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The Old Varieties, Part 7: Blakston’s Special Foreign Correspondent

This series would not have been possible without the contribution of Blakston’s ‘Special Foreign Correspondent’ (SFC).  It was he, and only he, who recorded the activities of the Belgian canary societies, described the true posturvogel from personal observation, and provided clues about the origins of the Scots Fancy and Lancashire canary.  The fact that Blakston […]... Read More