36o CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



sli.uhll.S' liiilcil wilh Ihc ri'dilisli (iiiin.^c. luil li\lii-i(l casx lo pniiliicc. hiil ;it no tiiii'' ;i MTV 



Ihc uulcr llii>lil lr;illu'is liii\iii,i; :i sli^^hl cdf^iii.u |Mi|iiilar lavnmiU' <ir (ilUn seen al cxhihilioiis. 



of Givciilhuli Ni'lliiw lo lliu (lulcr \\cli. Tlir Wr lia\c sci-ii a \^■\\ s|ic(iiiK'ns of siniiillar 



tail is (lark, and (liiTf arc oilier lllllc liiils lu'rc hcauly. willi lar^c ( ■.oldliiicli lilazc and Inslrous 



and IIkmc whicli il is (|uilc uniu'ccssary lo piLinia.ac — dillcTciit in li'xinrc lo cilhcr iiarciit, 



(k'scTil)c in dclail. r(]r hy icIVr'IICc lo onr llu' rich f>rccii body colonr nicr^inK inio a 



coloured plalc llic cross will he easily ri'cuf<niscd. deep lunuerie yellow on the lower parts of llic 



'I'liis cross can also lie iininliei'ed aniontist llie liods and lireasl. If tliey were lired in sullicieni 



liylirids Willi allraelive pluniaije. They vary luinilicrs lo have a class lo llieinsehes al our 



in size according lo thai of Ihcir jiarenls ; hul exhiliil ions Ihcy would no doiiht hccoiue more 



tile larger and rielier Ihc lilcnding of colours po|iular, as Ihcir chance againsl rarer crosses 



the more valuable I hey are as exhibition in mixed classes is not grcal. The cock's song 



specimens. Our descriplion is of Ihc coik, the is full of melody wil hout being noisy. The hen 



hen beiug duller and willioul Hie rich brcasi is allogclhcr iniicli duller in colonr, lacking Ihe 



colour. In iiiovemeiil Ihe birds have much rich yellow t inl . and w il h lit tie Goldlinch blaze 



in ((iiiiinon with others of llic l;ullliiicli cross, — somelimes. indeed, Inil the merest impression. 



but the cocks are not generally (piile such Ihieul This is anotlier of the more sober-coloured 



or sweel songsters as the Canary-Hulllinch. hybrids, which may accmmt for so lew of the 



This hybrid is much rarer lliau Ihe lliree cross being bred and exhiliilcd. 



iusi dcall with, and is also smaller. .VII lliose _ ,^f. . In sha|)e and size il takes after 



. (jolaiincn= ,, , • i^ i i ■ ■ i- i 



we have seen. Iiave. m shape, Ljnngt (.oldlinch, and is inclined 



The RedpolU |„i|„\ved thai of Ihe Redpoll. ' l" l'*' siiakey in lu'ad. like Ihal 



Bullfinch. ,^^^^1 ^1^.^ graceful form, com- I'ii'l. wliiili il resembles also In bill. In its 



billed wilh a blending of the Hullfinch colour, "lillle ways'" il is a Cioldtinch all over, and 



makes Ibis a most altraclive liybiid. 'I'lic will light wil h one's linger, and in oilier respecis 



breasi, Ihroal, and cheek cobuir is similar lo dcpcut himself like thai bird. The body 



that (i\ the l.inncl-Iiullliiuh : biii Ihc head is i-olonr is Ihal of Ihe l.iunel, with jiisl a shade 



smaller. Inking decidedly lo Ihe llcdpoll in richer lint (d brown, and nol so much laein.g. 



hape, Willi much of ils marking. Iliough we 



The onler while edging to the llignl fcalhers of 



have seen one ol llicsc hybrids (of which there Hic Linnet give way lo the yellow of Ihe (iold- 



was no (pieslioii as to its pareiila-ei wilh the liiH'h, and the cross has a distinct palch of the 



dark cap ol the liullliiich, thougli sin illcr. and a (loldlinch blaze on the frnvhead. liiough none 



large dark bib. poiiils we sIkuiIiI anliiipale '>" iheik or tliroal. The birds are lively in 



seeing more fre(iueiilly if there were more ol dispositimi. and the cocks siuig is somewlial 



these hybrids bred. The bill is liner llian Ihal sharp, the notes being short but musical, and 



ol the "l.innel nullliiich. Ihmigli stonier lliaii ""I ''I i'H nnplcasanl. The red cap is usually 



the i;e,||„,|l. and llioii-li dark. Ilurc is jus! absent in Ileus of I bis cross, and I hey are duller 



Ihe suspicion ol the yellow liiil on the sides i" .^I'Ucral body colcuir. 



abnUing llie gapi' similar to the Itedpoll. 'I'l''^ liybiid is sinncwlial smaller lliaii those 



The colour on llie back and sidi s is largely already dealt with, owing lo one (d ils parents 

 that of Ihe Itedpoll, though nol so !ica\ily '"'i".'^ very small. II is really 



striped. The Might feathers of the wings are Goldfinch- "'" '""'■"'f^'''' '>!"' "' ""' ^''''^'^"• 



dark, wilh a bar ii\ liglil orowii across lliciii. sisKin. ' ''"' "' '"""' '"'"'''"' '■"I"'"'- 'l^ 

 liirds of this (idss are most cheerful and livcl\. " ' body colour ]iarlakiiig largely of 



\sjlh iiiaiix (d the' I'.cdpoH's haliils. We liaxc the yellowish green and dark markings of Ihe 



not heard llieiii gi\e \cnt lo any song worth Siskin. II .ilso has llic dark cap (d the Siskin, 



inentioning. Inil Inmi an cxiiibilion point ol with llic Ihish or blaze <d I lie (loldlincli lui llic 



view lhc\ are a most \alnable ass(d amongst face, gi\iiig a very pretty elVeel . The hcail and 



;i lea I li\ brills. The hens are minus the bill in shape are practically those of Ihe (iold- 



verniilion tiiil on breasi am! Ihroal. limb. Iiolh parents being similar in these 



This li\ brill is much less \ allied than those respecis. .\s we should naturally expecl from 



ot the niilllincli cross. II is not a \ery prclly such lively parents, il is a charming bird in 



bird, being built more lUi Ihe manner, full ol life and vivacity. "' Iho coek of 



The ^ ijii,.^ ,,| II,,, Ci-eenlinch than the walk. " as it w ere. and il insists upon making 



G°'>^nfinch "' ""' < ■"I'"''"'!'- •""' partaking ilscll heard wilh its chattering, lively song, and 



reen inc . ^^^ ^^ considerable extent ol the is a happy cage and excelleiil exhibition bird, 



former's dull colour. Oceasiiuially. however. T!ie hens of I he cross lack I he rich, yellow I one 



a more brilliant example lliaii usual, wilh a of body colour, and have little or no (.oldlinch 



good deal of the (ioldlinch characlcr, appears blaze, often merely an impression, w it h a few pale 



on the stage lo keep alive an inlercsl m a red straggling feathers distributed over the face. 



