/A DIVISION 1 BORDER FANCY CANARIES The North American Border Club Standard of Excellence ">Sfl The grand essentials of the Border Fancy Canary arc type and quality. Without these all other aspects are useless. The general appearance is that of a clean cut, Ughtly oiade compact, prcqxmrtional, close feathered Canary showing no tendmcy to heaviness, roughness, or dullness, but giving the in^ression offinequality and symmetry throughout HEAD & NECK 10 points. Head well-rounded and neat when viewed from any angle, beakfine,eyes clear and petitioned to rest on an imaginary line as an extension to the line between the upp«r and lower mandible of the beak, very slightly forward of the central point of the head. Neck ra^er fine, in keeping with the head and flowing smoothly into the body lines and of a sufficient length to give a free, jaunty look to the hesd carriage. BODY 15 pchdts. Well filled and nicely rounded running in a smooth downward curve from the gently, smooth rise of the shoulders to die point of the tail. The chest is also nicely rounded, but not heavy. The line of the curve to the root of the tail always being downwards. Viewed from above and behind the body outhne shcnild be symmetrically pear shaped. WINGS 10 points. Compact and carried close to the body, covering the back with primary and secondary flight feathers meeting at the tips. Out fli^t tips to meet at the root of the tail. Primaries and secondaries to be pointed. LEGS Sc FEET 5 points. Legs of medium length and showing a little thigh. The legs should be fine yet in harmony with the size of the bird and allowing it to a<k)pt a gay, jaunty stance. Feet in keeping with the legs, both to be clean and without blemish. PLUNfAGE 10 points. Close, firm and fine quality, presenting a smooth, silken, glossy appearance, free from browiness, frill or roughness. TAIL 5 points. Close packed and narrow, being nicely rounded and well filled in at the root. POSITION & CARRIAGE 15 points. Semi-erea standing at an angle of about 60 degrees. Gay and jaunty with a full poise of the head. COLOR 15 points. Rich, soft and pure, as level in tint as possible throughout but extreme depth and hardness, such as COIOT feeding gives, are debarred. Any exhibit being colcx* fed will be disqualified. SIZE 5 points. The ideal length from the top of the head to the tip of the tail is api^oximately five and throe quarter (5-3/4) inches, lengdi should be in proportion and balance with other features of the bird. HEALTH 10 points. Condition and cleanliness shall have due weight.
DIVISION 1 - BORDER FANCY CANARItb SECTION 1 - Clear, Ticked or Lightly Variegated 1 2 Yellow, clear or ticked 3 4 5 6 Buf, clear or ticked 7 8 9 10 White, clear or ticked 11 12 13 14 Yellow Green, lightly variegated 15 16 17 18 Buf Green, lightly variegated 19 20 21 22 Yellow, clear or ticked 23 24 25 26 Buf Cinnamon, lightly variegated 27 28 29 30 White with A.O.C. - lightly variegated 31 32 SECTION 2 - Variegated and Heavy Variegated 33 34 Yellow Green, variegated 35 36 37 38 Buf Green, variegated 39 40 41 42 Yellow Cinnamon, variegated 43 44 45 46 Buf Cinnamon, variegated 47 48 49 50 Yellow Heavy Green, variegated 51 52 53 54 Buf Heavy Green, variegated 55 56 57 58 Yellow Heavy Cinnamon, variegated 59 60 61 62 Buf Heavy Cinnamon, variegated 63 64 65 66 White with A.O.C. - lightly variegated 67 68 SECTION 3-Self or Foul 69 70 Yellow Green, variegated 71 72 73 74 Buf Green, y^ variegated 75 76 77 78 Yellow Cinnamon, variegated 79 80 81 82 Buf Cinnamon, % variegated 83 84 85 86 Yellow Green, self or foul 87 88 89 90 Buf Green, self or foul 91 92 93 94 Yellow Cinnamon, self or foul 95 96 97 98 Buf Cinnamon, self or foul 99 100 101 102 White with A.O.C. -^4 dark self or foul 103 104 *Novices add "N" in front ofclass(es)
DIVISION 2 GLOSTERS Not Color Bred or Color Fed JUDGED TO INTERNATIONAL GLOSTER BREEDERS ASSOCIATION STANDARD Standard Scale Points CORONA Corona Neatness, regular,unbroken IS Round shape, with definite center, eyes discemable 5 Body Back well filled and wings laying close thereto. Full neck, chest nicely rounded without pfxjminence 20 Qoscly folded and well carried 5 Plumage Close, firm, giving a clear cut appearance of good quality and natural color 15 Carriage Alert with quick lively movement 10 Legs and feet Medium length without blemish 5 Size For tendency to the diminutive 15 Condition Health and cleanliness 10 TOTAL 100 CONSORT Head Broad and round at every point with good riseover center of skull 15 Eyebrow Heavy showing browiness 5 Body Back well filled and wings laying closely thereto. Full neck, chest nicely rounded without prominence 20 lui Closely folded and well cairied 5 Plumage Close, firm, giving a clear cut 24>pearance of good quality and natural color 15 Carriai^ Alert, with quick lively movement.. 10 Legs and feet M^uro length without blemish 5 Size For tendency to the diminutive 15 Cooditioo Health and cleanliness 10 TOTALIOO
DIVISION 2 - GLOSTERS (Continued) SECTION 1 - GLOSTER CORONA Cock Hen Young Old Young Old Buff Green (Non-Intensive) 01 02 Clear or Grizzle 03 04 05 06 1/4 Variegated 07 08 09 10 1/2 Variegated 11 12 13 14 3/4 Variegated 15 16 17 18 Heavy Variegated 19 20 21 22 Self Green 23 24 Buff Cinnamon (Non-Intensive) 25 26 Clear to 14 Variegated 27 28 29 30 3/4 Variegated to Self Cinnamon 31 32 Yellow (Intensive or Hard Feathering Including Cinnamon) 33 34 Clear to 72 Variegated 35 36 37 38 3/4 Variegated to Self Yellow 39 40 White Ground 41 42 Clear to 1/2 Variegated 43 44 45 46 3/4 Variegated to Self Blue 47 48 49 50 Fawn Any Variegation to Self Fawn 51 52 SECTION 2 - GLOSTER CONSORT Buff Green (Non-Intensive) 53 54 Clear or Grizzle 55 56 57 58 1/4 Variegated 59 60 61 62 1/2 Variegated 63 64 65 66 3/4 Variegated 67 68 69 70 Heavy Variegated 71 72 73 74 Self Green 75 76 Buff Cinnamon (Non-Intensive) 77 78 Clear to Variegated 79 80 81 82 3/4 Variegated tp Self Cinnamon 83 84 Yellow (Intensive or Hard Feathering Including Cinnamon) 85 86 Clear to Variegated 87 88 89 90 3/4 Variegated to Self Y ellow 91 92 White Ground 93 94 Clear to 1/2 Variegated 95 96 97 98 3/4 Variegated to Self Blue 99 100 101 102 Fawn Any V ariegation to Self Fawn 103 104 *Novices add "N" in front ofciass(es)
DIVISION 3 - MISCELLANEOUS TYPE SECTION 1 - YORKSHIRES Standard Scale of Points HEAD, neat and rounded BODY, well rounded SIZE, length to 6 y», inches POSITION, attitude erect with fearless carriage and legs long, without being stilty FEATHERS, close, short, tight and silky with carriage of wings and tail COLOR CONDITION Total 100 pts. 101 102 Yellow, Clear or Ticked 103 104 105 106 Buf, Clear or Ticked 107 108 109 110 Variegated Yellow 111 112 113 114 Variegated Buf 115 116 117 118 Green, Self or Foul 119 120 121 122 Any Other Color 123 124 SECTION 2 - NORWICH Standard Scale of Points TYPE, short and cobby, back broad and well filed in, chest broad and deep, length 6 to 6 % inches, position at an angle of about 45 degrees 2 HEAD, in proportion bold and assertive, full forehead rising from short, neat beak, well rounded, cheeks full and clean cut, eye well placed and obscured NECK, short and thick WINGS, short, well braced, meeting at tips TAIL, short, closely packed, well filed in at roots LEGS ANT) FEET, well set back, feet perfect C0NT)IT10N, full bloom of perfect health, bold bouncy FEATHER, close, and fne in texture, smooth, silky texture to give a clean-cut contour *Novices add "N" in front ofclass(es)
DIVISION 3 - MISCELLANEOUS TYPE SECTION 2 - NORWICH (continued) Standard Scale of Points COLOR, rich, bright and level throughout with sheen or brilliancy, yellows a deep orange, bufs rich in ground color, well mealed SIZE, length to 6 V* inches STAGING, clean and staged in correct show cage 117 118 Yellow, Clear or Ticked 119 120 121 122 Buf, Clear or Ticked 123 124 125 126 Variegated Yellow 127 128 129 130 Variegated Buf 131 132 133 1 34 Green, Self or Foul 135 136 137 138 Any Other Color 139 140 141 142 Any Other Crested 143 144 Total 100 pts. SECTION 3 - STAFFORD 137 138 All Crested 139 140 141 142 All Non Crested 143 144 SECTION 4 - ANY OTHER TYPE 169 170 Lizard 171 172 173 174 Belgian 175 176 177 178 Dutch Frill 179 180 181 182 Parisian Frill 183 184 135 186 Any Other Variety 187 188 *Novlces add "N" in front ofclass(es)
Standard Scale of Points DIVISION 6 - FIFE FANCY CANARIES HEAD & NECK, small, round and neat, beak fne, eyes central to roundness of head and body. Neck rather fne in keeping with the head and flowing smoothly into body lines, and of sufficient length to give a free, jaunty look to head and carriage BODY, well filled and nicely rounded running in a smooth downward curve from the gentle, smooth rise over the shoulders to the point of the tail. The chest also nicely rounded, but not heavy. Te line of the curve to the root of the tail always being downwards. Viewed from above and behind the body outline should be symmetrical and smooth WTNGS, compact and carried close to the body, meeting at the tips just below the root of tail LEGS, of medium length, showing little thigh PLLMAGE, close, firm, finein quality TAIL, close packed and narrow being nicely rounded and filled in at the root POSITION AND CARRIAGE, semi-erect, standing at an angle of 60 degrees. Gay, jaunty, with full poise of head COLOR, rich, soft and pure, as level in tint as possible throughout, but extreme depth and hardness such as color feeding gives, are debarred HEALTH, condition and cleanliness shall have due weight SIZE, not to exceed 4 Vi inches 2 Total 100 pts.
DIVISION 6 - FIFE FANCY CANARIES SECTION 1 - Clear, Ticked or Lightly Variegated 1 2 Yellow, clear or ticked 3 4 5 6 Buf, clear or ticked 7 8 9 10 White, clear or ticked 11 12 13 14 Yellow Green, lightly variegated 15 16 17 18 Buf Green, lightly variegated 19 20 21 22 Yellow Cinnamon, lightly variegated 23 24 25 26 Buf Cinnamon, lightly variegated 27 28 29 30 White with A.O.C. - lightly variegated 31 32 SECTION 2 Variegated and Heavy Variegated 33 34 Yellow Green, variegated 35 36 37 38 Buf Green, variegated 39 40 41 42 Yellow Cinnamon, variegated 43 44 45 46 Buf Cinnamon, variegated 47 48 49 50 Yellow Heavy Green, variegated 51 52 53 54 Buf Heavy Green, variegated 55 56 57 58 Yellow Heavy Cinnamon, variegated 59 60 61 62 Buf Heavy Cinnamon, variegated 63 64 65 66 White with A.O.C. - heavy or variegated 67 68 SECTION 3-Self or Foul 69 70 Yellow Green, y*. variegated 71 72 73 74 Buf Green, -A variegated 75 76 77 78 Yellow Cinnamon, y4 variegated 79 80 81 82 Buf Cinnamon, % variegated 83 84 85 86 Yellow Green, self or foul 87 88 89 90 Buf Green, self or foul 91 92 93 94 Yellow Cinnamon, self or foul 95 96 97 98 Buf Cinnamon, self or foul 99 100 101 102 White with A.O.C. dark self or foul 103 104 *Novices add "N" in front ofclass(es)