CHAPTER XVI 



THE CINNAMON. 



A Breed that has influenced many. 



Although in these days the Cinnamon is not so popular 

 as it was thirty years ago it has still a fair following in 

 all parts of the country from the northern counties of 

 Lancashire and Yorkshire to Devon and Cornwall. 

 Breeders of Norwich Plainheads, Crests, Yorkshires, and 

 Borders all owe much to the influence of the Cinnamon, 

 especially the marked and green sections of those varieties. 



Compared to the original Cinnamon-coloured Canary, 

 which in the early days was known as the Dun canary, and 

 also the " Quaker," possibly because of its sober-hued 

 plumage, the Cinnamon has undergone a great change in 

 appearance, the crossing of the breed with the Norwich 

 having been the means of the improvement. Some 

 breeders have paired the Dun or Cinnamon birds in with 

 the Yorkshire breed, and many nicely marked specimens 

 have been produced, but to my fancy those birds partaking 

 of the Norwich form are the best. The variety has found 

 much favour with breeders and exhibitors, and many 

 very lovely specimens have graced the show benches from 

 time to time. Closeness of feather and rich cinnamon 

 colour are important considerations. When K.N. -feeding 

 was in vogue the pepper diet was much brought into 

 play with this breed, but by so doing the colour, true to 

 the term cinnamon, lost much of its charm and sober 

 beauty. 



Newly chipped canaries of the Cinnamon breed present 

 a deepish flesh-coloured hue of skin, besides possessing 

 the pink-coloured appearance about the covering of the 

 eyes before attaining the sight, and even afterwards the 



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