A Guide to Breeding Specific Colours in Your Pet Birds

This antique book contains a detailed and interesting guide to breeding very specific colours into pet birds. The perfect book for both professional and private breeders this text is accessible and comprehensive and constitutes a great addition to any collection of avicultural literature. Chapters contained in this book include: 'Good and Bad Matings' 'It Cannot be Done' 'General Principles' 'Type Visibility' 'Importance of Ancestry' 'Hereditary Colour' 'Dipping into the Green' 'Light Greens' 'Dark Greens' 'Olive x Mauve' 'Light Yellows' 'Dark Yellows' 'Skyblues' 'Cobalts' et cetera. This book has been chosen for republication due to its educational value and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction to the subject of aviculture.