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The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

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    • 1: The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
    • 2: The Sun King
    • 3: the refugee’s tale
    • 4: the Last of France
    • 5: the Huguenot legend and the comfort of opinion
    • 6: the canary at the dawn of ornithology
    • 7: German Birds
    • 8: the oiseleurs of Paris
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    • 10: a dozen things you probably didn’t know about Hervieux
    • 11: Hervieux’s list
    • 12: Rudolf Galloway’s theory
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    • Part 1: a learning process
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    • Part 5: the perfect cap
    • Part 6: the cap from a different perspective
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    • Part 10: tiny details, big impact
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The National Exhibition 2018: the London Fancies

Posted on 14/10/2018 by Huw Evans 5 Comments
There was a smaller display of London Fancies than we have seen in recent years, but to quote the old cliché, the quality of the birds more than compensated for the quantity (or lack of it).... Read More
Posted in General, London Fancy, ShowsTagged Andy Early Bernard Howlett Best in Show LFCC London Fancy national show
Lizard classification Blakston 1877-FSS Lizard Classification L&LCFA 1936-FSS Lizard classification 1954-FSS Blakston broken cap-FI

History, part 14: clear cap, broken cap, non cap

Posted on 01/08/201602/08/2016 by Huw Evans Leave a comment
Clear cap, broken cap, non cap.  They are the basis of the Lizard classification.  We are so familiar with these designations that we take them for granted, but have you wondered why they are so uninspiring?  ... Read More
Posted in General, History, Lizard canaryTagged Blakston cap history John Scott Lancashire and Lizard Canary Breeders Association LCA LFCC Lizard canary

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