IS THE CANARY. 



birds, and good songsters at the same 

 time. 



It is also advisable for the breeder to 

 turn up one or two pair every year, of 

 jonque and jonque birds, (by which is 

 meant a jonque cock and jonque hen) in 

 order to maintain the colour : by pursuing 

 this method, he will always have strong 

 birds for matching the next season, and 

 thereby be enabled to keep up the beautiful 

 orange tint, which cannot otherwise be 

 obtained. I have observed, that it is the 

 practice of some of om' principal breeders, 

 if they happen to have a jonque cock, bred 

 from a jonque cock and jonque hen, ta 

 match him with a jonque hen, which is also 

 bred from a jonque cock and jonque hen; 

 this method, however, I cannot recommend, 

 as the produce seldom makes a good show 

 bird, on account of its being too high bred, 

 by which it has not body feathers enough 

 to produce that thickness of colour, which 

 is possessed by jonque and meally bred 

 birds. 



In fancy birds, the cock is easily distin- 

 guished from the hen by the superior depth 



