CHAPTER XXIII. 



ANY OTHER VARIETY OF CANARY. 



DUTCH CANARIES. This variety, once so popular among 

 English fanciers, is now almost obsolete. It is probably in size 

 the largest of all the canary tribes indeed, they may be fairly 

 considered as the giants of their race. 



A good specimen of a Dutch Fancy canary, or, as they are 

 sometimes inaptly termed, " Dutch Belgians," is a large hand- 

 some bird, with a large full handsomely formed head, a long 

 straight, full neck, a well-sharjed body of considerable length, 

 good substantial shoulders, broad and massive, but not elevated 

 like a Belgian Fancy bird, a fine deep prominent chest, a good 

 stout waist, long, well-formed legs, and a long, compact, sweeping 

 tail, with a bold, erect, and noble carriage. They are mostly very 

 rough in feather on their bodies, and are often heavily frilled 

 both on the breast and back, some of them to such an extent 

 as to give them a sort of woolly appearance. They are a 

 hardy, robust race of birds, and it seems to be a great pity 

 that they have become so unpopular and neglected indeed, 

 so much so, that they have completely fallen into disregard, 

 having been entirely superseded by the Belgian Fancy canaries 

 and Lancashire Coppies, the latter having originated from this 

 breed. 



GREEN CANARIES. There are now very many fanciers to 

 be found who are partial to a Green canary, and in Liverpool 

 this variety is in great vogue, and special classes are provided 



