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sary to put together several more pairs on the same plan ; but 

 those I have selected are sufficient for me to illustrate the 

 principle of crossing I advocate myself. Second year : Select a 

 bird from each of the clear pairs of Norwich Fancy, and mate 

 them with birds bred between the London Fancy and Lizard 

 canaries. Always choose those nearest clear from this cross. 

 Third year : Select the lightest marked birds, buff or yellow, 

 from the last crosses, and mate again with clear Norwich Fancy 

 birds bred from " double buffs " or " double yellows," but be 

 sure, in the final cross, to mate them so that the ground colours 

 of each are of an opposite hue to each other, i.e., the buff or buff- 

 marked birds must be put with clear yellows, and vice versa. 

 The result will be found satisfactory. The reason I advocate 

 this cross is that birds so bred are greatly affected by cayenne 

 and other foods for obtaining high colour. 



To breed Unevenly -marked or Variegated Norwich canaries : 

 Put a clear yellow and a yellow marked bird together ; select a 

 clear yellow bird from this cross, and mate it with a buff-marked 

 bird bred from the last cross in breeding for clear birds, bred 

 according to my own method. The produce of this cross will be 

 found mostly very rich in colour. The reason alleged for 

 breeding from the green varieties is that it strengthens the 

 colour and makes it more lasting, and that for introducing the 

 Lizard canary cross once in three years with the green birds is 

 because it gives a softness to the feathers, and makes them have 

 a silky appearance; but if you breed too long in with the 

 " green " the feathers get long and rough. 



The Ticked birds are obtained in breeding for clears, and like- 

 wise for marked birds. They are simply birds that are not 

 quite clear in colour, but have a slight tick, speck, or mark on 

 some part of their bodies. The points required are the same as 

 those aimed at in breeding clear birds. 



The Green variety is produced by crossing heavily marked 

 birds together several times in succession, but two jonques 

 (greens) should be put together, say, once in three years, to 

 prevent the feathers from becoming too coarse. 



There are probably no breeders of canaries that have so many 

 difficulties to encounter in attaining their object as those who 



TJ 



