The English Cinnamon canary, Part 2

Posted on 13/04/2020 by Huw Evans 7 Comments

By the turn of the twentieth century, the Cinnamon canary’s prospects were looking rather good. A widely accepted balance between colour and type had emerged, and a breed society, the Cinnamon Canary Club, had been established. The Club had 20 members at the end of 1900 but this had climbed to 55 by 1902, the […]... Read More

Update

Posted on 10/04/2020 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

Problem solved, SSL certificate renewed, site secure, and everything back to normal. Thank you TSO Host (my web host) for sorting it out on Good Friday.... Read More

The English Cinnamon canary, Part 1

Posted on 05/04/202005/04/2020 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

“cin·na·mon (sĭn′ə-mən) n. 1a. The dried aromatic inner bark of certain tropical Asian trees of the genus Cinnamomum especially C. verum and cassia (C. aromaticum), often ground and used as a spice. 1b. A tree yielding this bark. 2. A light reddish brown.” (thefreedictionary.com) Canary fanciers with an interest in old breeds might be inclined to add a further definition: ‘a rare breed of canary renowned for its colour.’... Read More

Snelling & Southwick at 1954 National-FSS

Lizards at the National Exhibition during the 1950s

Posted on 19/03/202031/08/2020 by Huw Evans 9 Comments

No other show has played such an important part in the affairs of the Lizard Canary Association as the National Exhibition (1). Sponsored by Cage Birds magazine (as it was then known), it was the ‘National’ that gave the nascent LCA the opportunity to demonstrate to the world its determination to save the oldest breed […]... Read More

London Fancy show standard

Posted on 07/03/202011/12/2022 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

This article was updated on 11 December 2022 following the recognition of the London Fancy by COM, but please note that the COM standard does not recognise brown London Fancy canaries at present. For more information please refer to my article “Mission accomplished: the London Fancy recognised by COM”. Regular readers of this blog will […]... Read More

Lizard canary basics, part 17: Bottoms up!

Posted on 16/02/202020/04/2020 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

Before you jump to conclusions, this article has nothing to do with drinking toasts (1), yet, when used in connection with the Lizard canary, it involves an action that is very similar. It means to take a bird in your hand and turn it upside-down so that the belly is uppermost. Some canary breeders do […]... Read More

Crested curiousities Taylor's auctions-FI

Crested curiousities Gloster corona (Brooks 1950)-FSS

Crested curiousties Crests (Wallace 1893)-FSS

Crested curiousities Crest (House 1923)-FSS

Crested curiosities

Posted on 07/02/202008/02/2020 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

What is it about the head of the canary that appeals so much to the eye? The two canary varieties that I wanted to keep as a teenager both had distinctive heads. One was the Lizard with its cap, the other was the Gloster and its crest. No one kept them locally, and I only […]... Read More

fine spangled sort

The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

Author: Huw Evans