KEEP TO ONE COLOUR OR VARIETY. 



course, are not standard specimens, but are most 

 useful as stud birds. Therefore, should any of 

 my readers breed such a bird — if it has other 

 good features such as good head and beak, good 

 frill, gullet, feathered shins and toes — keep it, 

 and mate it with a bird which is too dark or 

 short of lacing. I have known some very good 

 birds bred from a practically white Blondinette. 

 Taking the spot tailed varieties first, the 

 blue-laced, the brown-laced, and the sulphur- 

 laced were the first to arrive in this country. 

 I can remember the time when they were plenti- 

 ful, but, I regret to say, to-day they are getting 

 very scarce. In fact, unless we are careful in 

 preserving and making all the use we can of 

 what remain to us, we shall run the risk of these 

 colours becoming extinct, so far as this country is 

 concerned. Therefore, I would earnestly appeal 

 to all Oriental Frill fanciers who possess these 

 colours to take good care of them, stick to what 

 they have got, and try to increase the much 

 reduced stock. And at this point I would like 

 to throw out a suggestion which I think would 

 not only help the object in view, but would 

 sooner bring novices to the front as Oriental 

 breeders. Of course, it is very nice and a pretty 

 sight to see an aviary of mixed varieties of 

 Oriental Frills, such as Blondinettes, Satinettes, 

 Turbiteens, Bluettes, etc. There is then such 

 a pleasing variety and blend of colour. But 

 I have often thought that if a new beginner 



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