CONTENTS. 



CANARIES. 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. Introductory and Historical r 



II. The Out-door Aviary 



7 



ni. The In-door Aviary .11 



IV. The Breeding-room ; 17 



V. Cages and Cage-making 24 



VI. Nest-boxes and other Appliances 38 



VII. Pairing and Sitting 49 



VIII. Hatching and Rearing 58 



IX. Moulting. The Canary's Plumage 71 



X. Moulting on Cayenne _ 78 



XI. The Norwich Canary . .91 



XII. The Crested Norwich 102 



XIII. Breeding Norwich Canaries - 109 



XIV. Breeding Marked Norwich , ug 



XV. Breeding Crested Norwich 127 



XVI. The Cinnamon Canary 



139 



XVII. Breeding Cinnamon Canaries 146 



XVIII. The Lizard Canary ..." ^ 154 



XIX. Breeding Lizard Canaries 



165 



XX. The London Fancy Canary 175 



XXI. Breeding London Fancy Canaries . . ..... 181 



xxii. The Belgian Canary . . . . . . .' 188 



xxiii. Canary Societies in Belgium 203 



xxiv. Breeding and Management of Belgian Canaries . .208 



XXV. The Scotch Fancy Canary 223 



XXVI. Breeding and Exhibiting Scotch Fancy Canaries . . . . ' 231 



XXVII. The Yorkshire Canary .238 



XXVIII. The Lancashire Coppy 250 



XXIX. Goldfinch-and-Canary Mules ■ 258 



XXX. Mule-Breeding 265 



XXXI. Washing and Exhibiting Canaries and Mules . . . . . , . . . . 276 

 XXXII. The Diseases of Canaries 2S5 



xxxin. The Song Canary 292 



