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on  the  show  bench.  Another  small  item  which  is  often  overlooked  is  that  when 
the  birds  are  finishing  the  moult  you  get  a  little  short  of  colour  feed,  or,  perhaps, 
get  tired,  and  the  colour  feed  is  discontinued  before  the  birds  are  properly- 
finished,  and  then  you  cannot  understand  why  the  small  feathers  around  the  eyes 
and  face  are  of  a  different  colour  to  the  feathers  on  the  neck  and  body."  Verb, 
sap. 
THE  CINNAMON  ALIENS. 
We  have  already  shown  the  virile  potency  of  Cinnamon  blood,  and  the  ease 
with  which  it  may  be  transplanted  to  any  other  breed,  retaining  its  own  peculiar 
characteristics  and  refusing  to  amalgamate  with  or  yield  to  the  Green  blood  in  its 
forward  march,  so  that  its  trail  is  to  be  met  in  the  majority  of  our  distinct  and 
recognised  breeds.  Indeed,  no  greater  testimony  can  be  paid  to  the  immense 
popularity  and  beauty,  as  well  as  the  strength  and  potency  of  the  Cinnamon 
colour,  than  the  extent  to  which  it  has  been  infused  into  other  breeds,  and  its  rapid 
rise  to  a  foremost  position  as  soon  as  the  colour  is  implanted,  and  it  becomes,  as  it 
were,  a  native  of  its  newly-acquired  territory.  Yet  the  spread  of  its  influence  goes 
forward,  and  shows  a  tendency  to  expand  and  break  up  fresh  regions  of  activity, 
that  it  is  no  extraordinary  flight  of  imagination  to  foresee  a  future  when  the  Cinna- 
mon colour  will  become  as  universal  as  the  dark  or  green  blood,  and  find  a  place 
in  every  breed  where  markings  are  cultivated. 
CINNAMON  STANDARD  OF  PERFECTION. 
We  conclude  our  remarks  on  the  Cinnamon  Canary  with  a  standard  of  points 
adopted  at  a  meeting  of  the  Cinnamon  Club  held  at  the  Crystal  Palace  Show  of 
1909.    The  points  which  form  a  good  type  of  Cinnamon  Canary  are  : — 
Colour,  which  should  be  a  sound  Cinnamon  colour,  not  showing  any  sign  of 
green  shades  on  body  or  wings,  or  light  feather  under  the  vent. 
Size  and  Shape. — A  good  type  of  Norwich  Plainhead,  but  rather  larger,  stouter  in 
body,  and  well  set  up,  but  not  leggy,  and  with  a  well-shaped  head,  but  not 
showing  any  eyebrows,  which  is  a  very  bad  fault  in  Cinnamons. 
Colour. — Depth  and  purity      35 
Feather. — Quality  of  feather    (15 
Good  wing  carriage  and  compactness  of  tail        ....       ....  Ijq 
Shape  and  Type       ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ....  20 
Size    ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ...       ....       ....       ....       ....  10 
Condition. — Health  and  cleanliness    10 
100 
Negative  qualities  for  which  points  are  to  be  deducted  : — Any  green  tinge  ;  cloudy 
or  smoky  colour ;  heavy  dark  pencilling ;  overhanging  eye-brows ;  light 
throats,  thighs  or  vent.  White  feathers  in  wings, tail  or  body  to  disqualify 
for  self  classes. 
