The author Norbert E. W. Schramm has kept and bred a wide variety of bird species since his earliest youth.
Since 1974 he has been a member of a traditional Dresden breeders' association and began breeding colour and posture canaries. Since 1985 he has been a trained judge for colour and posture canaries, carduelids, finch hybrids and later also for European birds.
His publications in specialist journals and his previous books on the breeding and keeping of canaries have made him well known in specialist circles. He thus makes his knowledge available to all interested bird lovers.
The second volume of the book series describes in a compact form the colour canaries and the fascinating breeding of carduelid hybrids.
The author gives an overview of the history of genetics and the mechanisms of plumage colouration. The latest scientific findings are included....
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