. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. THE SCOTCH FANCY CANARY 323 oi this most beautiful creation we coinnicnd feather to the consideration of breeders, at least, as a feature which seems to us to play an important part in assisting to make or break the fine curves which determine outline. Capital representations of the Scotch Fancy will be found in our Coloured Plate and on page 201. Scale of Points for Judging Scotch Fancies Sliapc Maximum Head.—Small, neat and slightly oval on the crown ....... 5 Neck.—Long, thin, and tapering . .10 Shoulders.—High, narrow, rounded, and
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. THE SCOTCH FANCY CANARY 323 oi this most beautiful creation we coinnicnd feather to the consideration of breeders, at least, as a feature which seems to us to play an important part in assisting to make or break the fine curves which determine outline. Capital representations of the Scotch Fancy will be found in our Coloured Plate and on page 201. Scale of Points for Judging Scotch Fancies Sliapc Maximum Head.—Small, neat and slightly oval on the crown ....... 5 Neck.—Long, thin, and tapering . .10 Shoulders.—High, narrow, rounded, and well filled in between the pinions ... 10 Back.—Long, narrow, round, and well filled , 10 Breast.—Good depth through from shoulder without any prominence, being nicely arched out as the bird stands to position. 10 Side.—Long and well exposed ... 5 Wings.—Long, carried very closely . 5 Tail.—Long and supple, with good inward curve well covered at base . . .10 Legs.—Long, without being rigid, thighs well covered and set into the body, shins set well back ....... 5 Ncgalioc Prajiiriies A Scotch Fancy should not have a large, coarse head, nor a high skull, nor should it have a short, thick neck : neither should it have broad, angular shoulders, nor show any hollow between the pinions. It should not have a short, broad, or hollow back, neither should it have a prominent, chubby breast, nor should the breast be frilled, nor show any development of feather or similar obstruction to the clear concave sweep from the throat downwards. It should not be short in the side, nor carry its wings so as to hide the side, nor should its wings be short or in any way slovenly in carriage. It should not have a short tail, neither should the tail be straight and infiexiblc, broad, fan-sluiped, or deeply serrated. It should not have short legs. contour, or :model A Scotch Fancy should not stand " over the perch," nor should it stand rigidly erect, neither should it destroy
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