32 CANARY-BIRD. 



you wish to secure young of a peculiar 

 and beautiful shade. 



When you desire to breed "mottled, or 

 marked" and "splashed birds," the best 

 couples are formed by a regular shaped 

 green, or handsomely marked male, and a 

 bright yellow or jongue hen. The young 

 of these form a complete union between 

 the different shades of the parents, and 

 are frequently the most beautiful of va- 

 rieties. Should the production of entirely 

 green birds suit your taste, the parents 

 should be entirely green; or if the male be 

 of a very dark shade, it may be associated 

 with a brilliant yellow, or a dark mealy 

 hen, bred from a former admixture of the 

 same varieties. This association pro- 

 duces the rare and extremely favourite 

 sort known under the appellation of "Cin- 

 namon or Filmuth-birds." When your 

 wish is for full coloured birds, without the 

 slightest mark, a large and finely formed 

 mealy hen should be placed with a deep 

 coloured jongue cock. Should you prefer 



