THE BLONDINETTE FAMILY. 



it broad, medium, or narrow, so long as it is well 

 defined . 



THE BLONDINETTE FAMILY. 



It is a debateable point which are the most 

 handsome, the Satinettes or the Blondinettes. 

 The showman's motto certainly applies: "Yer 

 pays yer money and takes yer choice." Per- 

 sonally, I like one as well as the other. Both 

 possess charms peculiar and separate from each 

 other. I am not forgetting the fact that I am 

 writing more particularly for the benefit of the 

 novice, and, therefore, I wish to make everything 

 as understandable as possible. 



I have often been asked what is the difference 

 between a Blondinette and a Satinette, and as 

 there may still be amongst my young friends 

 some who desire the information, I will point it 

 out. 



The Blondinette, of all colours, is what is 

 known in the Fancy generally as a whole coloured 

 or dark shouldered bird, meaning that the main 

 portions of the bird must not be white. Thus in 

 the Blondinette, head, neck, breast, and flights 

 are solid colour, save for the lacing or markings 

 as the case may be. Whereas in the Satinette 

 these features must be solid white. 



We will take one feature to explain, the 

 flight feathers. If we were looking casually 

 at a black -laced Blondinette and a black -laced 

 Satinette, so far as the appearance of the wings 



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