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lOVEBIRDS These two varieties of Cinnamon possess
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Faced, ing degrees of mottling of blue-white. In a the same feather condition and reaction as
'c.. _ Lutmo, mating of Green to White can also come a have the Yellow x Buff Mating. The Yel-
Black Masked, few birds in which the yellow color has low (Golden) Cinnamons show a more
- Blue Masked displaced the white in which event the brilliant hue on the breast and body while
progeny of this phase would be ordinary the Buff (Silver) are a duller and sombre
Green-Yellow Variegated birds. shade of Yellow (Buff) on the breast which
BLUE X BLUE-WHITE pertains in the Cinnamon back of this bird.
25% Blue, 75% Blue-White. From the Buff Cinnamons come the best
It is from this mating that you will obtain color tone of Cinnamon canaries.
self Blues and Blue-Whites. By selective CINNAMON X YELLOW (be sure
mating with the Blues one can obtain some male is Cinnamon)
Write for current even-toned birds of "soft" self greys 25% Cinnamon, 75% Mottled (Cinnamon-
price list. Send (blue). With the variegated Blue-Whites Yellow).
self addressed
envelope. one could produce birds of pretty even The progeny of this mating can come with
markings. some brilliantly hued birds. The evenly
BLUE-WHITE x WHITE marked and four point specimens can be
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50% Blue-White, 50% White.
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classed with the most beautiful of colored
This mating can result in progeny of pleas- canaries.
P.O. Box 866, Poway, CA 92064 ing appearance in their Grey and White CINNAMON X WHITE (be sure male
feathering. In common with any variety of is Cinnamon)
parti-colored birds these Blue-Whites can 25% Cinnamon, 25% Fawn, 50% Mottled
give some choice specimens of attractive Fawn-White.
beauty. The progeny of this mating can include
TICKED-WHITE X WHITE some attractively toned Silver Cinnamons
50% Ticked-White, 50% White. and Fawns and Fawn-Whites. From this
This mating of light mottling will give combination there is a possibility of pro-
some attractive ticked white birds - ducing some of those very rare and elusive
Especially if the ticking should appear silvers of selfs and variegation. A mottled
about or through the eyes or on the crown silver specimen with white bib, flights and
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This mating is practically the same as SISKIN X CANARY
group listed above, but with a dominance Parental Generation. (F 1 Hybrid. Fifth INFORMATIVE BIRD BOOKS
of the white. The Fawn markings have a Generation.) Cage Bird, Game Bird, Pigeon, Poultry,
remote chance of being replaced by Silver The Black-hooded Siskin is the source of Waterfowl and Ornithology Books.
Grey periodically. the Orange color in a canary which is ob- We can supply an excellent choice of
MOTTLED FAWN-WHITE X tained by crossing these two species. The new, used, out-of-print and limited
editions.
WHITE original canary of the first cross should be
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This mating is practically the same as little which color it is though some
group listed above, but with a dominance breeders claim the White hen will give a Lloyd Imig Bird Books
of the white. The Fawn markings have a better result. However owing to the dom- 310 Maria Drive Dept. WB
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remote chance of being replaced by Silver inant dark native color of the siskin it takes
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Grey periodically. a few generations of selective breeding of
the hybrid progeny of clear color before
ORANGE X ORANGE clear orange color and canary song are
100% Orange. definitely established to prepotent condi-
Unless the birds of this mating are of pure tion. These clear birds which have in-
strain Orange, there will likely be much herited the Orange factor range in color
variation in depth of color depending on tone from a pale pink tint to deep red FLYING CAGES
the reaction of Yellow or White color of orange. designed and fabricated to fit
ancestry. your particular location and
All are classified as "Red-factor" ca-
This mating which should produce young naries. These birds react and vary as do situation. Easy to assemble.
of clear orange color is similar to Clear normal canaries which vary in shade. In Shipped anywhere in conti-
Yellow in the way it varies in its degrees of the darker varieties of "Red-factor" ca- nental U.S. Write and we'll
orange shades. There should be in every naries there are colors of Copper (which send you a brief Data Form
four progeny one dark orange, two me- come from a combination of Cinnamon from which can be given a
dium dark and one lighter orange. and Orange) and Bronze Birds which are a firm contract price.
COPPER X COPPER cross between Copper color and Green. FREE FLIGHT
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Copper gets its rich color from a combina- tone, especially in their early strain condi-
tion of Cinnamon and deep Orange. These tion of color. These birds must be estab-
birds are among the most beautiful of Red- lished into a strain by *consanguineous
Factor canaries and always attract atten- matings. The Bronze birds are no excep-
tion and resulting admiration. They are tion to all other varieties in their inclina-
subject to variation in color tone. tion to vary and can be handsome spec-
BRONZE X BRONZE imens when they inherit a full measure of
100% Bronze. orange color genes. The Red-factor whites
This rich and dark color toned bird, a com- come in very interesting degrees of pink
bination of Green and Copper, can be de- and are often ticked with red-orange. Such
scribed as a bird of brown green back and birds are fraught with many possibilities
ruddy breast showing a reflex of orange. and if bred with some of the clear coppers
There is a difference in the color of the there should be a lifetime of pleasure pro-
progeny from Red-factor Greens and those ducing new pastel colors of red-factor
young from normal self-green and copper influence.
mating.
In canaries, Buff means the same as Frost
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BLUE X BLUE
100% Blue. in Red Factor birds, and Yellow is the
same as Hard Feather in Red Factor birds.
Self Blues are likely to vary from a dark
rusty grey on the back to a pleasing shade
of Maltese (commonly referred to as Blue)
on the breast to birds of lighter shades of
Frosting or Buff is when there is white
tipping on all the feathers. Hard Feather,
or Yellow, means no white tipping, but
Auiarirs
color all the way to the ends of the feath-
greys. With correct selective matings fine
specimens can be produced ranging from
ers. In breeding canaries, always breed
yellow, or hard feather with buff or frost.
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dark gray to pleasing French Gray ap-
proaching a silver shade.
If you continue to breed hard feather to . BREEDING·
GREEN X GREEN
hard feather, the birds get smaller or slim-
mer, or snake-headed, as they are some-
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100% Green.
A pretty specimen of Self Green with its
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