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CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



Tlial a Tickoil I'.iril is one witli ihirk fealluriiii IhiHlis, 

 rump, or :iny part of an olIuTwisc clear liody ; it may 

 also have a mark oil one eye, wiiif^ or on tail, but not 

 more tlian one such technical mark, separately, or in 

 addition to any other variegation on its body (see 

 iiotr). 



Thai an fiieviaily-marked bird may liave two. three 

 or five /('(7i;i/i((/ marks on eyes, win.ys or tail, sei)arately 

 or in addition to any other variegation on its body. 

 A bird with four or six marks, if v;iriet;aled on head or 

 body, is also considered an I'ncvenly-marked liird (sec 

 note). 



TiCKI'.D AND Un'EVFNLY-M.VKKEI) Ydrksuire 

 CiNN'AAION. 



In drawing up a standard for this variety it is neces- 

 sary to note that what is usually recognised as Ticked, 

 namely, the presence of dark feathers on thighs, and 

 of dark underflue, cannot well be admitted ; and 

 seeing that variegation in some form or other is the 

 ol)ject aimed at, therefore it is necessary that a wcU- 

 dehned Cinnamon mark or tick must be clearly dis- 

 ccrnilile. And as an Evenly-marked liird is the highe t 

 form of variegation, it is desirable the object of breeders 

 should be directed to try for the nearest approach to 

 evenness of markings, wliilst still retaining all the 

 essential Yorkshire cpialities, so that while form and 

 a|)proximate excellence in marking will count above 

 equally good form and merely irregular variegation, 

 still superior jorni will count above ani/lliinii in this 

 class. 



(The I-;venly-marked liirds of this variety will have 

 to be shown and judged as ICvenlx -marked Yorkshires.) 



Type and length as for other Yorkshire varieties. 



Slia[ie Maxinaim 



Head. Small and rouuil, skull narrow . ;"> 



Neok. .Moderately long, straight ...."> 



Shoulders. — Xarrow, rounded and wi-ll lilled '< 



Back. Long, siraiglil and will lilled. winys 



long and e\cnl\ carried . . . ^) 



Breast. I'.nnnil ;iiicl smootli. the body long and 



gradually laperini^ lo a neal waisi . .''i 



Legs.- l.oTig. without being slillv. 1 highs well 



clolhed ...... .'j 



Tail. — Long, straight and closely folded . . 5 



3.") 



Feather. .Sliorl, close and ti^^hl for conipacl- 

 Jiess of body feather, ami close carri;ige of 

 wings and tail ..... 



Position. — .\ttilnde <recl. willi fearless carriage, 

 head, neck, back and tail in a slraighl line 



Markings. -I-'or ap])ro\imate excellence in mark- 

 ing, and nearest approach to evenness . 15 

 Colour. — I'ure body and brilliance of markings 5 



Condition. — Health, cU-anness and sound 



featlier 10 



Total 



100 



Note. — Clear Birds. Discoloured beak, legs or 

 feet on an otherwise Clear liird are not a " dis(]ualili- 

 ti<m." but count against the biid according to their 

 extent. 



Note. — Eivnlii-niarkeil. The presence of dark 

 feather on the thighs or rump are not a " discpudilica- 

 tion." but count against the bird according to their 

 extent. 



Note. — Tickeil and I'nerenly-nuirLril are to be 

 judged by the same scale as Clear liirds (except where 

 special classes are provided for Unevenly-marked), 

 when such classes shall be judged by the same scale as 

 the Yorkshire Cinnamons. 



\(f/(itii'e I'roiHTlics 



A Yorkshire Canary should not have a large, flat, 

 coarse head, nor any overhanging brow indicative of 

 I'lainhead extraction ; neither should it have a short, 

 thick neck, nor should the neck project after the manner 

 of a li<lgian or appear to be set on in any other wa.v 

 than in the line of the body. It should not have broad, 

 stpiare shoulders, neither should the shoulders show 

 undue prominence or have any hollow between them. 

 It should not be short in the back or body, neither 

 must the back be hollow, nor curved in the direction of 

 its length. II nuist not show a prominent breast, nor 

 have any frill or similar arrangement of feathers thereon. 

 It should not have short legs, neither should they be 

 rigid or stiltv. It should not have short flights, luir 

 should the wings be carried in a slovenly way or cro.ss 

 each other at the tips, neither should the tail be short 

 or fan-shaped. A good bird should neither be short 

 aiul squatty nor large and biUky. It should not stand 

 across the perch : nor. in whatever posiliwn it slands. 

 sliould llie line from llic back of the head to the tip of 

 the tail be a eiir\c. II sliould not have loose, llulTv 

 feather, nor should the colour, however ])ale, be un- 

 decided. ,\ clear bird should not have dark underflue. 

 nor should beak, legs, or feel be discoloured, nor should 

 il lie shown except in perfect feather and scrupulously 

 clean. 



l-'or further Standard and remarks on Evcnl.V- 

 maikrd ^'olkshires. we would refer our readers to 



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