10 THE CANARY BIRD. 



THE JONQUIL. 



The kinds chiefly recognised by amateurs, 

 are the Mealy birds, and the Jonquil, and 

 upon these all the resources of the breeder's 

 judgment and experience have been exerted. 



The Jonquil, as its name denotes, is of 

 pure deep yellow, entirely free from any 

 green tinge ; the color is deeper on the cap, 

 over the eyes, and on the scapulars. 



THE MEALY BIRD, 



In the Mealy bird, the golden plumage of the 

 back, breast, and head, appears to be frosted 

 over, or powdered, through the small feathers, 

 producing a white edge. In this and the 

 above variety, a superiority of form (the 

 result of high breeding) will easily be dis- 

 covered. 



THE ENGLISH FANCY. 



The Fancy canary is of an orange color, 

 except the wings and tail, which are black ; 

 the cap, or crown, is of a very rich orange, 

 extending over the whole back part of the 

 head. Depth, or richness of the orange 

 color, is the grand object to be attended to, 

 to produce the real Fancy ; for the orange 

 must not, by any means, be of the lemon 

 cast. 



THE FRENCH BREED. 



Of late years the improvement in the 

 breeding of canaries, has been very great. 



