The Canary Book: Containing Full Directions for the Breeding, Rearing, and Management of Canaries and Canary Mules; Cage Making, &c.; Formation of Canary Societies; Exhibition Canaries, Their Points, and how to Breed and Exhibit Them; and All Other Matters Connected with this Fancy ... |
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... gummed on to the front of them will do - after the birds have been instance . High - bred birds do not cost any. FIG . 44. BOX FOR STORING EGGS DURING THE BREEDING - SEASON . THE AUTHOR'S BIRD HOUSE . F 2 Breeding and Management . 67.
... gummed on to the front of them will do - after the birds have been instance . High - bred birds do not cost any. FIG . 44. BOX FOR STORING EGGS DURING THE BREEDING - SEASON . THE AUTHOR'S BIRD HOUSE . F 2 Breeding and Management . 67.
Page 72
... bred birds do not cost any more to keep than common birds , and with careful and judicious management they are nearly as easy to rear ; and the pleasure to be derived from breeding prize birds is immeasurably greater than breeding what ...
... bred birds do not cost any more to keep than common birds , and with careful and judicious management they are nearly as easy to rear ; and the pleasure to be derived from breeding prize birds is immeasurably greater than breeding what ...
Page 86
... bred , and there were a few pairs together , you could not rely upon the parentage of the birds . The only satisfactory method of breeding birds for exhibition is to breed them in separate cages . BIRD ROOM : ASPECT , HEATING , & c ...
... bred , and there were a few pairs together , you could not rely upon the parentage of the birds . The only satisfactory method of breeding birds for exhibition is to breed them in separate cages . BIRD ROOM : ASPECT , HEATING , & c ...
Page 91
... bred mules for a great number of years , between the goldfinch and the canary , and likewise between the linnet ... bred a good specimen , as it were by mere accident , that is , at a first attempt ; whilst others , as I have before ...
... bred mules for a great number of years , between the goldfinch and the canary , and likewise between the linnet ... bred a good specimen , as it were by mere accident , that is , at a first attempt ; whilst others , as I have before ...
Page 92
... bred mules for many years or , as I have frequently heard it expressed , " all their lives , " and never were fortunate enough to " get anything worth looking at . " INFLUENCE OF PARENTS ON THE PROGENY . - There are a great many ...
... bred mules for many years or , as I have frequently heard it expressed , " all their lives , " and never were fortunate enough to " get anything worth looking at . " INFLUENCE OF PARENTS ON THE PROGENY . - There are a great many ...
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AMATEURS appearance aviary Belgian canaries best birds birds bred blood body bottom breed breeders breeding-cage buff cage cayenne cayenne pepper Cinnamon clear birds clear body cloth gilt cock colour common canary considered Coppy crested birds Crested Norwich cross Crystal Palace dark feathers disease egg food eggs evenly-marked birds exhibition exhibitors eye-markings fanciers Fancy canaries Fancy Pigeons feed frequently front give goldfinch green food gum arabic head Illustrated jonque keep known Lancashire legs likewise Lizard canaries London Fancy male bird marked birds moult mules necessary neck nest Norwich canaries Norwich Fancy obtain pair paper perch piece plain-head points post 18 Practical prefer price 18 prize procure produce reared round Scotch Fancy season secretary seed show birds show-cages society spangling specimens strain tail variety of canary whilst wing wire wood yellow Yorkshire young birds
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Page 432 - Bookbinding for Amateurs: Being descriptions of the various Tools and Appliances Required, and Minute Instructions for their Effective Use. By WJE CRANE. Illustrated with 156 Engravings. In cloth gilt, price 2/6, by post 2/9. Breeders' and Exhibitors' Record, for the Registration of Particulars concerning Pedigree Stock of every Description.
Page 259 - Then take the dimensions from the point of the bill to the end of the tail...
Page 431 - AQUARIA, BOOK OF. A Practical Guide to the Construction, Arrangement, and Management of Fresh-water and Marine Aquaria ; containing Full Information as to the Plants, Weeds, Fish, Molluscs, Insects. &c., How and Where to Obtain Them, and How to Keep Them in Health.
Page 433 - Exhibition Canaries. Full Particulars of all the different Varieties, their Points of Excellence, Preparing Birds for Exhibition, Formation and Management of Canary Societies and Exhibitions. Illustrated. In cloth, price 2s. 6d., by post 2s.
Page 431 - Specimens, &c., &c., to which are added numerous Facsimiles for Study and Reference, and an extensive Valuation Table of Autographs worth Collecting. By HENRY T. SCOTT, MD, LRCP, &c.