264 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



hi-coim' even sniallcT. I'n-.w in iiiiiul, also, iii\ alii:il)lc (•nl()in--r(iiiiilains. Not nnc 

 tliat si/.c and coKnir arc dillk-ult to briiio- shduld he solil I ill U-slcd, lor a (irc-en cock 

 out ill [hv same bird, and. therefore, be Iroiii this cruss may, when pairt'd with a 

 cautious. We deem it well to refer to this Cinnaiiion hen. throw t'innanions oT Mic 

 in all its bearings, inasmuch as the acknow- purest water ; and if one or two h.uiidal ion 

 ledoed want of size in Jonques is so far pairs have been mated as directed, the 

 admitted by the Fancy as to warrant large Green cocks from the one when ])aii-ed 

 birds of hiuh-class '" all-roniid '" ])ropcrtics with the tirceii hens from the other nidi/ 

 occu])ying leading positions in the most also produce a. j)repondcrance of Cinnamons, 

 severe com])ctition. Plenty of length can which arc certain to be of liigh cliaraetcr. 

 always be obtained in the .loiupies ; it is Where a breeder is working with but one or 

 the stoutness of body which is diiticult to two pairs there is not sco))c for much inter- 

 get and retain, and it is this we re([uire ; breeding of this kind, but if the same cock 

 the present Norwich standard of ty|)c be mated with two or three hens, Yellows 

 demands it. and Buffs, it will be plain that from the 

 Tn mating the other way. that is. Hiilf olfs])ring two or three threatls can be 

 cock to .Ioii(|iic hen. there will lie no dili;- twisted into one. and desirable forms con- 

 ciilty as regards the size of the cock, the eentrated, at the same time tli.at the 

 JJulTs ha\iiig, by some means or other, admixture of Velk)w and Biilf will alford 

 managed to cari'y a full share of coloiii- material for keeping up the texture of the 

 with size. But care must be taken in the feather. 



selection of a. \'ellow hen, many of which. When one finds their birds becoming a 



though very dark, are singularly dull in little dull, and too dark in colour, a little 



tone, and lack tlie lustre which gi\-cs linisli rich clear blood from the Nor- 



to a bird when in liiuli condition. Such To Gam ^^,j^.|^ briuhlcns and hrinos it 



, ,, Colour. 



hens are generally \fry compact, and wv up again. 



would sooner \y,ur them with .loiniues than It is unnecessary that we again enunciate 



with Bulls, which in some feather ])oiiits the general principles which should guide 



they resemble, though in such pairing there the intelligent breeder in gatlRring u|) his 



is a liability to lose considerable substance threads. Concentration into one channel 



of body in the olfspring. .V hen shoidd l)c is the leading idea. All that is rcciuisitc is 



chosen, therefore, which, if not so brown, to lia\'e shown how to spin the threads out 



is brighter and purer in colour, and in of ;i peculiar matcriai. 



evei-y instance, whclli(.-r male or IV'iUalc. To detail the work'ng of a cross in which 



Yellow or Butf. l)irds which ha\e a. greenish the vehicle for introducing colour is a 



tinge should be avoided, for it often be- \'ariegate(l lien would be ni(>rely to i'e|)eat 



tokens a. common cxl rael ion. the instructions gi\i'n in Ihc chapter on 



'J'lie lii-st and simplcsl cidss to restore breeding Cic.-ir Xorwlcii from the N'ai'ie- 



dcclining colour is with Ihc ricliest .Self- yated rorni. It might be asked : \\liym:d<c 



coloured (Jrecn Norwich lu'ii : and we use of X'aricgated biids and court dilliciil- 



w 



ould iiol in this instance insist on Ihc ties, when the same result ina>' be obtained 



rule for mating .Fon(|uc and Mcal\- being from Si'll. I h.it is (ireens, with less t rouble Y 



carried out. ])rcferring rather to use a com- W'v <lo nol sa\- tlie same ic-nlls, or rather 



pact ^'ellow cock. 'I'liis cross. IjcIiil; less sncli i^ood results, rt/// follow the cross wit h 



likely to s])ort than an\- other, will L;i\c llic' (ireeii as will c\entuate from |)airing 



least trouble, and is one to be recommended with a rich \'ellow X'aricgated hen, having 



ir there lie any tendency on the Cinnamon the pure \'cllow a\c!I de\cli'ped. 'The 



side to throw occasional white feathers. (irecn cross will m;ike a marked inipro\e- 



Froni this cross will come sonic inipro\cd incut, but an inl'iision ol' brighter blood 



wholc-coloiircd Cinnamons direct, while from a \ariegated or clear s|)ring will <lo 



•h (ireens as may bt' produced will be still more in producing a brighter and 



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