American Singer Canary Standard
adopted in 1943
Bird 53/4 inches long measured either from top of head to tip of tail, or tip of beak to tip of tail.
Angle of Bird when not singing, between 35 to 45 degrees from vertical. Should not have the roller hoop when it stands in position when it sings.
| Head | Rounded, not too much dome |
| Beak | Medium |
| Eye | Round, well set |
| Neck and Throat | Full song expansion |
| Carriage | Lively, alert, fearless |
| Shoulder | Pronounced |
| Back | Rounded, not too flat |
| Wings | Medium |
| Breast | Rounded and full |
| Thigh | Not much showing |
| Legs | Medium |
| Tail | Medium, close |
| Feathers | Tight |