Rolls, Bells And Flutes
HE National Cage Bird Show was probably one of the first shows of its kind in New Zealand at which a section was judged by a blind man, It was the Roller Canary Section, in which points are allotted according to a bird’s singing ability, no other qualifications counting. During the judging, the birds are kept in darkness by means of shutters attached tc the cages. One by one the shutters are opened, whereupon the canary within, enraptured at this sudden breaking of day, bursts into song. There is a quaint system of awarding points. What is termed a " Hollow Roll" counts 10 points. Bass 10, Water Glucke 9, Glucke 9, Glucke Roll 9. Koller 8, Schockel 6, Flutes 6, Hollow Bell 6, Water Roll 5, Deep Bubbling Water Tour 5, Bell Glucke 3, Bell Roll 2, Bell Tour 2 and general effect 10. Six points are deducted for a faulty Glucke, 6 for faulty Flutes, 6 for bad Nasal Tours, 6 for faulty Bells, 6 for ugly interjections in song, and 3 for an aufzug (hard) tone.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 113, 22 August 1941, Page 7
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182Rolls, Bells And Flutes New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 113, 22 August 1941, Page 7
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