INDEX. 



Accounts, exhibition, 409, 412. 

 Advertising shows, 393. 

 Age at which moult commences, 

 ' 163. 



Difference in, 78. 



Of birds, 192. 

 Alliance, natural, 111. 

 "Any other variety,' 352. 

 Apoplexy, 124. 

 Aspect of bird room, 86. 

 Asthma, 125. 

 Attendants at shows, 392. 

 Aviaries, 37, 86. 

 Aviary breeding, 84. 



B. 



Balance sheet of show, 413. 

 Barren hens, 81. 

 Bathing canaries, 80, 364, 374. 

 Beads for cage doors, 37. 

 Beaks and claws, long, 80, 130. 

 Belgians, advice to judges of, 231. 



Author's first experience with, 

 213. 



Breeding, 83, 217. 



Breeding-cages for, 18. 



Breeding variegated, 219. 



Classes for, 224. 



Constitution of, 216. 



Food for, 228. 



Getting into position, 223. 



Belgians, Importing, 215. 



Origin of, 212. 



Over rained, 232. 



Packing, for show, 230. 



Points of, 225. 



Preparing for exhibition, 227. 



Price of prize, 217. 



Bearing, 220. 



Rule^ of a society, 232. 



Running out, 222. 



Selecting, for breeding, 219. 



Show-cage for, 31. 



Show form of, 226. 



Size of, 212. 



Standard of excellence of, 227. 



Symmetry of, 226. 



Treatment of, by secretaries, 

 230. 



Washing, 228. 



Best variety of canary for breed- 

 ing for prizes, 191. 

 Bird house, detached, 87. 

 Bird rooms, 86. 



Bird.->, canaries learning the songs 

 of other, 190. 



Declining to sing in the 

 presence of other birds, 190 



Out of condition, 71. 



Sib-bred, 93. 



Timid, 190. 



Unhealthy, 71. 

 Book, stud, 67, 182. 

 Border Fancy, 349 : 



Class for, 350. 



Judging, 350. 



