. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. HISTORY OF THE CANARY 29 This will be found to corroborate my theory. Aldrovandus' classification in 1599 is given :— 1. Common farm poultry, with Game characteristics, the female slightly crested. 2. Paduans, a crested variety with pale- coloured (yellow) beak and legs, and the wild plumage broken up with white, green, red and yellow. 3. A " buskined," or feather-legged race colour of the Cochin is of high antiquity, and stating that it has been transferred to many other breeds by crossing—, Buff Wyandotte—quotes McGrew
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. HISTORY OF THE CANARY 29 This will be found to corroborate my theory. Aldrovandus' classification in 1599 is given :— 1. Common farm poultry, with Game characteristics, the female slightly crested. 2. Paduans, a crested variety with pale- coloured (yellow) beak and legs, and the wild plumage broken up with white, green, red and yellow. 3. A " buskined," or feather-legged race colour of the Cochin is of high antiquity, and stating that it has been transferred to many other breeds by crossing—, Buff Wyandotte—quotes McGrew (1901, p. 24):— " Two distinct lines were produced under different methods. One was formed from Wyandotte-Buff Cochin cross ; the other came through the Rhode Island Red- Wyandotte cross. The Rhode Island Red. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robson, John; Lewer, Sidney Herbert, 1862-. London : Cassell
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