'^i'l- 



" -Matching for feather or balancing the 

 feather wlu'U pairing is the most inq)orlant 

 Mr. John •^'^>">-' "■■<• >. --..iii'/iv^.i ^.i i.iv point of all. It is here that Ihc iioxices sadly 

 Walker on ^'"I'^^K'll ('recil. for the follow- |.,j| . |i„,y ^^jii |,.|i,. i,j,.,i^ lo.uetlier which look 

 Norwich ing' notes : — big. due only lo the amount of feather they 

 Greens. carry, when Ihe resulting progeny will be small 

 " 1 know of no other \ariety fi'amed biids. Then again two line' fealhered 

 of Ihe Canary Ib.at h:is made gi'eatei' strides liir<ls will be paired logelher, the i-esull lu'iiig 

 daring the pas! six yeais than Ihe Norwich Tiarrow necks. I like |)lenly of tealbei's pi'o- 

 Green. from Ihe small bird ot old limes \iding lhe\' are well cari'ied. and lit the body 

 it has now become a big. bold bird, and <losely. and are of good (|uality; to such a bird 

 almost |ierle<l in other points. To win on I should pair another jiossessing a good frame. 

 Ihe show bench loday Ihe bii'd must bi' ot In breeding for 'N'ellow birds 1 allow a little more 

 good size, colour, type, and (|ualily. In hulk llian when breeding lor I'.ulTs. 1 occasion- 

 breeding the Norwii'li Green we must lU'Vcr all\ double bulV. but Ihe biids must be suitable ; 

 forge! that size is wanted. If a liird is almost they must be t'lean cut and show no looseness 

 perfect in olher res])ects, and has not size, at the lliiijhs. 1 Jonble-bidhng tends to gi\c the 

 judges as a rnlc are loth lo jiut il foi'ward. I tail a sluuiened appearance, owing lo the 

 usually like size on Ihe cock's side, also coloni' I liiikeninn of Ihe web of llie feather lilling up 

 and good head ]ii'operl ics. The hens must lie round tlie \cnl and base ot tail, while il im- 

 good ly]ie, ha\c good wing carriage and (pialily pinves the neck. I )iinble yellow ing has a 

 of feather. 15y size I mean birds Ihal ])osscss contrary ellect. making Ihe web of the fealhcr 

 a good frame, which is (|uile dislincl from birds liner and so giving il a lenglhencd ap]H'arance ; 

 that look big owing lo the amount ot feallier while il also lends lo |)roduce a narrow neck, 

 they carry. With regard lo crosses. Ihey are nol so much 



" licfore saying an\lhing about malching Ihe iccpiired now as formerly, and it is nnich better 



liirds for breeding, 1 should like to em])hasise for the no\ice lo start with Ihe i-eady-madc 



the imiiorlance of Ibis. 1 consider il to be llu- article. 



most im|)ortanl ])oinl in Canary cidlure. II is " I have tried three crosses lo pTdduce Ihe 



that which dclermines jirogress or i-etrogression. Norwich Green -Ihe ^"ariegaled Norwich, the 



One may purchase lirsl prize winners, but if Cinnamon, and Ihc Crest, 1 lirsl started with 



\\'alk(r. of Li\"er])ool, a most sucecssful 

 breeder and exhibitor of the 



