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lies  the  advantage  of  knowing  how  they  are  bred.    If  there  is  any  time  at  which 
pedigree  is  of  vital  importance  it  is  in  marked  breeding.    You  must  know  something 
of  the  birds  ancestors  to  be  successful.     If  you  find  your  stock  breeding  too 
many  clear  pink-eyed  birds,  introduce  a  self  cinna- 
mon or  a  heavily  marked  bird  occasionally  to  keep 
up  the  markings,  but  see  that  it  comes  from  a  good 
marked  strain.    A  curious  thing  about  cinnamon 
blood  is  its  persistence  once  you  have  introduced 
it  into  a  strain.    It  will  lie  dormant  for  years  and 
then  show   itself  quite   unexpectedly.     Our  first 
prize  buff  cinnamon-marked  hen  at  the  Crystal 
Palace  Jubilee  Show  is  a  case  in  point  as  she 
turned  up  unexpectedly  in  a  strain  into  which  we 
had  not  introduced  cinnamon    blood  for  ten  or 
eleven  years."  ^^^^^  ^^^^  Yorkshire 
Canaries. 
STANDARDS  OF  PERFECTION. 
We  close  this  chapter  with  the  recognised  standards  of  perfection  for  judging 
the  various  types  of  clear  and  marked  Yorkshires. 
THE    YORKSHIRE  CANARY. 
(As  drawn  up  by  the  Yorkshire  C.C.). 
Clear  Birds. 
Shape:  Head — small  and  round:  skull,  narrow   
Neck — moderately  long,  straight   
Shoulders — narrow,  rounded,  and  well  filled   
Back— long,  straight,  well  filled:  wings,  long  and  evenly  carried.... 
Breast— round  and  smooth,  the  body  long  and  gradually  tapering 
to  a  neat  waist 
Legs — long,  without  being  stilty,  thighs  well  clothed   
Tail — long,  straight,  and  closely  folded 
Size  :    Length— 6f  inches,  with  corresponding  symmetrical  proportions.... 
Position :  Attitude  erect,  with  fearless  carriage ;  head,  neck,  back,  and  tail 
in  straight  line  
Feather :  Short,  close,  tight,  compact  body  feather,  and  close  carriage  of 
wings  and  tail   
Colour  :  Pure  body  colour  ;  beak,  legs  and  feet  clear   
Condition  :  Health,  cleanliness,  and  sound  feather  
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