INDEX 



Abbott, Mr. J., Notes on Breeding Yorkshire Greens, 

 247 



Accidents, Nest, 123 



Advertising Shows. 192 



Age of Canaries, 146 



Ailments. Young Bird, 139 



Albin's List of Varieties in 1759, 27 



Analytical Examination of fir.st "fed" birds, 160 



Arnot. llr, T., Notes on Border Fancies, 292 



Arnot, Mr. T., Notes on Border Greens, 250 



Arrangement of Shows, 190 



Arrested Moult, 171 



Aviaries, Indoor, 74; Draughts, 74; Trees and Plants, 

 for, 75; Perches for, 76; Nesting Arrangements for, 

 76; Sand and Lime for, 78; Clover Sods for. 79; 

 FiH)d Supply for. 79; Water Vessels and Baths 

 tor. 80; Simple. 80. 87. 89; Garden. 32; Outdoor. 84; 

 Indiscriminate Breeding in. 85; Quarrelsome Mates 

 in, 85; Communal Nests, 86; Unfertile Eggs, 86; 

 Boors, Wiring. Painting and Fittings for, 88; 

 Lean-tt>. 89 



Balier, Mr. E.. on Breeding. 231 



Bath Cages. 70 



Bath During Moult, 167 



Batlis for Aviaries. Water Vessels and, EO 



Bcardall, Mr. F., on Breeding, 232 



Bearded Reedling, The, 390 



Belgian Canary, Show Cage for, 176; History of, 313; 



Characteristics of. 313; Colour. 316; Travi'lling Cage 



for, 316; Breeding. 316; Training. 317; Jl.iulting. 317; 



Standard for, 318 

 Bemrosc, Mr., brings out Colour Fed Birds, 160 

 Bird-House. An Outside, 43 

 Blackbird. The, 372 

 Blackcap. The, 383 



Blagrove's References to the Canary, 27 

 Blakston, Mr.. Experiences with Cayenne Fed Birds. 159 

 Blue-Throat. The Red-Spotted, 377 

 Blue Tit, The, 392 

 Border Fancy Canary, 290: Show Cage, 178; Evenly 



Marked, Points of. 243; Points of, 290; Influence of 



Yorkshire. 291; Breeding. 291; Breeder's. Notes on. 



292; Clear Ticked or Cnevenly Marked, 293; Standard 



tor. 293 

 Border Grc^ens. 250; Standard for. 251 

 Boxes for .Moulting. 163 

 Brambleflncb-Cbaflinch. 362 

 Brambling. The, 405 

 Breeder's Notes on Norwicli Canaries, 231; Greens. 247; 



Cinnamons, 265; Crests, 282; Border Fancy, 293; 



Lizards, 301; London Fancy, 308, 310; Yorksliire 



Canaries, 326. 328; Dutch Canary and Frill, 336; Light 



Ilylirid Breeding, 358 

 Bre<ding Condition of British Birds. 355 

 Breeding Even Marks, 238 

 Breeding for Crests, 274 

 BreediTig, Indiscriminate, 85 

 Breeding Room. The. 36; Temperature and Ventilation 



of, 37; Hot-water Pipes tor, 39; Stoves tor, 40; Mice in, 



41 ; interior Arrangement of, 43 

 Bri'cding Stock, Selecting, 99 

 Breeding, Time for, 100; Preparing Birds for, 101; Nest 



for, 102; Pairing, 102 

 Breeding to Points, 202 

 British Birds, Defence of Keeping. 6 

 Broadley, Mr.. Notes on Yorkshires. 327 

 Brood. The Second, 131 

 Bun, Di(Ieren<-e between Yellow and, 222 

 Bullfinch, The, 407 

 Buntings. The. 408 



Cages, Use of Recesses, 46; Wired, 47, 50-54; Compart- 



nu'iit and Double Breeding, 48-50; Seed and Water 



Holes, 54; Seed and Water Vessels, 58; Bath, 70; 



Nursery. 71; Cleaning, 72; Show, 175; Cleanliness in, 



178; Drying. 180; Travelling Cage tor Birds of 



Position. 316 

 Canary-Bullfinch H.vbrid. 346 

 Canary. History of. 9; Habitats of the. 12; The Wild. 14; 



Ivarly Inbreeding, Sporting and .Vlbinism, 14, 16. 18; 



Evolution of. 21 

 Caiinisters, Seed, ete., 72 



Cape Canary and English Canary Hybrid. 347 

 Caps. Faults in, 295 

 Catalogues. 193 

 Catching Birds, 146 

 Cayenne, Moulting on, 15S 

 Chaffinch, The, 404 

 Changing Nests, 126 

 Chiflchafl, The, 386 

 Chough, The, 411 

 Cinnamon Canaries, 263; Pink Eye in, 253; Colour of. 



254; Types of, 254; Classification of, 253; Crested, 260; 



Standard of, 260; Breeding. 261; Mating. 263; Crested, 



266 

 Cinnamon Cross in Evenly-marked Canaries, 242 

 Cinnamon Inheritance. 15; Summary of .Matings. Dark- 

 eyed Matings and Cross or Hybrid Matings, 17; 



Cock Hybrids, 19; Origin of. 19 

 Cirl Bunting. The. 409 

 Classification in C'aiiaries, 216 

 Clear Canaries, 219, 227 

 Cocks and Young, 118 

 Cole Tit, The. 392 



CoUedge. Mr. G.. Notes on Crests. 287 

 Colour Food, 156; How to Ciive, 164; .Moulting on, 153 

 Colour in Feathers, 171 

 Colour, in Young Birds. 144; Feeding. 154; Natura' and 



Cnnatural. 154 

 C'olour Laws in ,\nimals. 156 

 Condition of Canaries, 187 

 Coppies, 278; Crossing, 278 

 Corn Bunting. The. 408 

 Coverilig nil Moulting Birds. 171. 172 

 Creeiier. The Tree. 395 



Crest and Crestbred Breeding. 275; Show Cages. 176 

 Crestbred. 274; Points of, 274; Standard of. 275; Classi- 



lication of, 274; Breeder's Notes on, 282; Standard 



for. 289 

 Crested Canary, 268; Washing. 187; Characteristics of 



Crest. 270; Classification of. 271; BrcH'ding, 275; 



Standard of, 275; Variegation in, 279; .Markings. 281; 



Breeder's Notes on, 282; Standard for, 288 

 Crested Cinnamons, 266 

 Crested Tit, The, 393 



Crests. Faults in, 271. 276; "Grooming," 187 

 Cris])'s, Mr. R. L.. Notes on Yorkshire Canary. 326. 328 

 Crossbill. The. 408 

 Crossing. Cinnamons, 267; Crests, 278 



Dartford Warbler. The, 385 



Develoiiment of our Canary, 5 



Disiases. Respiratory Organs. 417; Loss of Voice, 418: 

 Digestive Organs. 418: Constip;itiou. 418; Infianima- 

 tion of the Bowels. 419; Inflammation of the Liver. 

 419; Fits. 420; Surfeit. 420; Cramp. 420; Claws and 

 Feet 420; Frai-tured Limbs. 420: Accidents to Joints, 

 420; Wcmnds, 421; Pest or Bird Fever, 421 



Domestic Economy, 3 



Door. The Cage, 55; The Aviary, 88 



Draughts in Aviaries, 74 



Drying Birds, 182, 185 



Drying Cages, 180. 186 



Dutch Canary. Its Origin. 335 



Dut'-h Frill Show Cagi'. 177: Its Points. 335; Breeder's 

 N^ites on. 336; Breeding. 336; Feeding, 337; Standard 

 tor, 337; Classiflcation, 337 



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