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brood, unless it is previously distinctly ascer- 

 tained that the parent birds came from a clear 

 bred stock. If any of the progenitors have 

 been spotted or splashed, the defect may 

 have leapt over one generation, and it may 

 appear in the next. 



5. Beautiful pie-colored birds are produced 

 by taking a fine, clear jonque cock, match- 

 ing him ^^^ith a rich dark-colored green or 

 gray hen. By such an union, the offspring 

 will always be more or less pied ; they have 

 in general an exceedingly clear pipe, and are 

 reckoned not only strong, but sweet song- 

 sters. 



6. By matching a pair of strikingly marked 

 birds, the strength of whose color is glaring, 

 that strong black mixture, resembling the 

 Lizard, is produced. The same result may 

 also be obtained by matching a common 

 strongly marked grey cock, with a splash- 

 marked hen. Dark variegated birds may be 

 got by a strong splashed common canary, 

 with a fancy hen. Those that are all dark 

 and sparrow-marked make fine singers. A 

 strong grey or green canary, united with a 

 mealy colored hen, must be got to produce 

 the cinnamon color. Those of a lighter color, 

 called Quackers, that are sometimes produced, 

 are not much esteemed. By following up 

 for two or three seasons consecutively. Mealies 

 with Mealies, white or flaxen birds are pro- 

 duced, and by again crossing these with one 

 with red eyes, another variety is obtained. 

 To secure the real Fancy the male should be 



