. The illustrated book of canaries and cage-birds, British and foreign . m a colour-hen and possessed of size, is very beautiful, developing in the Jonque form a rich,ruddy umber, its glistening breast showing up the Linnet pencillings in beautiful relief. Theusual Pied form is of the irregularly-variegated type, the blotches being patches of Linnetfeather. Anything like marking is exceedingly rare, and is seldom found in the shape ofdecided eye-marks; indeed, we do not remember having met with more than two four-marked Linnet Mules in the course of ten years, the general form of the most note
. The illustrated book of canaries and cage-birds, British and foreign . m a colour-hen and possessed of size, is very beautiful, developing in the Jonque form a rich,ruddy umber, its glistening breast showing up the Linnet pencillings in beautiful relief. Theusual Pied form is of the irregularly-variegated type, the blotches being patches of Linnetfeather. Anything like marking is exceedingly rare, and is seldom found in the shape ofdecided eye-marks; indeed, we do not remember having met with more than two four-marked Linnet Mules in the course of ten years, the general form of the most notedspecimens being an approach to Clear, of which there are several now in exhibition. celebrity, which appears in our plate, has only about seven dark feathers visible. Itand Mr. Spences bird have each taken not less than a hundred prizes, and are uniquespecimens, the equal of which may probably never be seen again. We may add that mostof the Variegated Linnet Mules are Buffs; a few Jonques have appeared, but the colour is CasseliIs Canaries and Cage Viiic:entBrook» LINNET & CANARY MULES M STEVEMSS MULE. M SPENCES MULE DARK MULEORDINARY TYPE) Other Canary Mules. 273 not sufficiently striking to render it valuable except on account of its rarity. The feather ofboth is very soft and silky, and, like that of most Finch Mules, very compact. Next to these in interest, both as regards natural beauty and the numbers bred, are theGreenfinch-and-Canary Hybrids, of which any other than a heavily-variegated form is seldomor never seen. The generality are entirely dark, being brilliant editions of the Finch, in whichits dusky green plumage is wonderfully brightened and made very transparent, especially inthe natural development of the yellow on the wings, which maintains a character so distinctiveas to indicate the parentage at a glance. The example in the coloured illustration, also theproperty of Mr. Stevens, is a faithful delineation of the finest specime
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