THE GREEiN CANARY 



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Marking Ahiximum 



Shape. 



Head — Small and round .... 3 



Seek — Moderately long and straisht . . 3 



Shoulders — Narrow, round and well liUed . 3 



Back — Long, straight and level . . 3 

 Breast — Round, smooth, body gradually 



tapering to a neat waist ... 5 



Legs — Long, straight, without being stilty . 3 

 Wings and Tail — Long, compact and well 



carried ...... 5 



Position. — Attitude — erect and fearless . . 15 



Feather. — Solt, silky, and compact, showing 



plenly of that characteristic called quality 15 



Condition. — Health and general smartness . 10 



1(10 



N.B. — Light beak, legs or feet arc not a disqualifica- 

 tion, but count against a bird according to their extent. 



Standard for Xurwicu Greens 



Points of Merit 



Marking Maximum 



Colour. — Rich deep grass green, sound and level 



througliout ; pencillings distinct ; beak, 



feet, and legs tlark .... 35 



Shape. 



Head — l-'ull and round .... 4 



\cck — Short and thick .... 1 



Body — Sliort, chubby, well liUed in back, and 

 deep full chest ..... 20 



Legs — Well set back, short, feet and claws 

 perfect . . . . . . 6 



Wings and Tail — Shorl, compact and smartly 



carried ...... G 



Feather. — Soft, silky, and close fitting, showing 



plenty of quality ..... 15 



Condition. — lleallh and general smartness . 10 



ion 



N.13. — Light beak, legs, or feet arc not a disqualifica- 

 tion, but count against a binl according to their extent. 



Standard for Border Greens 



Points of Merit 



Maiking Maximum 



Colour. — Rich deep grass green, sound and level 



througliout : pencillings distinct, beak, legs 



and feet dark ...... 35 



Shape. 



Head — Small, round, ana noat looking ; bill. 



Marking Maxin;um 



fine ; eyes, dark and bright ; neck, ratliei' 

 fine, and proportionate to head an<l body. 



Bodi; — Back, well-filled and nicely rounded, 

 running in almost a straight line from the 

 gentle rise over the shoulders to the point 

 of the tail ; chest also nicely rounded, but 

 neither heavy nor [irominent, the line 

 gradually tapering away to vent . . 8 



Wings — Compact and carried close to the 



body, just meeting at the tips . 5 



Legs — Of medium length, showing little or no 

 thigh, fine, and in harmony with the other 

 points ; feet corresponding ... 3 



Tail — Close packed and narrow, being nicely 

 rounded and filled in at the root . . 3 



Size. — Xot to exceed 5i inches in length, 



measured in the usual way 

 Feather. — Close, firm, and line in quality, pre- 

 senting a smooth, glossy, silky appearance 

 and free from frill or roughness . 15 



Position. — Semi-erect, standing at about an 



aiiule of 45 degrees ..... 10 

 Carriage. — Gay and jaunly. with a line free 



]iiiise of the head ..... 5 



Condition. — Health, cleanliness, and general 

 smartness ...... 10 



100 



N.B. — Light beak, legs, or feet are not a disqualifi- 

 cation, but count against a bird according to their 

 extent. 



Xegnlive Prupcrlies 



A Green Canary should not be of a dull shade of 

 colour, neither should it show any tinge of yellow or 

 bronze, nor should it lack lustre. It should not show 

 heav\' dark stripes on the back, nor on the under- 

 surface of the body — the narrower and finer the pencilling 

 on tlie back the purer the green shade of colour — nor 

 in any other place should there be any departure from 

 the genuine character of the pure green ; neither 

 shoukl the marginal edging of the flights or tail be 

 wanting in colour. It should not be small in size, 

 slovenly in carriage, or loose in feather. These pro- 

 perties should each be well maintained in accordance 

 with their respective standards. Nor should a good 

 specimen have light coloured legs, feel, or beak, 

 though these are not a disqualification. 



Disqualiftculion 

 The presence of a white feather in any part of the 

 body, or a decided " break " in the colour. 



