CONTENTS 



CHAPTER 



I. Canary Keeping as a Hobby - 



II. Aviaries, Cages and Fittings 



III. Breeding and General Management 



IV. Moulting and Colour Feeding 

 V. Diseases and their Treatment 



VI. Seeds and their Uses - - - 



VII. Exhibiting _ _ _ - - 



VIII. The Belgian 



IX. The Scots Fancy - - - - 



X. The Yorkshire . . > . 



XI. The Lancashire _ - - . 



XII. The Dutch Frill - - - - 



XIII. The Crested Norwich - . - 



XIV. The Norwich Plainhead 



XV, The Lizard 



XVI. The Cinnamon - - - - - 



XVII. The Border Fancy - - - - 



XVIII. The London Fancy - - - - 



XIX. The Roller Canary - - _ 



XX. Lesser-Known Varieties 



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LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS 



page 

 Wing-marked Crested Norwich - - Coloured Frontispiece 

 An Outside Aviary -------- n 



An Aviary-bred Yorkshire ------ 13 



The Original Wild Canary _ - - facing page 16 



An Outdoor Bird-Room - - - - facing page 20 



Medicine Cupboard ----- facing page 28 



Show Cages for Different Breeds ----- 31 



Happiness and Contentment in the Aviary facing page 32 



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