8 THE CANARY, 



the Utmost regularity, without any black 

 feathers ; as the smallest speck of black 

 causes the bird to be considered a broken 

 capped bird, in consequence of which it 

 loses the first property as a show bird. 



The second property consists in the 

 colour, which ought to be of a fine deep 

 orange, without any tincture of green, and 

 should pervade every part of the body, the 

 wings and tail excepted. 



The third property consists in the fea- 

 thers of the wing and tail being of a deep 

 black all the way up to the quill ; as a 

 single white feather in either wing, or tail, 

 causes the bird to be what is termed a foul 

 bird, and cannot be shown : it being 

 required, that every bird exhibited for the 

 prize, have all the feathers of the wings and 

 tail black ; the number in each wing being 

 eighteen, and in the tail twelve. I have 

 frequently observed, that the best coloured 

 birds have been foul in one or two feathers, 

 which reduces their value; although they are, 

 in my opinion, birds which might be 

 matched to breed with ; and I have seen as 

 fine a produce, from foul birds as fronv 



