GLOSTER CANARY
RECOGNIZED AS A SEPARATE BREED AROUND 1925 BUT FIRST STEPS TO CREATE SUCH A CANARY WAS TAKEN BY Mrs ROGERSON OF GLOSTER AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1919-1920
CORONA GLOSTER HAS A CREST ON THE HEAD OF THE BIRD WHERE A CONSORT DOES NOT.
BASIC STANDARD:
EXHIBITORS AND KEEPERS OF GLOSTER CANARIES WOULD BENEFIT FURTHER BY JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL GLOSTER BREEDERS ASSOCIATION.
CORONA HEAD: NEATNESS, REGULAR UNBROKEN ROUND SHAPE, EYES CENTRE. CONSORT HEAD: BROAD, ROUND GOOD RISE OVER CENTRE OF SKULL, EYES CENTRE
CORONA & CONSORT: EYEBROW: HEAVY SHOWING BROW. BODY: BACK WELL FILLED, WINGS CLOSE, FULL NECK, CHEST NICELY ROUNDED. TAIL: CLOSELY FOLDED WELL CARRIED. PLUMAGE: CLOSE, FIRM GOOD QUALITY & NATURAL COLOUR. CARRIAGE: ALERT, QUICK, LIVELY. LEGS & FEET: MEDIUM LENGTH NO BLEMISHES. SIZE: TENDENEY TO DIMINUTIVE. CONDITION: HEATH & CLEANLINESS.