James Patterson 
The Border Fancy Canary – Its Breeding, Rearing And Management 

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the breeding, rearing, and management of the border fancy canary. It contains information on all aspects of canary management from ailments to show preparation, and will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: “Origin and History”, “Description and Points”, “The Question of Colour”, “Mating for Markings”, “Greens and Cinnamons”, “Starting a Strain”, “How to Mate Up”, “Hatching and Rearing”, “Care During the Moult”, “Preparation for Show”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.