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collection is the Cayuga, or American Large Black Duck, of North 

 America, of which a specimen presented by Major H. Fothergill in 

 1901 is shown. The only specimen of (Jeese at present exhibited is 

 of the Chinese Domesticated Goose, presented by Mr. H. Greenway. 



f. . The origin of most domesticated animals is more or 

 less completely lost in anti(iuity, and few additions have 

 been made to the list since the commencement of the Historic Period. 

 One of the most recent is the Canary Bird {Serinus canarius), first 

 imported in the early part of the sixteenth century into Europe, 

 when it soon became completely domesticated and has in consequence 

 undergone great modifications. It was originally a native of the 

 Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores. The tame birds exhibited 

 are typical examples (being nearly all prize-winners at shows) of 

 the best marked breeds at present cultivated in this country. Many 

 were presented through the good offices of Mr. W. H. Betts, 

 Honorary Secretary of the Cage-Bird Club. The series includes a 

 pair of Wild Canaries and their nest, from Madeira ; while the 

 following breeds are also represented. The Norwich, by a bird 

 which was the winner of eighteen prizes between 1890 and 1893, and 

 was presented by Mr. E. J. Philpot in 1894. The Yellow Cinnamon 

 Norwich, by a specimen which took the first prize at the London 

 Cage-Bird Association Show in 1894, and was presented by the Rev. W. 

 K. Suart in 1894. The Yellow Norwich, by a specimen presented 

 by Messrs. Mackley Brothers in 1897, the donors of the next three 

 specimens. The clear Yellow Norwich Plainhead, by a first prize 

 winner. The evenly marked Buff Norwich. The unevenly marked 

 Buff Norwich Plainhead, by a first prize winner. The dark-crested 

 variegated Buff Norwich, by a specimen presented by Mr. George 

 Crabb in 1894. The Crested-bred Norwich, by a great prize-winner, 

 presented by Dr. W. J. Greene in 1897. The Yorkshire Variegated 

 Buff, by an example presented by Mr. E. P. S. Elfick in 1894. The 

 Yorkshire, by an example of the prize-breed, presented by Mrs. 

 Lowe in 1904. The Lancashire Yellow Coppy, by a specimen 

 presented by Mr. F. J. Green in 1894. The Lancashire Plainhead 

 Buff, by a bird which took the first prize at Rochdale in 1883, and 

 was presented by Mr. G. R. Kennerley in 1894. The golden- 

 spangled clear-cap Lizard, by a cayenne-fed bird, presented by Mr. 

 J. Naden in 1895. The clear Buff Crested, by an example presented 

 by Dr. W. T. Greene in 1894, and by a bird which took the first 

 prize at the Royal Aquarium in 1894, and was presented by 

 Mr. F. S. Weinberg in the same year. 



