This antiquarian volume comprises a complete guide to exhibiting and
showing budgerigars, including tips on exhibition cages, breeding
winners, preparing and washing your budgerigar, and a guide to judging
and the points systems. This comprehensive and profusely illustrated
handbook is highly recommended for modern budgerigar enthusiasts, and
constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in entering
budgerigar competitions. The chapters of this book include:
"Exhibiting", "How to Breed Winners", "Preparing for Exhibition", "How
to Wash a Budgerigar", "Judging", "Points for Colour", "Masks, Spots and
Wing-Markings", "Undesirable Features", and "Good Husbandry Pays". This
antiquarian book is being republished now in an affordable, modern
edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on
aviculture.