PPaillou farmyard scene Burghley House-FSS

PPaillou North Prospect of London taken from the Bowling Green at Islington. John Bowles 1752-FSS

The Nuremberg Lizard, a supplement

Posted on 20/04/202120/04/2021 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

It may be a coincidence, but the last two major discoveries concerning the history of the London Fancy and the Lizard canary have been made by European enthusiasts: Hein van Grouw (Netherlands) and Didier Mervilde (Belgium) in the case of the 1850 London Fancy, and Michael Monthofer (Germany) in the case of the Nuremberg Lizard. […]... Read More

Nuremberg Lizard 1895 JNaden @ Tring-FSS

Nuremberg Lizard Musei Wormiani Historia (Wellcome)-FSS

Nuremberg Lizard music for Queen Caroline-FSS

Nuremberg Lizard Markgrafenschloss Ansbach wiki Martin Geisler

The Nuremberg Lizard, part 3

Posted on 12/04/2021 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

Up to now I’ve looked at Johann Daniel Meyer’s engraving of the Zweyerley Vorstellung des Canarienvogels (Presentation of a pair of canary birds) with a sceptical eye. In Part 3 I am going to look at the evidence that might support Michael Monthofer’s belief that the engraving represents a canary “which one can confidently call […]... Read More

saffron finch-dario sanchez (finchinfo.com)-FSS

Nuremberg Lizard light & dark spanglebacks-FSS

The Nuremberg Lizard, part 2

Posted on 05/04/202105/04/2021 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

Michael Monthofer’s discovery of Johann Daniel Meye’s engraving entitled Zweyerley Vorstellung des Canarienvogels (Presentation of a pair of canary birds) is a very exciting development. After careful study Michael came to the conclusion that the bird on the right represents a canary “den man getrost als Lizard oder zumindest als sehr lizard- ähnlich bezeichnen kann” […]... Read More

Nuremberg Lizard Jalapa officinarium-FSS

Nuremberg Lizard Nuremberg ca 1770 RareMapsandBooks

The Nuremberg Lizard, part 1

Posted on 29/03/2021 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

Never heard of Johann Daniel Meyer? Neither had I until Michael Monthofer got in touch with me (1). He had “found a print showing canary birds from 1748” and had written “a little article” about it (2). He offered to send me a copy; you can guess my answer. A PDF duly arrived and […]... Read More

Vincent & Colette at LCA Classic 1997-FSS

Vincent Coquet, the French connoisseur

Posted on 25/11/2020 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

“He’s a genuinely nice person, a caring friend, loyal, hospitable, generous, bird-wise his awards speak for themselves”. A tribute to Vincent Coquet by Joe Coakley... Read More

Hitch-hiker’s guide to the Lizard canary

Posted on 05/11/2020 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

I do not use Facebook, but the image at the head of this article reminded me that people from all over the world make good use of it.... 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

fine spangled sort

The London Fancy and the Lizard canary . . . for those who are very curious

Lizard canary